ELECTRICITY CORPORATIONS ACT 2005
Table of Provisions
PART 1 -- Preliminary
PART 2 -- Electricity Corporations
Division 1 -- Establishment of corporations
- 4 Corporations established
- 5 Corporations not to be regarded as agents of State for purposes of State laws
- 6 Corporations and officers not part of Public Service
- 7 Head office of Regional Power Corporation
Division 3 -- Staff
Subdivision 2 -- Power to engage and manage staff- 18 Powers in relation to staff
- 19 Certain industrial matters excluded from employment agreements Subdivision 3 -- Minimum standards for staff management
- 21 Standards to be set out in instrument
- 22 Reports to Public Sector Commissioner Subdivision 4 -- Joint policy on staff transfers
- 23 Corporations to have joint policy approved by Minister
- 24 Amendment of policy statement
- 25 Consultation with staff Subdivision 5 -- Superannuation
- 26 Superannuation
Division 4 -- Staff codes of conduct
PART 3 -- Functions and powers of corporations
Division 1 -- Functions, powers and related provisions
Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary- 34 Terms used Subdivision 2 -- Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation
- 35 Principal functions
- 36 Other functions
- 37 Restriction on area in which corporation may operate
- 38 Wholesale acquisition or supply of electricity
- 39 Matters for regulations or wholesale arrangements Subdivision 3 -- Electricity Networks Corporation
- 41 Principal functions
- 42 Other functions
- 43 Restriction on area in which corporation may operate Subdivision 5 -- Regional Power Corporation
- 50 Principal functions
- 51 Other functions
- 52 Restriction on area in which corporation may operate Subdivision 6 -- Special function in respect of certain assets and liabilities
- 53 Administration under delegated power Subdivision 7 -- Use of distribution systems for the retail supply of electricity
- 54 Electricity Networks Corporation and Regional Power Corporation not to supply services for certain purposes Subdivision 8 -- Provisions applying to functions of all corporations
- 57 Where corporation may operate
- 59 Powers
- 60 Certain works exempt from planning laws
- 61 Limitation of corporation’s duty to act on commercial principles
- 62 Segregation of functions
- 63A Matters for regulations or segregation arrangements
- 63 Interruption or restriction of supply
- 71 Delegation
- 72 Disclosure of information in compliance with request under Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994
Division 3 -- Arrangements authorised or approved by Governor
- 75 Governor may make certain regulations
PART 4 -- Operation of corporations, imposition of requirements
- 80 Terms used
- 81 Object of this Part
- 82 Minister may prescribe contracts
- 83 Matters that may be provided for
- 84 Amendment or cancellation
- 85 Enforcement
- 86 Advice of Economic Regulation Authority to be obtained
- 87 Trade practices exemption
PART 5 -- Ministerial directions
PART 7 -- Miscellaneous
PART 8 -- Amendments to other written laws
- 140 Power to amend subsidiary legislation
PART 9 -- Transitional provisions for succession from Western Power Corporation to new corporations
Division 1 -- Preliminary
Division 2 -- Powers conferred on Minister
- 144 Power for certain agreements to be made before commencement day
- 145 Minister may give directions
- 146 Directions to be laid before Parliament
Division 3 -- Passing of Western Power Corporation’s assets and liabilities to new corporations or the State
Subdivision 1 -- Making of transfer orders- 147 Minister to make order for allocation of assets and liabilities
- 148 Order may provide for transfer to subsidiary
- 149 Transfer order schedules
- 150 Treatment of certain internal arrangements of Western Power Corporation
- 151 Power to make subsequent order
- 152 References in Government agreements
- 153 Amendment of transfer orders Subdivision 2 -- Operation of transfer orders
- 154 Allocation to one new corporation
- 155 Order for transfer to subsidiary
- 156 Allocation to more than one new corporation
- 157 Replacement of Western Power Corporation in proceedings
- 158 Handing over of records
- 159 Changes to Government agreements Subdivision 3 -- Re-allocation of assets, rights and liabilities
- 160 Order for re-allocation
- 161 Re-allocation to have effect from commencement day
- 162 Handing over of records Subdivision 4 -- Order that allocated assets or liabilities pass instead to the State
- 163 Minister may order s. 169 is to apply
- 164 Effect of order
- 165 Handing over of records Subdivision 5 -- Replacement of party in proceedings
- 166 Order for replacement
- 167 Effect of order
- 168 Handing over of records Subdivision 6 -- Assets, liabilities and proceedings not otherwise provided for
- 169 Unallocated assets and liabilities to be dealt with by Minister
- 170 Provisions incidental to s.
- 171 State to be party to proceedings if no provision made
- 172 Handing over of records Subdivision 7 -- Other matters relating to passing of assets and liabilities
- 173 Continuation of guarantees in respect of Western Power Corporation
- 174 Guarantees to which s. 173 does not apply
- 175 Certain joint tenancies preserved
- 176 Western Power Corporation to complete necessary transactions
- 177 Exemption from State taxation
- 178 Registration of documents
Division 4 -- Staff
Division 5 -- Contracts with tariff customers
- 181 Minister to prescribe contracts
Division 6 -- Other transitional provisions
- 182 Annual report
- 183 Continuation of certain directions given to Western Power Corporation
- 184 Completion of things commenced
- 185 Continuing effect of things done
- 186 Immunity to continue
- 187 Agreements and instruments generally
- 188 Western Power Corporation to perform necessary transitional functions
Division 7 -- Making of further provision by regulation
- 189 Powers of rectification and similar matters
- 190 Further provision may be made by regulation
- 191 Regulations may operate from commencement day
Division 8 -- Indemnities and guarantees
- 192 Treasurer may give indemnity and guarantee
PART 10 -- Provisions for merger of corporations
Division 1 -- Preliminary
Division 2 -- Merger
Division 3 -- Directions by Minister
Division 4 -- Devolution of assets, rights, liabilities and proceedings and related provisions
- 200 Assets, rights and liabilities
- 201 Proceedings and remedies
- 202 Continuation of guarantees
- 203 Joint tenancies preserved
- 204 Exemption from State taxation
- 205 Registration of documents
Division 5 -- Staff
Division 6 -- Other provisions
- 208 Renaming of continuing corporation does not affect status
- 209 Compliance with policy instruments
- 210 Financial reporting: merging corporation
- 211 Financial reporting: continuing corporation
- 212 Continuation of certain directions
- 213 Amount in lieu of rates
- 214 Dividends
- 215 Completion of things commenced
- 216 Continuing effect of things done
- 217 Immunity to continue
- 218 Agreements, instruments and documents
- 219 Treasurer may give indemnity and guarantee
- 220 Government agreements not affected
- 221 Transitional regulations Uncommenced provisions table Other notes Defined terms