Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electricity Industry Act 2000 - SECT 15A

New Tariff Order

15A. New Tariff Order



(1) The Governor in Council may, by Order published in the Government Gazette-

   (a)  specify pricing principles to apply to the making of any determination
        under the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 regulating charges
        (other than charges for excluded services) for connection to, and the
        use of, any distribution system;







   (b)  determine or authorise the Commission to determine under the
        Essential Services Commission Act 2001 the distribution services that
        are to be excluded services for the purposes of a determination under
        the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 regulating charges for
        connection to, and the use of, a distribution system;

   (c)  specify the criteria to be complied with by the Commission in
        determining under the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 the
        distribution services that are to be excluded services for the
        purposes of a determination under the
        Essential Services Commission Act 2001 regulating charges for
        connection to, and the use of, a distribution system;

   (d)  make provision for any matter ancillary to any matter referred to in
        paragraphs (a) to (c).

(1A) The Commission must not determine distribution services provided through
the use of a part of a distribution system that is a relevant augmentation to
be excluded services if there is in force an Order under section 15E that
applies to that augmentation.

(1B) In subsection (1A) relevant augmentation has the same meaning as in
section 15B.

(2) The Governor in Council may, by Order published in the Government Gazette,
amend or revoke an Order under this section.





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