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Building Act 2004

Building - Safety of dams - Classification of dams

134: When owner must classify dam

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“Rules for when dam owners must sort their dams into groups”

If you own a dam, you need to classify it in certain situations. You must classify your dam if it’s a classifiable dam. You also need to classify it if it’s a referable dam and the regional authority where the dam is located asks you to do so. When you classify your dam, you need to do it according to section 134B. This helps make sure that dams are properly categorised for safety reasons.

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Safety of dams: Classification of dams

134When owner must classify dam

  1. The owner of a dam must classify the dam in accordance with section 134B if—

  2. the dam is a classifiable dam; or
    1. the dam is a referable dam and the regional authority in whose region the dam is situated has required the owner to classify it.

      Notes
      • Section 134: replaced, on , by section 39 of the Building Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 100).