Western Australian Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY ACT 1945

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title and commencement  

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   3.      Act repealed  
   4A.     Act not to apply to Government electric railways  
   5.      Terms used in this Act  
   6.      Application of Act to supply authorities  

   PART II -- Powers, rights and obligations  

   11.     Supply authority to pay compensation for damage done  
   12.     Crossing the district of a local government with transmission works  
   14.     Method of metering bulk supplies  
   18.     General powers  
   19.     Supply authority to reinstate works of a public authority  
   20.     Interference with works of public authorities and vice versa  
   21.     Supply authority may let meters and apparatus  
   22.     Power to contract to supply electricity  
   23.     Power to cut off supply in case of illegal or fraudulent interference with works  
   24.     Power of officer of supply authority to enter premises  
   25.     Duties as to supply of electricity  

   PART IV -- Regulations  

   32.     Regulations  
   33.      Annual reporting  
   33AA.   Guidelines  

   PART IVA -- Approval of electrical appliances  

   33A.    Terms used in this Part  
   33B.    Power of Director to prescribe classes or types of electrical apparatus etc., which shall not be sold etc., unless approved by the Director  
   33C.    Power to Director to prohibit the sale etc. or use of unsafe or dangerous electrical apparatus etc.  
   33D.    Penalties  

   PART IVB -- Energy efficiency  

   33E.    Energy efficiency standards  
   33F.    Offences related to energy efficiency labelling  

   PART V -- Miscellaneous  

   34.     Service apparatus etc. of supply authority not subject to seizure etc.  
   35.     Power to cut off supply  
   36.     Powers where electricity wasted or misused  
   37.     Power to remove appliances  
   38.     Incoming tenant must be supplied although outgoing tenant in arrears  
   39.     Supply authority to keep meter in order  
   40.     Control of meters and fittings  
   41.     Meter record to be prima facie evidence  
   42.     Apparatus  
   43.     Uniform charges and zoning  
   44.     Obligation to supply  
   45.     Compensation, damages etc.  
   47.     Illegal interference with works etc.  
   48.     Obtaining supply under false name  
   49.     Unauthorised use  
   50.     Alteration of meter  
   51.     Summary remedy for damage to electric works  
   52.     General penalty  
   53.     Limitation period for offences  
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