New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1945 - SECT 9

9 Additional functions of Energy Corporation

(1) In addition to any function of the Corporation under the Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987 , the Corporation may:

(a) promote and regulate the adoption of standards of plant, equipment, frequency and voltage for the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity,

(b) promote and encourage the safety of persons and property in relation to electricity, and without limiting the generality of that function, promote and encourage the safety of persons and property in relation to:

(i) the installation, maintenance and use of electric lines, works, electrical installations and cathodic protection systems, and

(ii) the sale or hire of electrical articles,

(c) without limiting the generality of paragraph (b), issue or publish public statements or warnings relating to:

(i) electrical articles, electrical installations or cathodic protection systems which, in the opinion of the Corporation are, or are potentially, unsafe, and

(ii) safety in relation to electricity generally,

(d) promote and encourage the development and use of the natural resources of the State in connection with the generation of electricity,

(e) promote and encourage the use of electricity, especially its use for industrial and manufacturing purposes and for the purpose of primary production,

(g) advise any person engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity on all matters of and concerning such generation, transmission, distribution and supply,

(h) consider the advisability of amending the law relating to the generation, transmission, distribution, supply and use of electricity, and report on that to the Minister, and

(i) do such other acts as may be necessary or expedient for those purposes.