Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

ELECTRICITY (GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS) ACT 2004 (REPEALED) - SECT 50

    (1)     The regulator has the following functions:

        (a)     to make determinations under section 13;

        (b)     to assess and determine, in accordance with this Act, the greenhouse gas benchmark for a benchmark participant and whether or not the benchmark has been complied with;

Note     A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including a regulation (see Legislation Act

, s 104).

        (c)     to assess and decide, in accordance with this Act, the greenhouse shortfall and any liability for greenhouse penalty payable by a benchmark participant;

        (d)     to conduct audits, or require the conduct of audits, for this Act;

        (e)     to monitor, and report to the Minister on, the extent to which retail suppliers comply, or fail to comply, with their greenhouse gas benchmarks and this Act;

        (f)     any other functions given to the regulator under this Act.

    (2)     The Minister must give the regulator any information the Minister has that is requested by the regulator in relation to compliance by benchmark participants with this Act.

    (3)     The regulator may delegate its functions under this Act to—

        (a)     a member of staff of the regulator; or

        (b)     anyone else approved by the Minister.

Note     For the making of delegations and the exercise of delegated functions, see the Legislation Act

, pt 19.4.

    (4)     An approval is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

.

    (5)     The regulator, and anyone acting under the direction of the regulator, is not liable in a civil proceeding for anything done or omitted to be done honestly by the regulator in the exercise or purported exercise of a function under this Act.