Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
- Act 58 of 1995
- Royal Assent 4 October 1995
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - Preliminary
1. 1. Short title
2. 2. Commencement
3. 3. Interpretation
3A. 3A. Meaning of distribution network and electricity generating
plant
4. 4. Crown to be bound
PART 2 - Administration Division 1 - The Regulator
5. 5. The Regulator
6. 6. Regulator's functions and powers
7. 7.
8. 8. Administrative fairness and independence
9. 9. Special reports to Minister
10. 10. Regulator's annual report
Division 2 - Executive and advisory committees
11. 11. Executive committees
12. 12. Advisory committees
Division 3 - Delegation
13. 13. Delegation
Division 4 - Regulator's power of direction
14. 14. Regulator's power of direction
Division 5 - Power to obtain information
15. 15. Regulator's power to require information
Division 6 - Confidential information
16. 16. Obligation to preserve confidentiality
Division 7 - Conferral of Regulator's functions and powers on AER
16A. 16A. Conferral agreement
16B. 16B. Conferral notice
16C. 16C. Conferral of transmission pricing functions and powers
16D. 16D. Termination of conferral agreement
PART 3 - The Electricity Supply Industry Division 1 - Licensing of
electricity entities Subdivision 1 - Issue of licences
17. 17. Requirement for licence
18. 18. Application for licence
19. 19. Consideration of application
Subdivision 2 - Terms and conditions of licence
20. 20. Authority conferred by licence
21. 21. Term of licence
22. 22. Conditions of licence
23. 23. Matters to be included in licence
Subdivision 3 - Special licence obligations
24. 24.
24A. 24A. Licence condition relating to system security capability
25. 25. Licences conferring exclusive retail franchise
26. 26. Obligation to supply
Subdivision 4 - Miscellaneous
27. 27. Notice of licence decisions and limitations on review and
appeal
28. 28. Amendment of licence
29. 29. Transfer of licence
30. 30. Surrender of licence
31. 31. Register of licences
Division 2 -
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32. 32.
33. 33.
34. 34.
34A. 34A.
35. 35.
Division 3 - Special provisions relating to Hydro-Electric Corporation
36. 36. Ministerial notice relating to Basslink
37. 37. Compliance plan
37A. 37A. Expiry of Division
Division 4 - Retailing of electricity Subdivision 1 - Electricity
pricing
38. 38. Tariffs
39. 39. Publication of tariffs
39A. 39A. Contractual relationship based on tariff
40. 40. Contracts with individual customers
41. 41. Limitation on charging for electricity
Subdivision 2 - Disconnection for non-payment
42. 42. Disconnection of supply for non-payment
43. 43. Liability of occupier of premises
Division 5 - Restrictions on re-supply
44. 44. Restrictions on re-supply
Division 6 - Disputes
45. 45. Disputes
Division 7 - Effect of non-compliance with Act
46. 46.
47. 47. Cancellation of licences
Division 8 - Regulator's powers to take control of operations
48. 48. Power to take over operations
49. 49. Appointment of operator
Division 8A - Retailer of last resort
49AA. 49AA. Retailer of last resort
Division 9 - Tasmanian Electricity Code
49A. 49A. Tasmanian Electricity Code
49B. 49B. Review, amendment and replacement of Code
49C. 49C. Availability of Code
49D. 49D. Scrutiny of Code by Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Subordinate Legislation
49E. 49E. Application of Code to persons other than electricity
entities
Division 10 - Miscellaneous
49F. 49F. Application of Trade Practices Act 1974 and the Competition
Code
49G. 49G. Ownership of electricity infrastructure
49H. 49H. Indemnity for members of committees
PART 4 - Land Acquisition and use for Electricity Infrastructure
Division 1 - Surveys and assessments
50. 50. Entry on land to conduct surveys or assess its suitability
for electricity infrastructure
Division 2 - Land acquisition
51. 51. Acquisition of land
Division 3 - Work on public land
52. 52. Power to carry out work on public land
53. 53. Disputes about work on public land
54. 54. Power to stop or divert traffic
Division 4 - Emergency work
55. 55. Emergency work
Division 5 - Interaction with planning laws
56. 56. Acquisition and use of land for electrical infrastructure
57. 57. Work on electricity infrastructure
PART 5 - Electricity Officers Division 1 - Appointment of
electricity officers
58. 58. Appointment of electricity officers
59. 59. Conditions of appointment
60. 60. Electricity officer's identity card
61. 61. Production of identity card
Division 2 - General powers of electricity officers
62. 62. Entry to inspect, operate or repair electrical infrastructure
63. 63. Entry to read meters, &c.
