Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

UTILITIES (TECHNICAL REGULATION) ACT 2014

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   6.      Objects of Act  
   7.      Other laws not affected  

   PART 2--REGULATED UTILITY SERVICES

   8.      Meaning of regulated utility  
   9.      Meaning of regulated utility service  
   10.     Prescribed regulated utility services  
   10A.    Exempt classes of regulated utility services  

   PART 3--TECHNICAL CODES

           Division 3.1--Purpose of technical codes

   11.     Technical codes—purpose  

           Division 3.2--Making technical codes

   12.     Draft technical codes—proposed by regulated utility  
   13.     Draft technical codes—consultation  
   14.     Technical codes—approval  
   15.     Technical codes—public access  

           Division 3.3--Enforcement of technical codes

   16.     Offence—fail to comply with technical code  
   17.     Technical regulator's warning notice  
   18.     Technical regulator's directions  
   19.     Offence—fail to comply with technical regulator's direction  
   20.     Technical regulator's urgent directions  
   21.     Offence—fail to comply with technical regulator's urgent direction  
   22.     Technical regulator—obtaining information and documents  
   23.     Offence—contravention of requirement under s 22  
   24.     Self-incrimination etc  

           Division 3.4--Application to NERL retailers and NERL exempt sellers

   25.     Application to NERL retailers and NERL exempt sellers—pt 3  
   26.     NERL retailers and NERL exempt sellers—determination of application of  
   27.     Inconsistency between Act and NERL  

   PART 4--REPORTING OF NOTIFIABLE INCIDENTS

   28.     Definitions—pt 4  
   29.     Offence—reporting of notifiable incidents by regulated utility  

   PART 5--PROTECTION OF REGULATED UTILITY NETWORKS

           Division 5.1--General

   30.     Meaning of interference—pt 5  

           Division 5.2--General interference

   31.     Offence—interference with regulated utility networks  
   32.     Network protection notices  
   33.     Network protection—action affecting heritage significance  

           Division 5.3--Contamination of water or sewerage networks

   34.     Offence—contamination of water  
   35.     Offence—prohibited substances—water or sewerage network  
   36.     Exempt water treatments  

           Division 5.4--Miscellaneous

   37.     Offence—unauthorised network connections  
   38.     Offence—unauthorised abstraction etc of electricity  
   39.     Offence—unauthorised abstraction etc of gas  
   40.     Offence—unauthorised abstraction etc of water  
   41.     Extended meaning of network  

   PART 5A--VEGETATION AND ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

           Division 5A--.1 General

   41A.    Definitions—pt 5A  
   41B.    National land  

           Division 5A--.2 Vegetation management

   41C.    Definitions—div 5A.2  
   41D.    Clearance from aerial lines—vegetation  
   41E.    Measuring clearances from aerial lines  

           Division 5A--.3 Electrical infrastructure management

   41F.    Definitions—div 5A.3  
   41G.    Maintenance of electrical infrastructure within network boundary  
   41H.    Maintenance of electrical infrastructure within network  
   41I.    Inspection of electrical infrastructure outside network boundary  

           Division 5A--.4 Performance of management operations

   41J.    Definitions—div 5A.4  
   41K.    Damage etc to be minimised  
   41L.    Notice to owner  
   41M.    Management operations outside network boundary—dispute  

   PART 6--OPERATING CERTIFICATES

           Division 6.1--General

   42.     Meaning of unlicensed regulated utility—pt 6  

           Division 6.2--Operating certificates—unlicensed regulated utilities

   43.     Operating certificate—application  
   44.     Operating certificate—further information  
   45.     Operating certificate—information on likely compliance costs  
   46.     Operating certificate—grant  
   47.     Operating certificate—term  
   48.     Operating certificate—general condition  
   49.     Operating certificate—revocation  

           Division 6.3--Enforcement of operating certificates

   50.     Offence—providing regulated utility service without operating certificate  
   51.     Offence—constructing regulated utility service without operating certificate  

   PART 7--NETWORK BOUNDARIES AND ISOLATED INFRASTRUCTURE

           Division 7.1--General

   52.     Definitions—pt 7  

           Division 7.2--Network boundaries

   53.     Network boundary  

           Division 7.3--Isolated infrastructure—maintenance requirements

   54.     Technical inspector's warning notice—isolated  
   55.     Technical regulator's directions—isolated infrastructure  
   56.     Offence—owner of isolated infrastructure failing to comply with technical regulator's  

   PART 8--DAMS SAFETY

           Division 8.1--General

   57.     Definitions—pt 8  

           Division 8.2--Register of dams

   58.     Dams register  
   59.     Required information for dams register  
   60.     Notice to give required information  
   61.     Offence—fail to give required information  
   62.     Technical regulator may require further information  
   63.     Offence—fail to give further information  
   64.     Requirement to report change in ownership  
   65.     Offence—fail to report change in ownership  
   66.     Requirement to update required information and further information  
   67.     Offence—fail to update required information or further information  
   68.     Owner of registrable dam may correct dams register  

           Division 8.3--Listed dams

   69.     Listing of certain dams  
   70.     Notification of listing of certain dams  

           Division 8.4--Technical codes for listed dams

   71.     Draft technical codes for listed dam—proposed by owner of listed  
   72.     Technical codes for listed dams—consultation  
   73.     Technical codes for listed dams—approval  
   74.     Technical codes for listed dams—public access  

           Division 8.5--Enforcement of technical codes for listed dam

   75.     Offence—fail to comply with technical code for listed dam  

   PART 9--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 9.1--General

   76.     Definitions—pt 9  

           Division 9.2--Technical regulator

   77.     Technical regulator  
   77A.    Delegation by technical regulator  
   78.     Technical regulator's functions  
   79.     Technical regulator may recommend conditions on licence  
   80.     Technical regulator's compliance report  

           Division 9.3--Technical inspectors

   81.     Technical inspectors—appointment  
   82.     Identity cards  
   83.     Power not to be exercised before identity card shown  

           Division 9.4--Powers of technical inspectors

   84.     Power to enter premises  
   85.     Production of identity card  
   86.     Consent to entry  
   87.     Advance consent to entry  
   88.     Warrants  
   89.     Warrants—application made other than in person  
   90.     General powers on entry to premises  
   91.     Power to seize evidence  
   92.     Receipt for things seized  
   93.     Access to things seized  
   94.     Return of things seized  

           Division 9.5--Stop notice—utility infrastructure work

   95.     Meaning of utility infrastructure work—div 9.5  
   96.     Stop notice  
   97.     Offence—fail to comply with stop notice  
   98.     Cancellation of stop notice—application  
   99.     Rectification work allowed under stop notice  

           Division 9.6--Injunctions

   100.    Injunctions to restrain offences against Act or failure to comply with  
   101.    Enforcement of injunctions  
   102.    Amendment or discharge of injunctions  
   103.    Interim injunctions—undertakings about damages  
   104.    Supreme Court—other powers not limited  

   PART 10--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   105.    What is a reviewable decision?—pt 10  
   106.    Reviewable decision notices  
   107.    Applications for review  

   PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS

   108.    Protection from civil liability  
   109.    Evidentiary certificates  
   110.    Determination of fees  
   111.    Approved forms  
   112.    Regulation-making power  
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