Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION REGULATIONS 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- General  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Interpretation  
   5.      Electricity transmission network  
   6.      Restricted application of regulations  

   PART 2 -- Access  

   7.      Access procedure  
   8.      Access application  
   9.      Provision and use of information in respect of an access application  
   10.     Preliminary assessment  
   11.     Access offer  
   12.     Capital contributions  
   13.     First come first served  
   14.     Confidentiality  
   15.     Access agreements  
   16.     Cost of processing access applications  
   16A.    Suspension of time periods  

   PART 3 -- Pricing, prices and charges  

   17.     Pricing methods and prices  
   18.     Charges  

   PART 4 -- Balancing  

   18A.    Application of Part modified for wholesale electricity market  
   19.     Standby arrangements  
   20.     Loss factors  
   21.     Interpretation of regulations 22, 23 and  
   22.     Balancing  
   23.     Excess standby generation charge  
   24.     Excess network usage charge  
   25.     Other consequences of being out of balance  

   PART 5 -- Technical regulation  

   26.     Technical Code  
   27.     Network planning criteria  
   28.     Good electricity industry practice  
   29.     Interruption and curtailment powers  
   30.     Safety and security of electricity transmission network  
   31.     Operation, maintenance and extension planning  
   32.     Information required to prepare annual reports  
   33.     Augmentation of the electricity transmission network  

   PART 6 -- Access terms  

   34.     Reasonable endeavours  
   35.     Force majeure and interruption  
   36.     Effect of access to capacity  
   37.     Minimum term and renewal  
   38.     Contract maximum demand and declared sent-out capacity  
   39.     Commencement date  

   PART 7 -- Enforcement, liability and insurance  

   40.     Enforcement  
   41.     Liability, insurance and indemnity  

   PART 8 -- Other matters  

   43.     Prudential requirements  
   44.     Title to electricity  
   45.     Assignment of access agreements  
   46.     Essential terms  
   47.     Representations and warranties  
   48.     Payment arrangements  

   PART 9 -- Committed capacity and transitional provisions  

   49.     Regional Power Corporation’s existing capacity  
   49A.    Contract maximum demand for existing connections  
   50.     Existing agreements  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Access application flow chart  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Access information  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Terms of an access offer  
           Compilation table