Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN ENERGY MARKET ACT 2004 - SECT 14

             (1)  The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters:

                     (a)  required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

                     (b)  necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

             (2)  Regulations may be made providing for the interpretation of a uniform energy law applied as a law of the Commonwealth. In particular, the regulations may provide that the following do not apply to the uniform energy law applied as a law of the Commonwealth:

                     (a)  any law, or any provision of a law, of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory, being a law relating to the interpretation of laws;

                     (b)  any other law, or any other provision of a law, of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory.

             (3)  The regulations may modify or adapt any provision of:

                     (a)  the National Electricity (Commonwealth) Law; or

                     (b)  the National Electricity (Commonwealth) Regulations; or

                     (c)  the National Gas (Commonwealth) Law; or

                    (ca)  the National Gas (Commonwealth) Regulations; or

                    (cb)  the Offshore Western Australian Pipelines (Commonwealth) Law; or

                    (cc)  the Offshore Western Australian Pipelines (Commonwealth) Regulations; or

                     (d)  a prescribed uniform energy law applied as a law of the Commonwealth;

as it applies as a provision of a law of the Commonwealth.