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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Electricity Industry (Amendment) Act 1998
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 2
3. Principal Act 2
4. Repeal of provisions relating to mining 2
5. Power Net Victoria dissolved 2
6. Reduction in amounts and imposts 3
7. Easements 4
8. Repeal of spent provisions 5
9. Commencement of section 11 postponed 5
10. Statute law revision 5
NOTES 7
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
A BILL
to amend the Electricity Industry Act 1993 and the Electricity
Industry (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997 and certain other
Acts and for other purposes.
Electricity Industry (Amendment) Act
1998
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1. Purpose
The main purpose of this Act is to provide for the
dissolution of Power Net Victoria and to facilitate
the reduction of certain amounts and imposts.
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2. Commencement
(1) Sections 1, 3, 6, 9 and this section come into
operation on the day on which this Act receives
the Royal Assent.
5 (2) Section 10(2) is deemed to have come into
operation on 24 December 1994.
(3) Sections 4, 7, 8 and 10(1) (3) and (4) come into
operation on 1 June 1998.
(4) Subject to sub-section (5), section 5 comes into
10 operation on a day to be proclaimed.
(5) If section 5 does not come into operation before
1 December 1998, it comes into operation on that
day.
3. Principal Act
No. 130/1993.
15 In this Act, the Electricity Industry Act 1993 is
Reprint No. 3
called the Principal Act.
as at 14 July
1997. Further
amended by
Nos 55/1997
(as amended
by No.
91/1997) and
105/1997.
4. Repeal of provisions relating to mining
Sections 12A and 12B of the Principal Act are
repealed.
20 5. Power Net Victoria dissolved
(1) In the Principal Act--
(a) in section 3, the definition of "Power Net
Victoria" is repealed;
(b) in section 3, in the definition of "electricity
25 corporation", omit "or National Electricity";
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(c) in section 3, in the definition of
"transmission company", paragraph (a) is
repealed;
(d) in section 3(2), paragraph (b) is repealed;
5 (e) in the heading preceding section 13, for
"Power Net Victoria" substitute
"Directions as to electricity supply
system";
(f) sections 13, 14, 15 and 16 are repealed;
10 (g) in section 41E(1), paragraph (b) is repealed;
(h) in section 91AA(2), paragraph (a) is
repealed.
(2) After section 100(3) of the Principal Act insert--
'(4) In this section, "chief executive officer"
15 means the Administrator.'.
(3) On the commencement of sub-section (1)--
(a) Power Net Victoria is abolished;
(b) all directors of Power Net Victoria go out of
office;
20 (c) the chief executive officer of Power Net
Victoria goes out of office.
6. Reduction in amounts and imposts
After section 158C(3) of the Principal Act
insert--
25 "(4) An Order in force under section 158A may
be amended, on the recommendation of the
Treasurer, by one Order only of the
Governor in Council published in the
Government Gazette for the purpose of
30 facilitating a reduction in the amount payable
by franchise customers to distribution
companies for the purchase of electricity.
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(5) Despite sub-section (1)(c), an Order in force
under section 163A may be amended, on the
recommendation of the Treasurer, by one
Order only of the Governor in Council
5 published in the Government Gazette for the
purpose of facilitating a reduction in the
imposts payable to the Treasurer.".
7. Easements
(1) After section 73(1) of the Principal Act insert--
10 "(1A) Despite sub-section (1), it is not necessary to
produce a certificate of title in the case of a
request for amendment to the Register in
relation to transferred property that is an
easement registered under the Transfer of
15 Land Act 1958.".
(2) After section 108(1) of the Principal Act insert--
"(1A) Despite sub-section (1), it is not necessary to
produce a certificate of title in the case of a
request for amendment to the Register in
20 relation to transferred property that is an
easement registered under the Transfer of
Land Act 1958.".
(3) After section 126(1) of the Principal Act insert--
"(1A) Despite sub-section (1), it is not necessary to
25 produce a certificate of title in the case of a
request for amendment to the Register in
relation to transferred property that is an
easement registered under the Transfer of
Land Act 1958.".
30 (4) After section 153L(1) of the Principal Act
insert--
"(1A) Despite sub-section (1), it is not necessary to
produce a certificate of title in the case of a
request for amendment to the Register in
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relation to transferred property that is an
easement registered under the Transfer of
Land Act 1958.".
(5) After section 153TJ(1) of the Principal Act
5 insert--
"(1A) Despite sub-section (1), it is not necessary to
produce a certificate of title in the case of a
request for amendment to the Register in
relation to transferred property that is an
10 easement registered under the Transfer of
Land Act 1958.".
(6) After section 153TZA(1) of the Principal Act
insert--
"(1A) Despite sub-section (1), it is not necessary to
15 produce a certificate of title in the case of a
request for amendment to the Register in
relation to transferred property that is an
easement registered under the Transfer of
Land Act 1958.".
20 8. Repeal of spent provisions
In the Principal Act--
(a) sections 84E, 93, 95, 96, 97 and 158B are
repealed;
(b) Division 4 of Part 5, Division 4 of Part 9,
25 Division 4 of Part 10, Division 5 of Part 11
and Division 4 of Part 11A are repealed.
9. Commencement of section 11 postponed
No. 35/1997
In section 2(2) of the Electricity Industry as amended
(Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997, before by No.
55/1997.
30 "12" insert "11,".
10. Statute law revision
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(1) In the Principal Act--
(a) in section 153TS(1), for "on which the the
TCO" substitute "on which the TCO";
(b) in Schedule 2, for "trees more that
5 2·7 metres" substitute "trees more than
2·7 metres";
(c) in Schedule 3C, Part 2, Table A, in the item
relating to SEC Lease Number C491, for
"Marrets" substitute "Marretts".
10 (2) In section 14 of the Electricity Industry
(Further Amendment) Act 1994, for "After
section 71A" substitute "After section 71".
(3) In section 17(3) of the Electricity Industry
(Amendment) Act 1996--
15 (a) after "distribution company" insert "means";
(b) for "Citipower Pty" substitute "Citipower
Ltd".
(4) In section 20(1)(c) of the Snowy Hydro
Corporatisation Act 1997, for "section 20"
20 substitute "section 19".
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NOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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