Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electricity Industry Act 2000 - SECT 49

Commission may decide certain matters

49. Commission may decide certain matters





(1) The Commission, at the request of the Secretary to the Department of Human
Services or a retailer, may-

   (a)  decide matters referred by the Secretary or retailer for decision for
        the purposes of making an agreement referred to in section 47 or 48;
        or

   (b)  if an agreement referred to in section 47 or 48 has been entered into
        or deemed to be entered into on terms and conditions determined by the
        Secretary under section 47, decide matters relating to those terms and
        conditions (including the variation of any of those terms and
        conditions) referred by the Secretary or retailer for decision.

(2) A request relating to a term or condition determined by the Secretary
under section 47 must be made within one month after notice of the decision is
given.

(3) A decision by the Commission on matters referred under subsection (1) is
binding on the parties to the agreement.



(4) If a decision of the Commission on matters referred under subsection (1)
varies a term or condition of an agreement, that agreement is deemed to be so
varied on that decision being made.



(5) The matters which may be referred to the Commission under this section do
not include-

   (a)  any matters relating to the class of domestic customers specified by
        the Secretary under section 47; or

   (b)  any matters determined by the Secretary under section 47(1)(a).



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