Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

UTILITIES COMMISSION ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Object
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Crown to be bound

   PART 2 - UTILITIES COMMISSION OF the NORTHERN TERRITORY

   5.      Utilities Commission
   6.      Powers and functions
   7.      Utilities Commission may publish statements, reports and guidelines
   8.      Independence
   9.      Proceedings of Utilities Commission when constituted by more than one member
   10.     Utilities Commissioner
   11.     Minister to act as Utilities Commissioner pending first appointment
   12.     Associate Utilities Commissioners
   13.     Staff
   14.     Consultants
   15.     Advisory committees
   16.     Delegation
   17.     Acting Utilities Commissioner
   18.     Conflict of interest
   19.     Application of money received by Utilities Commission

   PART 3 - ECONOMIC REGULATION

   20.     Determinations by Utilities Commission
   21.     Price regulation determinations
   22.     Making and effect of determinations
   23.     Enforcement of determinations

   PART 4 - INDUSTRY CODES AND RULES

   24.     Codes and rules

   PART 5 - COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION

   25.     Utilities Commission's power to require information
   26.     Obligation to preserve confidentiality

   PART 6 - REVIEWS AND APPEALS

   27.     Review by Utilities Commission
   28.     Appeal
   29.     Exclusion of other challenges to determinations

   PART 7 - INQUIRIES AND REPORTS

   30.     Inquiry by Utilities Commission
   31.     Minister may refer matter for inquiry
   32.     Notice of inquiry
   33.     Conduct of inquiry
   34.     Reports

   PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

   35.     Annual report
   36.     False or misleading information
   37.     Statutory declarations
   38.     General defence
   39.     Offences by bodies corporate
   40.     Continuing offence
   41.     Immunity from liability
   42.     Evidence
   43.     Service
   44.     Regulations
   45.     Savings and transitional
           Endnotes