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ENERGY SAFE VICTORIA ACT 2005

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Purposes  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Definitions  

PART 2--VICTORIAN ENERGY SAFETY COMMISSION

Division 1--Establishment, powers and functions

  • 4 Establishment of the Victorian Energy Safety Commission  
  • 4A Official seal  
  • 5 Objectives of Energy Safe Victoria  
  • 6 Functions  
  • 7 Powers  
  • 7A Provision of information and assistance by Energy Safe Victoria to the AER  
  • 7B Use and disclosure of information by Energy Safe Victoria under Part 4 of the Electricity Safety Act 1998  
  • 8 Committees  
  • 9 Appointment of persons to assist Energy Safe Victoria  
  • 9A Functions, duties and powers of employees of Energy Safe Victoria under Commonwealth laws  
  • 10 Delegation  

Division 1A--Constitution

  • 10A Constitution of Energy Safe Victoria  
  • 10B Appointment of Commissioners  
  • 10C Duration of appointment as Commissioner  
  • 10D Terms and conditions of appointment as Commissioner  
  • 10E Appointment of Chairperson  
  • 10F Appointment of Deputy Chairperson  
  • 10G Vacancies and removal  
  • 10H Acting arrangements  
  • 10I Validity of acts and decisions  
  • 10J Commissioners protected from liability  

Division 1B--Procedure

  • 10K Meetings  
  • 10L Resolutions without meetings  
  • 10M Pecuniary interests of Commissioners  

Division 2--Chief Executive Officer

  • 11 Appointment of Chief Executive Officer  
  • 12 Function of Chief Executive Officer  
  • 13 Duration of appointment as Chief Executive Officer  
  • 14 Terms and conditions of appointment as Chief Executive Officer  
  • 15 Acting Chief Executive Officer  
  • 16 Validity of acts and decisions by Chief Executive Officer  
  • 17 Pecuniary interests of Chief Executive Officer  
  • 18 Protection from liability—Chief Executive Officer  

Division 3--Corporate plan

  • 19 Corporate plan  
  • 20 Statement of corporate intent: contents  
  • 21 Energy Safe Victoria to act in accordance with corporate plan  
  • 22 Nothing void merely because of non-compliance  

Division 3A--Technical Advisory Committee

  • 22A Minister must establish Technical Advisory Committee  
  • 22B Constitution of Technical Advisory Committee  
  • 22C Function of Technical Advisory Committee  
  • 22D Appointment of members of Technical Advisory Committee  
  • 22E Duration of appointment as committee member  
  • 22F Terms and conditions of appointment as committee member  

Division 3B--Direction by the Minister

  • 22G Minister may give directions to Energy Safe Victoria  
  • 22H Publication of directions  
  • 22I Directions to be summarised in annual report  

Division 4--Financial provisions

  • 23 Borrowing and investment by Energy Safe Victoria  
  • 24 General Account  

Division 5--Confidentiality

  • 25 Improper use of information  

Division 5A--Other matters

  • 25A Energy Safe Victoria must publish Charter  
  • 25B Memoranda of Understanding  

PART 3--INQUIRIES AND REPORTS

  • 26 Inquiry by Energy Safe Victoria  
  • 27 Minister may refer matter for inquiry  
  • 28 Notice of inquiry  
  • 29 Conduct of inquiry  
  • 30 Powers relating to inquiries  
  • 31 Reports  
  • 32 Special reports  

PART 4--GENERAL

  • 33 Regulations  

PART 5--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Division 1--Introductory

  • 34 Definitions  

Division 2--Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector

  • 35 Abolition of OCEI  
  • 36 Staff  
  • 37 Superseded references to OCEI  
  • 38 Superseded references to chief electrical inspector  

Division 3--Office of Gas Safety

  • 39 Abolition of OGS  
  • 40 Staff  
  • 41 Superseded references to OGS  
  • 42 Superseded references to Director of Gas Safety  

PART 6--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS--ENERGY SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (VICTORIAN ENERGY SAFETY COMMISSION AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2020

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