ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998

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ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - NOTES

No. 25 of 1998
Version incorporating amendments as at 4 June 2008

ENDNOTES

1. General Information
Minister's second reading speech-
Legislative Assembly: 17 March 1998
Legislative Council: 21 April 1998
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill relating to the safety of electricity supply and use and the efficiency of electrical equipment, to repeal the Electric Light and Power Act 1958, to amend certain other Acts and for other purposes."
The Electricity Safety Act 1998 was assented to on 12 May 1998 and came into operation as follows:
Part 1 (sections 1-5) on 12 May 1998: section 2(1); Part 2 (sections 6-29), Part 3 Division 4 (sections 46-49), sections 121-127, 129-140, Part 12 Division 4 (sections 146-148), sections 157-159, 163(1)(a)-(c)(2), 164, 165(1)-(4)(6), 166-170 on 1 July 1998; sections 30-45, 50-69, 
70(1)-(3)(5)(6), 71-74, 91-97, 128, 141, 152-156, 160, 161, 163(1)(d) and Schedule 1 on 3 May 1999: Government Gazette 29 April 1999 page 967; sections 70(4), 75-90, 98-120, 142-145, 149-151 on 31 December 1999: section 2(3).
2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Electricity Safety Act 1998 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998
Endnotes
Assent Date:
26.5.98
Commencement Date:
S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Electricity Industry Acts (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 89/1998
Assent Date:
24.11.98
Commencement Date:
Ss 5, 7-12, 13(1), 22, 27-30 on 3.5.99: Government Gazette 29.4.99 p. 967; ss 6, 13(2), 14-21, 23-26 on 31.12.99: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Electricity Industry Acts (Further Amendment) Act 1999, No. 36/1999
Assent Date:
8.6.99
Commencement Date:
Ss 20-22 on 8.6.99: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Transport (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 30/2000
Assent Date:
30.5.00
Commencement Date:
31.5.00: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Electricity Industry Acts (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 38/2000
Assent Date:
6.6.00
Commencement Date:
Ss 15-18, 20-24 on 29.6.00; s. 19 on 1.9.00: Government Gazette 29.6.00 p. 1455
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Electricity Industry Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000, No. 69/2000
Assent Date:
21.11.00
Commencement Date:
Ss 21-31 on 1.1.01: s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Electricity Industry Acts (Further Amendment) Act 2001, No. 13/2001
Assent Date:
22.5.01
Commencement Date:
Ss 11, 12 on 23.5.01: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998

Gas Industry Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2001, No. 32/2001
Assent Date:
19.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 29 on 1.9.01: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001
Assent Date:
27.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 36) on 15.7.01: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Essential Services Commission Act 2001, No. 62/2001
Endnotes
Assent Date:
23.10.01
Commencement Date:
S. 75 on 1.1.02: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2002, No. 11/2002
Assent Date:
23.4.02
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 21) on 24.4.02: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Energy Legislation (Further Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002, No. 24/2002
Assent Date:
12.6.02
Commencement Date:
S. 5 on 13.6.02: s. 2(1); ss 3, 4, 6-11 on 29.7.02: Government Gazette 18.7.02 p. 1658
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Energy Legislation (Consumer Protection and Other Amendments) Act 2003, No. 40/2003
Assent Date:
11.6.03
Commencement Date:
Ss 26, 27 on 12.6.03: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Road Management Act 2004, No. 12/2004
Assent Date:
11.5.04
Commencement Date:
S. 155 on 1.7.04: s. 2(2); s. 171 on 1.1.05: s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Energy Legislation (Regulatory Reform) Act 2004, No. 25/2004
Assent Date:
25.5.04
Commencement Date:
Ss 22, 23 on 26.5.04: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998



Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 64) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Energy Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2005, No. 33/2005
Assent Date:
21.6.05
Commencement Date:
S. 3 on 22.6.05: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005, No. 39/2005
Assent Date:
27.7.05
Commencement Date:
Ss 44-48, Sch. 1 on 10.8.05: Special Gazette (No. 147) 9.8.05 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Education and Training Reform Act 2006, No. 24/2006
Assent Date:
16.5.06
Commencement Date:
S. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 15) on 1.7.07: Government Gazette 28.6.07 p. 1304
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2006, No. 29/2006
Assent Date:
6.6.06
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 10 ) on 10.8.05: s. 2(2)(e)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Infringements (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 32/2006
Assent Date:
13.6.06
Commencement Date:
S. 94(Sch. item 14) on 1.7.06: Government Gazette 29.6.06 p. 1315
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Electricity Safety Amendment Act 2007, No. 61/2007
Assent Date:
4.12.07
Commencement Date:
Ss 12-16 on 5.12.07: s. 2(1).
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
Energy and Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2008, No. 25/2008
Assent Date:
3.6.08
Commencement Date:
Ss 3-7 on 4.6.08: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Electricity Safety Act 1998
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3. Explanatory Details
No entries at date of publication.
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Part 1-Preliminary


Electricity Safety Act 1998
No. 25 of 1998