ELECTRICITY ACT 1945 - SECT 53
ELECTRICITY ACT 1945 - SECT 53
53 . Limitation period for offences
A prosecution for an
offence under this Act must be commenced within 2 years after the date on
which the offence is alleged to have been committed.
[Section 53 inserted: No. 59 of 2004 s. 141.]
[ 54. Deleted: No. 89 of 1994 s. 78.]
This is a compilation of the Electricity Act 1945 and includes amendments made
by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for
information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that
have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.
Compilation table
|
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
|---|
|
19 of 1945 |
9 Jan 1946 |
29 Mar 1946 (see s. 1 and Gazette 29 Mar 1946 p. 310) | |
|
Electricity Act Amendment Act 1953 |
72 of 1953 |
9 Jan 1954 |
9 Jan 1954 |
|
Reprint of the Electricity Act 1945 approved 11 Apr 1958 in Vol. 13 of
Reprinted Acts (includes amendments listed above) | |||
|
113 of 1965 |
21 Dec 1965 |
Act other than s. 4-9: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1)); | |
|
94 of 1972 |
4 Dec 1972 |
Relevant amendments (see First Sch. 3 ) took effect on 1 Jan 1974 (see s. 4(2)
and Gazette 7 Dec 1973 p. 4490) | |
|
Reprint of the Electricity Act 1945 authorised 6 Aug 1973 (includes
amendments listed above except those in the Metric Conversion Act 1972 ) | |||
|
Electricity Act Amendment Act 1979 |
86 of 1979 |
11 Dec 1979 |
1 Feb 1980 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1 Feb 1980 p. 284) |
|
Reprint of the Electricity Act 1945 approved 26 Jun 1984 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
|
109 of 1985 |
7 Jan 1986 |
1 Apr 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Feb 1986 p. 605) | |
|
Electricity Amendment Act 1988 |
42 of 1988 |
30 Nov 1988 |
30 Nov 1988 (see s. 2) |
|
Energy Corporations (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 1994 Pt. 4
4 |
89 of 1994 |
15 Dec 1994 |
1 Jan 1995 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 23 Dec 1994 p. 7069) |
|
Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 27 |
78 of 1995 |
16 Jan 1996 |
4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632) |
|
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4 |
14 of 1996 |
28 Jun 1996 |
1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2) |
|
Electricity Amendment Act 1996 |
63 of 1996 |
11 Nov 1996 |
s. 1 and 2: 11 Nov 1996; |
|
Reprint of the Electricity Act 1945 as at 26 Feb 1997 (includes amendments
listed above except those in the Electricity Amendment Act 1996 s. 18) | |||
|
Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1997 Pt. 23 |
31 of 1997 |
3 Oct 1997 |
30 Mar 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Mar 1998 p. 1765) |
|
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1998 s. 31 and 76 |
10 of 1998 |
30 Apr 1998 |
30 Apr 1998 (see s. 2(1)) |
|
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2000 s. 14(13) |
24 of 2000 |
4 Jul 2000 |
4 Jul 2000 (see s. 2) |
|
Reprint 5: The Electricity Act 1945 as at 6 Jun 2003 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
|
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003 s. 48 |
74 of 2003 |
15 Dec 2003 |
15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2) |
|
Electricity Legislation Amendment Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 1 |
33 of 2004 |
20 Oct 2004 |
31 Dec 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Nov 2004 p. 5243) |
|
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 5 |
59 of 2004 (as amended by No. 2 of 2008 s. 77(13)) |
23 Nov 2004 |
1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128) |
|
State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal
Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 40 6 |
55 of 2004 |
24 Nov 2004 |
1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130) |
|
18 of 2005 |
13 Oct 2005 |
1 Apr 2006 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 31 Mar 2006 p. 1153) | |
|
Reprint 6: The Electricity Act 1945 as at 16 Dec 2005 (includes amendments
listed above except those in the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 ) | |||
|
Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 6 Div. 1 |
28 of 2006 |
26 Jun 2006 |
1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347) |
|
Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 Sch. 1 cl. 52 |
77 of 2006 |
21 Dec 2006 |
1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137) |
|
Gas and Electricity Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2007 Pt. 2 |
5 of 2007 |
18 Apr 2007 |
1 Dec 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Nov 2007 p. 5927) |
|
Reprint 7: The Electricity Act 1945 as at 2 May 2008 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
|
Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 49 |
8 of 2009 |
21 May 2009 |
22 May 2009 (see s. 2(b)) |
|
Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 43(3) and 57 |
19 of 2010 |
28 Jun 2010 |
11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341) |
|
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2011 s. 27 |
47 of 2011 |
25 Oct 2011 |
26 Oct 2011 (see s. 2(b)) |
|
23 of 2012 |
29 Aug 2012 |
7 Aug 2013 (see s. 1B(b) and Gazette 6 Aug 2013 p. 3677) | |
|
Reprint 8: The Electricity Act 1945 as at 13 Dec 2013 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
|
Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Amendment Act 2022 Pt. 3 Div. 4 |
7 of 2022 |
29 Mar 2022 |
1 Jul 2022 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2022/80 cl. 2) |
To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA
Legislation website.
|
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
|---|---|---|---|
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Electricity Industry Amendment (Distributed Energy Resources) Act 2024 Pt. 2
Div. 2 |
1 of 2024 |
7 Mar 2024 |
To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b)) |
1 Repealed by the Interpretation Act 1984 .
2 Marginal notes in the Electricity Act 1945
referring to the legislation from which provisions were derived have been
omitted from this compilation.
3 The Schedule to the Metric Conversion Act 1972
was redesignated as the First Schedule by the Metric Conversion Act Amendment
Act 1973 .
4 The Energy Corporations (Transitional and
Consequential Provisions) Act 1994 s. 84 reads as follows:
84. Transitional provision
Every instrument under
a provision of the principal Act in force immediately before the commencement
of this Part is to continue to have effect after that commencement according
to its terms and conditions, as if it had been made under that provision as
amended by this Part.
5 The Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act
2004 Sch. 2 cl. 16 was deleted by the Criminal Law and
Evidence Amendment Act 2008 s. 77(13).
6 The State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of
Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 5, the State Administrative
Tribunal Act 2004 s. 167 and 169, and the State Administrative Tribunal
Regulations 2004 r. 28 and 42 deal with certain transitional issues some of
which may be relevant for this Act.
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they
are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
apparatus
5(1)
consumer 5(1)
Coordinator
5(1)
declaration 6(4)
Director 5(1)
distribution licensee
5(1)
distribution works 5(1)
electric fitting 5(1)
electrical appliance
33A
electrical installation
33A
exempt operator 5(1)
generating station
5(1)
generating works 5(1)
inspector 5(1)
installation
5(1)
land 5(1)
Minister
5(1)
network operator 5(1)
person
concerned 12(2)
premises
5(1)
public authority 5(1)
relevant
provision 6(4)
service apparatus
5(1)
specified 6(4), 32(4)
street
5(1)
supply authority
5(1)
transmission licensee 5(1)
transmission works
5(1)
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