Dams Safety Act 1978. País/Territorio Australia Subdivisión territorial New South Wales Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1978 (2015) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to constitute the Dams Safety Committee and to confer and impose on the Committee functions relating to the safety of certain dams. Materia Agua Palabra clave Legislación básica Instalaciones Institución Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur Resumen The Act, consisting of 32 sections, makes provision for the establishment of the Dams Safety Committee, whose functions shall be: (a) to maintain a surveillance of prescribed dams; (b) to examine and investigate the location, construction, operation and maintenance of prescribed dams; (c) to obtain information and formulate measures to ensure the safety of dams; (d) to make reports or recommendations to the Minister or any other person in relation to the safety of dams; (e) to take extraordinary measures in state of emergency, where a prescribed dam has collapsed of failed, in whole or in part. General provisions, contained in Part 4, regard the conditions under which the Committee may delegate by resolution its powers to certain authorities and officers, the authentication of documents, offences and the proceedings for offences. The Act is completed by two Schedules: Prescribed dams (1); Provisions relating to the constitution and procedure of the Committee (2). Texto completo Inglés Página web www.austlii.edu.au Referencias - Legislación Revocado por Dams Safety Act 2015. Legislación | Australia | 2015 (2018) Palabra clave: Instalaciones, Institución, Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX