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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

  • 6 Electricity services  
  • 7 Electricity networks  

Division 2.2--Natural gas

  • 8 Gas—terminology  
  • 9 Gas services  
  • 10 Gas networks  

Division 2.3--Water

  • 11 Water services  
  • 12 Water network  

Division 2.4--Sewerage

  • 13 Sewerage services  
  • 14 Sewerage network  

Division 2.5--Miscellaneous

PART 3--LICENSING OF UTILITIES

Division 3.1--General

  • 21 Requirement for licence  
  • 22 Exemption  

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

  • 44 Liability  
  • 45 Determination of 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

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

  • 97 Approved meters  
  • 100 Passing on the cost of water  

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

  • 167 Proceedings in Magistrates Court—amounts over $10 000  
  • 168 Civil dispute applications to ACAT  

PART 12--COMPLAINTS TO ACAT ABOUT UTILITIES

Division 12.1--Preliminary

  • 169 Definitions—pt 12  
  • 170 Application—pt 12  
  • 171 Principles—pt 12  

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  

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