Victorian Consolidated Legislation

NATIONAL ELECTRICITY (VICTORIA) ACT 2005

No. 8 of 2005
Version incorporating amendments as at 1 July 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Crown to be bound
   5.      Extra-territorial operation

   PART 2-NATIONAL ELECTRICITY (VICTORIA) LAW AND NATIONAL ELECTRICITY (VICTORIA) REGULATIONS

   6.      Application in Victoria of the National Electricity Law
   7.      Application of Regulations under National Electricity Law
   8.      Interpretation of some expressions in the National Electricity (Victoria) Law and the National Electricity (Victoria) Regulations
   9.      Proceedings in respect of breaches of the National Electricity (Victoria) Law, the National Electricity (Victoria) Regulations and National Electricity Rules
   10.     National Electricity (Victoria) Law and National Electricity Rules may be relevant legislation
   11.     Repealed
   12.     Supreme Court-limitation of jurisdiction

   PART 3-MODIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICITY LAW

   13.     Definitions
   14.     NEL provisions providing for access to distribution services
           do not apply during specified period
   15.     Modification of application of National Electricity Law and National Electricity Rules by Order
   16.     Role of National Electricity Law and Rules in relation to distribution determinations and Victorian distribution pricing determinations

   PART 4-ECONOMIC REGULATORY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

   17.     Definitions
   18.     Meaning of distribution services
   19.     Meaning of relevant regulatory duty
   20.     Meaning of relevant regulatory function or power
   21.     Specified distribution licence conditions
   22.     Specified ESC code or guideline provisions
   23.     Certain ESC regulatory functions, powers and duties conferred and imposed on the AER
   24.     ESC ceases to have certain distribution system related
           regulatory functions, powers and duties
   25.     Enforcement of Victorian distribution pricing determination
           and distribution licences by AER
   26.     ESC cannot enforce Victorian pricing determination or
           certain distribution licence conditions
   27.     AER may request amendment of distribution licences and distribution service related code or guideline
   27A.    AER determinations under the AMI Order
   28.     Provision of information and assistance by ESC to the AER
   29.     Appeals against certain decisions or actions of the AER

   PART 5-VICTORIAN DECLARED NETWORKS

           Division 1-Ministerial declarations

   30.     Declaration of declared transmission system
   31.     Declaration of declared transmission system operator

           Division 2-AEMO's declared network functions

   32.     Application of AEMO's declared network functions
   33.     Certain defined terms for the purposes of the National
           Electricity (Victoria) Law

           Division 3-Regulatory arrangements

   34.     Definitions
   35.     Declaration of current connection agreements and current network agreements
   36.     Ministerial specification of ESC code or guideline or
           provision under ESC code or guideline
   37.     Current network agreements
   38.     Current connection agreements
   39.     Specified code or guidelines and specified VENCorp
           provisions
   40.     Current VENCorp transmission determination
   41.     VENCorp's negotiating framework and negotiated transmission service criteria

           Division 4-Land access for augmentations

   42.     Definition
   43.     Model lease and licence
   44.     Declared transmission system operator must provide access to land and premises
   45.     Resolution of dispute arising from attempt to negotiate a lease
           or licence
   46.     Termination of lease or licence
   47.     General principles governing AER determinations

           Division 5-Other matters

   48.     Notice of change to declared transmission system operator
   49.     Appointment of Responsible Officer
   50.     Customer load shedding arrangements
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details