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Building Act 2004

Building - Safety of dams - Dangerous dams

153B: Owner must notify regional authority of dangerous dam

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“If you think your dam might be dangerous, you must tell the local authorities right away.”

If you own a dam and you think it might be dangerous, you need to tell someone right away. You must inform the regional authority where your dam is located. You should do this as soon as you have good reasons to believe that your dam is dangerous or has become dangerous. The regional authority is the official group that looks after your area.

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Part 2 Building
Safety of dams: Dangerous dams

153BOwner must notify regional authority of dangerous dam

  1. The owner of a dam who has reasonable grounds for believing that the dam is, or has become, dangerous must immediately notify the regional authority in whose region the dam is situated.

Notes
  • Section 153B: inserted, on , by section 47 of the Building Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 100).