ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2000 - SECT 16 Prohibition
ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2000 - SECT 16
ProhibitionS. 16(1) amended by Nos 62/2001 s. 70(d), 41/2021 s. 42(1).
(1) A person must not engage in the generation of electricity for supply or sale or the transmission, distribution, supply or sale of electricity unless the person—
(a) is the holder of a licence authorising the relevant activity; or
S. 16(1)(b) amended by No. 33/2021 s. 4(a).
(b) is exempted from the requirement to obtain a licence in respect of the relevant activity; or
S. 16(1)(c) inserted by No. 33/2021 s. 4(b).
(c) is the holder of a trial waiver in respect of the relevant activity.
S. 16(1A) inserted by No. 41/2021 s. 42(2).
(1A) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence against that subsection and is liable to a penalty not exceeding 1000 penalty units and 100 penalty units for each day after the day on which a notice of contravention of that subsection is served on the person by the Commission.
S. 16(1B) inserted by No. 41/2021 s. 42(2).
(1B) Subsection (1) is a civil penalty requirement for the purposes of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 .
S. 16(2) amended by Nos 25/2008 s. 19, 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 15) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 22).
(2) This section does not prohibit the transmission, distribution or supply of electricity by and for the use of a passenger transport company within the meaning of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 .
S. 16(3) inserted by No. 23/2009 s. 7.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to AEMO when it is performing a function or exercising a power under the National Electricity (Victoria) Law.
Note to s. 16 inserted by No. 41/2021 s. 42(3).
Note
For matters relating to contraventions of provisions that are offences and civil penalty requirements, see Subdivision 4 of Division 1 of Part 7 of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 .