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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT REPEAL BILL 2004




                        New South Wales




Sustainable Energy Development
Repeal Bill 2004


Contents

                                                                     Page
           1   Name of Act                                               2
           2   Commencement                                              2
           3   Repeal of Sustainable Energy Development Act 1995 No 96   2
           4   Amendment of Energy Administration Act 1987 No 103        2
           5   Consequential amendment of other Acts                     2
  Schedule 1   Amendment of Energy Administration Act 1987               3
  Schedule 2   Amendment of other Acts                                   6
I certify that this PUBLIC BILL, which originated in the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
has finally passed the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL and the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of
NEW SOUTH WALES.


                                               Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
                                               Legislative Assembly,
                                               Sydney,                     , 2004




                            New South Wales




Sustainable Energy Development
Repeal Bill 2004

Act No       , 2004




An Act to repeal the Sustainable Energy Development Act 1995; to amend the
Energy Administration Act 1987 to provide for the abolition of the Sustainable
Energy Development Authority and the transfer of its staff and its assets, rights
and liabilities; and for related purposes.




I have examined this Bill, and find it to correspond in all respects with the Bill
as finally passed by both Houses.


                          Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1     Sustainable Energy Development Repeal Bill 2004




The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
 1    Name of Act
           This Act is the Sustainable Energy Development Repeal Act 2004.
 2    Commencement
           This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, on
           1 July 2004.
 3    Repeal of Sustainable Energy Development Act 1995 No 96
           The Sustainable Energy Development Act 1995 is repealed.
 4    Amendment of Energy Administration Act 1987 No 103
           The Energy Administration Act 1987 is amended as set out in
           Schedule 1.
 5    Consequential amendment of other Acts
           Each Act specified in Schedule 2 is amended as set out in that
           Schedule.




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Amendment of Energy Administration Act 1987                       Schedule 1




Schedule 1 Amendment of Energy Administration
           Act 1987
                                                                       (Section 4)

[1]   Section 3 Definitions
      Omit the definitions of Department and Director from section 3 (1).
      Insert instead:
                   Department means the Department of Energy, Utilities and
                   Sustainability.
                   Director-General means the Director-General of the
                   Department.
[2]   Sections 8 (1)-(3), 10, 25 (1) (b), 42, 43 and 45 (2) and (3)
      Omit "Director" and "Director's" wherever occurring.
       Insert instead "Director-General" and "Director-General's" respectively.
[3]   Section 54
      Insert after section 53:
       54    Savings, transitional and other provisions
                   Schedule 2 has effect.
[4]   Schedule 2
      Insert after Schedule 1:

      Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other
                 provisions
                                                                      (Section 54)


      Part 1            General
        1    Regulations
             (1)   The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or
                   transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the
                   following Acts:
                   Sustainable Energy Development Repeal Act 2004


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Schedule 1         Amendment of Energy Administration Act 1987




             (2)      Any such provision may, if the regulations so provide, take
                      effect from the date of assent to the Act concerned or a later
                      date.
             (3)      To the extent to which any such provision takes effect from a
                      date that is earlier than the date of its publication in the
                      Gazette, the provision does not operate so as:
                      (a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other
                            than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of
                            that person existing before the date of its publication, or
                      (b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State
                            or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done
                            or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.

      Part 2             Provisions consequent on enactment of
                         Sustainable Energy Development Repeal
                         Act 2004
         2   Definitions
                      In this Part:
                      repealing Act means the Sustainable Energy Development
                      Repeal Act 2004.
                      SEDA means the Sustainable Energy Development Authority
                      constituted by the Sustainable Energy Development Act 1995,
                      as in force before its repeal by the repealing Act.
         3   Abolition of SEDA
             (1)      On the commencement of the repealing Act:
                      (a) SEDA is abolished, and
                      (b) any assets, rights and liabilities of SEDA become the
                           assets, rights and liabilities of the Crown.
             (2)      In this clause:
                      assets means any legal or equitable estate or interest (whether
                      present or future and whether vested or contingent) in real or
                      personal property of any description (including money), and
                      includes securities, choses in action and documents.
                      liabilities means all liabilities, debts and obligations (whether
                      present or future and whether vested or contingent).


