UTILITIES ACT 2000
UTILITIES ACT 2000
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
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
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
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
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
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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