64. 64. Entry to disconnect supply
65. 65. Disconnection of supply if entry refused
66. 66. Forcible entry
PART 6 - Emergency Restriction of Electricity Use
67. 67. Emergency restriction orders
68. 68. Order to prevail over inconsistent contractual obligations
69. 69. Term and expiry of order
70. 70. Exclusion of compensation
71. 71. Obligation to comply
PART 7 -
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Division 1 -
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72. 72.
73. 73.
74. 74.
Division 2 -
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75. 75.
Division 3 -
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76. 76.
Division 4 -
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77. 77.
78. 78.
79. 79.
80. 80.
81. 81.
82. 82.
83. 83.
PART 8 - Enforcement Division 1 - Authorised officers
84. 84. Appointment of authorised officers
85. 85. Conditions of appointment
86. 86. Authorised officer's identity card
87. 87. Production of identity card
Division 2 - Power of entry
88. 88. Power of entry
Division 3 - General investigative powers
89. 89. General investigative powers of authorised officers
Division 4 - Power to disconnect electricity supply
90. 90. Disconnection of electricity supply
Division 5 -
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91. 91.
Division 6 -
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92. 92.
Division 7 -
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93. 93.
Division 8 - Power to require information
94. 94. Power to require information
PART 9 - Administrative Review and Appeal Division 1 -
Administrative review
95. 95. Statement of reasons for decision
96. 96. Application for administrative review
97. 97. Stay of operation
98. 98. Reference of application for mediation
99. 99. Powers of Regulator on review
100. 100. Reference of application for review for mediation or advice
Division 2 - Appeals
101. 101. Appeal
102. 102. Procedure on appeal
103. 103. Stay of operation
104. 104. Powers of appellate authority on appeal
PART 10 - Miscellaneous Division 1 - Exempting power
105. 105. Power of exemption
106. 106. Obligation to comply with conditions of exemption
Division 2 - Warrants
107. 107. Application and issue of warrant
108. 108. Urgent situations
Division 3 - Offences
109. 109. Unlawful interference with electricity infrastructure or
electrical installation
110. 110. Notice of work that may affect electrical infrastructure
111. 111. Unlawful diversion of electricity
112. 112. False or misleading information
113. 113. Impersonation of officials, &c.
114. 114. Obstruction
114A. 114A. Compliance with direction, order, determination and
requirement
114B. 114B. Compliance with licence conditions
114C. 114C. Institution of proceedings for offence
114D. 114D. Injunction
Division 4 - Evidentiary provisions and provisions relating to
proceedings in a court
115. 115. Evidence of appointments
116. 116. Certificates by Regulator
116A. 116A. Regulator may take court action on behalf of customer
Division 5 - Damage caused by officers in exercising statutory
powers
117. 117. Damage to be notified
118. 118. Liability for compensation
Division 6 - Immunity from liability
119. 119. Regulator's immunity from liability
Division 6A - Charges
120. 120. Interpretation
121. 121. National energy market charge
121A. 121A. NEMC not recoverable from specified customers
121B. 121B. Electrical safety inspection service charge
121C. 121C. Orders under this Division
121D. 121D. Preparation of annual budget
121E. 121E. Electrical safety inspection service fund
121F. 121F. Penalty for late payment
121G. 121G. Money payable may be recovered as debt
Division 7 - Regulations
122. 122. Regulations
123. 123. Administration of Act
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