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Amendment of Energy Administration Act 1987                         Schedule 1




                   rights means all rights, powers, privileges and immunities
                   (whether present or future and whether vested or contingent).
        4    Executive Director of SEDA
             (1)   On the commencement of the repealing Act, the person who,
                   immediately before that commencement, held office as the
                   Executive Director of SEDA ceases to hold that office.
             (2)   A person who, under this clause, ceases to hold office is not
                   entitled to any remuneration or compensation because of the
                   loss of that office.
        5    Staff of SEDA
             (1)   On the commencement of the repealing Act, the staff of
                   SEDA are transferred to the Department.
             (2)   The transfer of such staff is taken to have been done under
                   section 87 of the Public Sector Employment and Management
                   Act 2002.
        6    Annual report of SEDA for year ending 30 June 2004
                   The annual report of SEDA for the year ending 30 June 2004
                   may be included in the annual report of the Department for
                   that year.
        7    References to SEDA
                   A reference in any other Act or in an instrument made under
                   an Act or in any document to SEDA or to the Executive
                   Director of SEDA is to be read as a reference to the Director-
                   General.




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Schedule 2      Amendment of other Acts




Schedule 2 Amendment of other Acts
                                                                         (Section 5)

2.1 Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004 No 4
[1]   Schedule 3 Amendment of Energy Administration Act 1987 No 103
      Omit Schedule 3 [7].
[2]   Schedule 3 [10] and [11]
      Omit Schedule 3 [10]. Insert instead:
      [10]   Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other provisions

             Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):
                           Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004, but only in
                           relation to the amendments made to this Act
      [11]   Schedule 2, Part 3

             Insert after Part 2:

             Part 3            Provisions consequent on
                               enactment of Electricity (Consumer
                               Safety) Act 2004
              8      Definitions
                           In this Part:
                           repeal date means the date on which the repealed Act is
                           repealed by the Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004.
                           repealed Act means the Electricity Safety Act 1945 as in
                           force immediately before its repeal by the Electricity
                           (Consumer Safety) Act 2004.
              9      Continuation of certain Regulations made under
                     repealed Act
                     (1)   The Electricity Safety (Equipment Efficiency)
                           Regulation 1999, as in force immediately before the
                           repeal date, continues in force and is taken to be a
                           regulation made under this Act.



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Amendment of other Acts                                             Schedule 2




                    (2)   The Regulation continued in force by subclause (1) may
                          be amended and repealed in the same way as any other
                          regulation made under this Act.
2.2 First State Superannuation Act 1992 No 100
      Schedule 1 Employers
      Omit "Sustainable Energy Development Authority".
2.3 Public Authorities (Financial Arrangements) Act 1987 No 33
      Section 28 Part not to apply in certain cases
      Omit section 28 (1) (c).
2.4 Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 No 152
      Schedule 2 Statutory bodies
      Omit "Sustainable Energy Development Authority".
2.5 Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 No 43
[1]   Section 133 Declared authorities to which Part applies
      Omit "Sustainable Energy Development Authority" from the Table to the
      section.
[2]   Schedule 2 Executive positions (other than non-statutory SES
      positions)
      Omit "Executive Director of the Sustainable Energy Development
      Authority" from Part 3 of the Schedule.
2.6 State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Act
    1987 No 212
      Schedule 1 Employers
      Omit "Sustainable Energy Development Authority" from Part 1.
2.7 State Authorities Superannuation Act 1987 No 211
      Schedule 1 Employers
      Omit "Sustainable Energy Development Authority" from Part 1.


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Schedule 2    Amendment of other Acts




2.8 Superannuation Act 1916 No 28
      Schedule 3 List of employers
      Omit "Sustainable Energy Development Authority" from Part 1.




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