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ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2000 - SECT 29 Variation or revocation of licence

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2000 - SECT 29

Variation or revocation of licence

S. 29(1) amended by No. 37/2020 s. 6(1)(a).

    (1)     A licence or the Commission licence conditions may be varied—

S. 29(1)(a) amended by No. 37/2020 s. 6(1)(b).

        (a)     in accordance with the procedures specified in the Commission licence conditions; or

S. 29(b) amended by No. 62/2001 s. 70(d).

        (b)     by agreement between the Commission and the licensee; or

        (c)     by a notice in accordance with subsection (2) served on the licensee.

S. 29(1A) inserted by No. 10/2020 s. 6, amended by No. 37/2020 s. 6(2).

    (1A)     A licence issued to a person who is a declared transmission system operator, or the Commission licence conditions of that licence, may be varied by the Commission in accordance with an Order under section 16Y of the National Electricity (Victoria) Act 2005 .

S. 29(2) amended by Nos 62/2001 s. 70(d), 37/2020 s. 6(3).

    (2)     The Commission must not vary a licence or the Commission licence conditions by a notice unless—

S. 29(2)(a) amended by No. 62/2001 s. 70(d).

        (a)     the Commission is satisfied that the variation is necessary—

S. 29(2)(a)(i) amended by No. 62/2001 s. 72.

              (i)     having regard to the objectives of the Commission under this Act and under the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 ; or

              (ii)     to give effect to Division 7; and

S. 29(2)(b) amended by No. 62/2001 s. 70(d).

        (b)     the Commission has given the licensee an opportunity to make representations on the matter.

S. 29(2A) inserted by No. 37/2020 s. 6(4).

    (2A)     The Commission may vary a licence or a Commission licence condition so that the licence or condition is not inconsistent with a deemed Ministerial licence condition to which the licence is subject.

S. 29(2B) inserted by No. 37/2020 s. 6(4).

    (2B)     Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a variation of a licence or Commission licence condition under subsection (2A).

S. 29(3) amended by Nos 62/2001 s. 70(d), 37/2020 s. 6(5).

    (3)     The Commission may revoke a licence in accordance with the procedures specified in Commission licence conditions.

S. 29(4) inserted by No. 55/2010 s. 7.

    (4)     In deciding whether to revoke a licence the Commission must have regard to any direction of the Minister under section 96 that is in force.

S. 29(5) inserted by No. 55/2010 s. 7.

    (5)     Anything in the procedures specified in the licence's conditions for the revocation of the licence that is inconsistent with subsection (4) is of no effect.

S. 29(6) inserted by No. 37/2020 s. 6(6).

    (6)     In this section—

"Commission licence condition" means a condition which has been decided by the Commission under section 20 as a condition to which a licence is subject.

S. 29A inserted by No. 49/2015 s. 6.