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ANCOLD Dam Safety Liabilities and Corporate Governance Course

ANCOLD have developed short course specifically for board members, political advisors, CEOs and senior executives within Australia.

Course Overview: Customised to suit the specific needs in your state, this 1.5-hour session aims to foster a common understanding among corporate decision-makers and their technical advisors.

Key topics include:

  • Why dam safety is important and the implications of it to an organisation;
  • Fostering awareness of the responsibilities and liabilities associated with dam ownership and the development of strategies for dam safety management to meet requirements from a common law, regulatory, due diligence and good practice standpoint;
  • To explain some of the main tools used in assessing and managing dam safety, particularly risk assessment; and
  • Putting the above in the context of business/enterprise risk management.

This course is an important component of ANCOLD’s communication strategy to share and disseminate knowledge to the dams industry and raise awareness of dam safety to a broader audience.

How to Participate: This course is available for small internal groups, ensuring interactive and targeted sessions. To arrange a session for your organisation, please contact the ANCOLD secretariat at [email protected].

Cost is currently set at $2000 + GST + presenter’s expenses depending on your location.

Note: Kindly note that the course material is tailored for Australian audiences and is not applicable outside Australia.

Course Presenter

The course presenter is Angus Swindon who is the current ANCOLD Chair. 

Read Angus’ bio here.