UTILITIES ACT 2000
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 3 ICRC's objects
- 4 Dictionary
- 5 Notes
- 5A Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
PART 2--UTILITY SERVICES
Division 2.1--Electricity
Division 2.2--Natural gas
Division 2.3--Water
Division 2.4--Sewerage
Division 2.5--Miscellaneous
- 15 Prescribed utility services
- 15A Exempt classes of utility services
- 17 Customers
- 18 Declaration of non-franchise customers
- 19 Ministerial directions
- 20 Other laws not affected
PART 3--LICENSING OF UTILITIES
Division 3.1--General
Division 3.2--Terms of licences
- 23 Licensed utility services
- 24 Duration
- 25 General conditions
- 26 Technical and prudential criteria
- 27 Special conditions—water supply services
- 28 Special conditions—electricity distribution
- 32 Rights under licences
- 33 Partnerships and other groups
Division 3.3--Licences
- 34 Applications for certain licence decisions
- 35 Further information
- 36 Public consultation
- 37 Grant
- 38 Variation
- 39 Exemption from licence condition
- 40 Transfer
- 41 Surrender
- 42 Revocation
Division 3.3A--Notification and review of ICRC decisions
- 43 Meaning of reviewable decision—div 3.3A
- 43A Reviewable decision notices
- 43B Applications for review
Division 3.4--Annual licence fee
Division 3.5--Review and enforcement
- 46 Review of licence conditions
- 47 Contravention of licence condition
- 48 Directions about licence condition
- 49 Directions about accounts and records
- 50 Contravention of direction
Division 3.6--Miscellaneous
- 51 Protection of personal information
- 52 Public notice of licence decisions
- 53 Public access to licences etc
- 54 Annual reports—technical and environmental matters
PART 3A--ENERGY INDUSTRY LEVY
- 54A Definitions—pt 3A
- 54B Purpose—pt 3A
- 54C Energy industry levy—imposition
- 54D Energy industry sectors etc
- 54E National regulatory obligations and costs
- 54F Local regulatory costs
- 54G Annual regulatory costs etc
- 54GA Regulatory cost—determinations
- 54H Further energy sector determinations
- 54I Production of distribution and sales information
- 54J Production of relevant information etc
- 54K Registration of energy utilities
- 54L Offence—failure to register
- 54M Returns under Taxation Administration Act
- 54N Levy administrator
- 54O Administrator to publish information
PART 4--INDUSTRY CODES
- 55 Contents
- 56 Application
- 56A NERL retailers—determination of application of code
- 57 Draft codes
- 58 Approved codes
- 59 Determined codes
- 60 Public consultation
- 61 Variation
- 62 Notification and disallowance of codes etc
- 63 Public access
PART 5A--NERL RETAILERS AND NERL EXEMPT SELLERS
Division 5A--.1 Preliminary
- 75 Meaning of NERL retailer
- 75A Meaning of NERL exempt seller
- 75B Application of Act to NERL retailers
- 75C Application of Act to NERL exempt sellers
- 75D Inconsistency between Act and NERL
Division 5A--.2 NERL retailer obligations
Subdivision 5A--.2.1 Greenpower- 75E Greenpower obligations—general
- 75F Greenpower obligations—information on bills
- 75G Exemption from greenpower obligations Subdivision 5A--.2.1A Electricity pricing information for small customers
- 75GA Obligation to give electricity price information
- 75GB Determination of representative consumption and reference price Subdivision 5A--.2.2 Enforcement
- 75H Offence—contravention of code, s 75E or s 75GA
- 75I Directions about code, s 75E or s 75GA
- 75J Offence—contravention of direction
- 75K Offence—contravention of s 75F
PART 6--ACCESS TO UTILITY SERVICES
Division 6.1--Standard rights
- 77 Exercise of rights
- 78 Form of application
- 79 Electricity connection service
- 83 Water connection service
- 84 Water supply service
- 85 Sewerage connection service
- 86 Sewerage service
Division 6.2--Standard customer contracts
- 86A Meaning of utility service—div 6.2
- 87 Terms
- 88 Draft contracts
- 89 Approval of terms
- 90 Determination of terms
- 91 Notification and application of terms etc
- 92 Creation of standard customer contracts
- 93 Variation of terms
- 94 Water supply and sewerage services—owner's liability for payment
Division 6.3--Negotiated customer contracts etc
- 94A Application—div 6.3
- 95 Negotiated customer contracts
- 96 Unauthorised arrangements for utility services
Division 6.4--Passing on supply costs
Division 6.5--Miscellaneous
- 101 Capital contribution charges—network development
PART 7--NETWORK OPERATIONS
Division 7.1--General
- 103 Definitions for pt 7
Division 7.2--General powers
- 104 Acquisition of land
- 105 Installation of network facilities
- 106 Maintenance of network facilities
- 107 National land
Division 7.3--Performance of network operations
- 108 Damage etc to be minimised
- 109 Notice to land-holder
- 109A Notice to owner of structure—network operations
- 110 Notice about lopping trees etc on private land—network
- 110A Network operations affecting heritage significance
- 111 Notice to other utilities
- 112 Removal of utility's property and waste
- 113 Land to be restored
Division 7.4--Authorised people
- 114 Appointment
- 115 Identity cards
- 116 Entry to premises—network operations
- 117 Entry to premises—inspection of meters etc
Division 7.5--Miscellaneous
- 119 Order to enforce exercise of functions
- 120 Ownership of network facilities
- 121 Clarifying ownership of certain network facilities
- 122 Effect of declaration under s 121
PART 9--CONTROLLER'S POWER TO TAKE OVER OPERATIONS
Division 9.1--General
- 134 Meaning of utility—pt 9
- 135 Appointment of controller
- 136 Controller's functions
- 137 Utility to cooperate
- 138 Reports to Minister
- 139 Ministerial directions
- 140 Contravention of controller's direction
- 142 Immunity from personal liability
Division 9.2--Compensation
- 143 Right to compensation
- 144 Claims
- 145 Acceptance or rejection of claim
- 146 Acceptance or rejection of compensation offer
- 147 Payment
- 148 Role of court
- 149 Recovery of compensation
PART 9A--SHORTAGE OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES
- 149A Definitions—pt 9A
- 149B Restriction of utility service
- 149C Powers in relation to premises
- 149D Production of identity card
PART 10--ENFORCEMENT
Division 10.1--General
- 150 Definitions for pt 10
Division 10.2--ICRC inspectors
- 152 Appointment
- 153 Identity cards
- 154 Power to enter premises
- 155 Production of identity card
- 156 Consent to entry
- 157 Warrants
- 158 Warrants—application made other than in person
- 159 Powers on entry to premises
- 160 Power to seize evidence
- 161 Receipt for things seized
- 162 Access to things seized
- 163 Return of things seized
Division 10.5--Miscellaneous
- 166 Self-incrimination etc
PART 11--CERTAIN CAUSES OF ACTION AGAINST CUSTOMER
PART 12--COMPLAINTS TO ACAT ABOUT UTILITIES
Division 12.1--Preliminary
Division 12.2--Applications to ACAT
- 172 ACAT applications
- 173 Help with applications about failure to provide, or withdrawal of, utility
- 174 Advising Minister etc about systemic problems
Division 12.3--Preliminary inquiries
- 175 Preliminary inquiries—registrar
Division 12.4--Dismissal of complaints
- 176 Dismissal of complaints about utilities
Division 12.5--Powers and decisions of ACAT
- 177 Complainant's records
- 178 ACAT decisions
- 179 Continuity of utility services—nonpayment of customer debt
- 180 Discharge of customer debt
- 181 Payment for loss or damage
- 182 Reviewable capital contribution charges
- 183 Reimbursement of utilities for customer debts discharged
Division 12.6--Confidential information
- 184 Protection of confidential information
PART 13--COMMUNITY SERVICE OBLIGATIONS
- 219 Purposes of pt 13
- 220 Agreement to be sought
- 221 Direction by Minister
- 222 Determination of costs
- 223 Liability for costs
- 224 Compliance with direction
- 225 Arbitration of dispute about cost
PART 14--STREETLIGHTING AND STORMWATER
Division 14.1--General
- 226 Definitions for pt 14
- 227 Stormwater network
- 228 Stormwater network code and boundary
- 229 Streetlight network
- 229A Streetlight network framework
- 229B Draft streetlight network code
- 230 Streetlight network code approval
Division 14.2--Territory network operations
Subdivision 14.2.1--General powers- 231 Installation of territory network facilities
- 232 Maintenance of territory network facilities
- 233 National land Subdivision 14.2.2--Performance of territory network operations
- 234 Damage etc to be minimised
- 235 Notice to land-holder
- 235A Notice to owner of structure—territory network operations
- 236 Notice about lopping trees etc on private land—territory network
- 237 Territory network operations affecting heritage significance
- 238 Notice to utilities
- 239 Removal of Territory's property and waste
- 240 Land to be restored
- 241 Compensation Subdivision 14.2.3--Authorised people and entry to premises
- 242 Territory service authorised people
- 243 Identity cards
- 244 Entry to premises—territory network operations
- 245 Entry to premises—inspection of connections etc Subdivision 14.2.4--Miscellaneous
- 246 Order to enforce exercise of functions
- 247 Ownership of territory network facilities
Division 14.3--Protection of territory networks
- 248 Interference with territory networks
- 249 Territory network protection notices
- 250 Territory network protection action affecting heritage significance
PART 15--VICARIOUS LIABILITY
- 251 References in pt 15 to proceeding under this Act
- 252 Liability of corporations
- 253 Liability of people other than corporations
PART 16--MISCELLANEOUS
- 254 Determination of fees
- 255 Approved forms—ICRC
- 256 Approved forms—Minister
- 257 Evidentiary certificate—Government programs
- 258 Evidence of authorisation by utility
- 259 Former water and sewerage rates schemes—extended operation
- 260 Compensation—safety net
- 260A Reminder notices and disconnection warning notices—ACAT
- 261 Regulation-making power