ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2000 - SECT 15A New Tariff Order

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2000 - SECT 15A

    (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.

Pt 2 Div. 2A (Heading) amended by No. 55/2010 s. 3.

Pt 2 Div. 2A (Heading and ss 15B– 15E) inserted by No. 86/2004 s. 3.

Division 2A—Pricing for the facilitation of the development of generation facilities

S. 15B inserted by No. 86/2004 s. 3.