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ELECTRICITY CORPORATIONS ACT 2005

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

  • 1 Short title
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  • 2 Commencement
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  • 3 Terms used
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  • 3A Relationship to GTE Act

PART 2 -- Electricity Corporations

Division 1 -- Establishment of corporations  

  • 4 Corporations established
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  • 5 Corporations not to be regarded as agents of State for purposes of State laws
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  • 6 Corporations and officers not part of Public Service
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  • 7 Head office of Regional Power Corporation

Division 3 -- Staff

Subdivision 2 -- Power to engage and manage staff  
  • 18 Powers in relation to staff
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  • 19 Certain industrial matters excluded from employment agreements
  • Subdivision 3 -- Minimum standards for staff management  
  • 21 Standards to be set out in instrument
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  • 22 Reports to Public Sector Commissioner
  • Subdivision 4 -- Joint policy on staff transfers  
  • 23 Corporations to have joint policy approved by Minister
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  • 24 Amendment of policy statement
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  • 25 Consultation with staff
  • Subdivision 5 -- Superannuation  
  • 26 Superannuation

Division 4 -- Staff codes of conduct  

  • 31 Codes of conduct
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  • 32 Reports to Public Sector Commissioner
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  • 33 Reports to Minister

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
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  • 36 Other functions
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  • 37 Restriction on area in which corporation may operate
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  • 38 Wholesale acquisition or supply of electricity
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  • 39 Matters for regulations or wholesale arrangements
  • Subdivision 3 -- Electricity Networks Corporation  
  • 41 Principal functions
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  • 42 Other functions
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  • 43 Restriction on area in which corporation may operate
  • Subdivision 5 -- Regional Power Corporation  
  • 50 Principal functions
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  • 51 Other functions
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  • 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
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  • 59 Powers
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  • 60 Certain works exempt from planning laws
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  • 61 Limitation of corporation’s duty to act on commercial principles
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  • 62 Segregation of functions
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  • 63A Matters for regulations or segregation arrangements
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  • 63 Interruption or restriction of supply
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  • 71 Delegation
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  • 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
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  • 81 Object of this Part
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  • 82 Minister may prescribe contracts
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  • 83 Matters that may be provided for
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  • 84 Amendment or cancellation
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  • 85 Enforcement
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  • 86 Advice of Economic Regulation Authority to be obtained
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  • 87 Trade practices exemption

PART 5 -- Ministerial directions  

  • 111 Directions that cannot be given under GTE Act s.
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  • 114 Directions relating to supply of gas

PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

  • 134 Laying documents before Parliament not sitting
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  • 137 Delegation by Treasurer
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  • 138 Regulations

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  

  • 141 Purpose of this PART
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  • 142 Terms used
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  • 143 Saving

Division 2 -- Powers conferred on Minister  

  • 144 Power for certain agreements to be made before commencement day
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  • 145 Minister may give directions
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  • 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
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  • 148 Order may provide for transfer to subsidiary
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  • 149 Transfer order schedules
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  • 150 Treatment of certain internal arrangements of Western Power Corporation
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  • 151 Power to make subsequent order
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  • 152 References in Government agreements
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  • 153 Amendment of transfer orders
  • Subdivision 2 -- Operation of transfer orders  
  • 154 Allocation to one new corporation
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  • 155 Order for transfer to subsidiary
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  • 156 Allocation to more than one new corporation
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  • 157 Replacement of Western Power Corporation in proceedings
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  • 158 Handing over of records
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  • 159 Changes to Government agreements
  • Subdivision 3 -- Re-allocation of assets, rights and liabilities  
  • 160 Order for re-allocation
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  • 161 Re-allocation to have effect from commencement day
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  • 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
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  • 164 Effect of order
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  • 165 Handing over of records
  • Subdivision 5 -- Replacement of party in proceedings  
  • 166 Order for replacement
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  • 167 Effect of order
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  • 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
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  • 170 Provisions incidental to s.
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  • 171 State to be party to proceedings if no provision made
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  • 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
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  • 174 Guarantees to which s. 173 does not apply
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  • 175 Certain joint tenancies preserved
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  • 176 Western Power Corporation to complete necessary transactions
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  • 177 Exemption from State taxation
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  • 178 Registration of documents

Division 4 -- Staff  

  • 179 Transition of employment
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  • 180 Employees’ rights preserved

Division 5 -- Contracts with tariff customers  

  • 181 Minister to prescribe contracts

Division 6 -- Other transitional provisions  

  • 182 Annual report
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  • 183 Continuation of certain directions given to Western Power Corporation
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  • 184 Completion of things commenced
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  • 185 Continuing effect of things done
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  • 186 Immunity to continue
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  • 187 Agreements and instruments generally
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  • 188 Western Power Corporation to perform necessary transitional functions

Division 7 -- Making of further provision by regulation  

  • 189 Powers of rectification and similar matters
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  • 190 Further provision may be made by regulation
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  • 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  

  • 193 Purpose of PART
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  • 194 Terms used
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  • 195 Saving

Division 2 -- Merger  

  • 196 Merger of corporations
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  • 197 Corporations to implement or facilitate merger

Division 3 -- Directions by Minister  

  • 198 Minister may give directions
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  • 199 Directions to be laid before Parliament

Division 4 -- Devolution of assets, rights, liabilities and proceedings and related provisions  

  • 200 Assets, rights and liabilities
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  • 201 Proceedings and remedies
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  • 202 Continuation of guarantees
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  • 203 Joint tenancies preserved
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  • 204 Exemption from State taxation
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  • 205 Registration of documents

Division 5 -- Staff  

  • 206 Members of staff
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  • 207 Preservation of rights

Division 6 -- Other provisions  

  • 208 Renaming of continuing corporation does not affect status
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  • 209 Compliance with policy instruments
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  • 210 Financial reporting: merging corporation
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  • 211 Financial reporting: continuing corporation
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  • 212 Continuation of certain directions
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  • 213 Amount in lieu of rates
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  • 214 Dividends
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  • 215 Completion of things commenced
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  • 216 Continuing effect of things done
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  • 217 Immunity to continue
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  • 218 Agreements, instruments and documents
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  • 219 Treasurer may give indemnity and guarantee
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  • 220 Government agreements not affected
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  • 221 Transitional regulations
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