Dams Safety Amendment (Prescribed Dams) Proclamation 2011 (NSW)

2011 No 656

New South Wales

Dams Safety Amendment (Prescribed

Dams) Proclamation 2011

under the

Dams Safety Act 1978

MARIE BASHIR, Governor I, Professor Marie Bashir AC, CVO, Governor of the State of New South Wales, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of section 27 of the Dams Safety Act 1978, make the following Proclamation.

Signed and sealed at Sydney, this 7th day of December 2011.

By Her Excellency’s Command,

KATRINA HODGKINSON, MP
Minister for Primary Industries

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Explanatory note

The objects of this Proclamation are:

(a)	to omit the names and locations of certain dams from the list of prescribed dams in Schedule 1 to the Dams Safety Act 1978 to remove the prescribed status of the dams, and
(b)	to add the names and locations of certain other dams to the list of prescribed dams to enable the Dams Safety Committee to exercise certain powers in relation to the dams (including issuing notices requiring things to be done to ensure the safety of the dams).
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Clause 1	Dams Safety Amendment (Prescribed Dams) Proclamation 2011

Dams Safety Amendment (Prescribed Dams)

Proclamation 2011

under the

Dams Safety Act 1978

1      Name of Proclamation

This Proclamation is the Dams Safety Amendment (Prescribed Dams)
Proclamation 2011.

2      Commencement

This Proclamation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

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Dams Safety Amendment (Prescribed Dams) Proclamation 2011

Amendment of Dams Safety Act 1978 No 96	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment of Dams Safety Act 1978 No 96

[1]      Schedule 1 Prescribed dams

Omit the matter relating to Ashton Tailings, Hunter Valley North Pit Tailings and Norbrik Temporary Detention Pond.

[2]      Schedule 1

Insert the following in alphabetical order of names of dams in Columns 1 and 2, respectively:

Barina Park Detention Basin	Minnegang Creek, Wollongong
Bennetts Road Detention Basin	Coffs Creek, Coffs Harbour
Cambewarra	Unnamed watercourse, Cambewarra
Cecil Park Basin 3B	Hinchinbrook Creek, Cecil Park
Daintree Drive Lower	Frasers Creek, Albion Park
Daintree Drive Upper	Frasers Creek, Albion Park
Dargues Reef Gold Project Tailings	Unnamed watercourse, Braidwood
Marrickville Oval Retarding Basin	Marrickville Park, Marrickville
Maules Creek Mine—MWD2	Maules Creek, Boggabri
Maules Creek Mine—RWD2	Maules Creek, Boggabri
Nambucca Off-stream Storage	Bowra Creek, Bowraville
Northparkes E27—Estcourt Tailings	Goonumbla, Parkes
Shellharbour City Centre Basin	Tributary of Oakey Creek, Shellharbour
Upper Shephards Lane Detention Basin	Coffs Creek, Coffs Harbour
Wonawinta Tailings	Cobar