South Australian Consolidated Acts

ESSENTIAL SERVICES COMMISSION ACT 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation

   PART 2--Essential Services Commission

   4.      Essential Services Commission
   5.      Functions
   6.      Objectives
   7.      Independence
   8.      Commission may publish statements, reports and guidelines
   9.      Commission must publish Charter
   10.     Consultation
   11.     Memoranda of Understanding
   12.     Membership of Commission
   13.     Commissioners
   14.     Acting Chairperson
   15.     Staff
   16.     Consultants
   17.     Advisory committees
   18.     Delegation
   19.     Conflict of interest
   20.     Meetings of Commission
   21.     Common seal and execution of documents
   22.     Application of money received by Commission
   23.     Annual performance plan and budget
   24.     Accounts and audit

   PART 3--Price regulation

   25.     Price regulation
   26.      Making and effect of price determinations
   27.     Offence to contravene price determination

   PART 4--Industry codes and rules

   28.     Codes and rules

   PART 5--Collection and use of information

   29.     Commission's power to require information
   30.     Obligation to preserve confidentiality

   PART 6--Reviews and appeals

   31.     Review by Commission
   32.     Appeal
   33.     Exclusion of other challenges to price determinations

   PART 7--Inquiries and reports

   34.     Inquiry by Commission
   35.     Minister may refer matter for inquiry
   36.     Notice of inquiry
   37.     Conduct of inquiry
   38.     Reports

   PART 8--Miscellaneous

   39.     Annual report
   40.     Warning notices and assurances
   41.     Register of warning notices and assurances
   42.     Injunctions
   43.     False or misleading information
   44.     Statutory declarations
   45.     General defence
   46.     Offences by bodies corporate
   47.     Continuing offence
   48.     Order for payment of profit from contravention
   49.     Immunity from personal liability
   50.     Evidence
   51.     Service
   52.     Regulations
   53.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1--Appointment and selection of experts for Court
           SCHEDULE 2--Transitional provisions
           Legislative history