New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ACT 1995 - SECT 77

77 Regulatory functions of Tribunal

(1) The regulatory functions of the Tribunal under this Act (including under the regulations) are--

(a) the function of making recommendations under subsection (2), and

(a1) the functions relating to electricity safety conferred by Part 5D, and

(b) the function of monitoring and reporting under section 87, and

(c) the function of imposing monetary penalties, or requiring other action to be taken, under clause 8A of Schedule 2, and

(d) such other functions of the Tribunal under this Act (including under the regulations) as are specified by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

(2) The Tribunal has the function of making recommendations to the Minister for or with respect to--

(a) the granting, variation, transfer or cancellation of a licence, and

(b) the imposition, variation or cancellation of conditions in relation to a licence, and

(c) action to be taken, and sanctions to be applied, in respect of a contravention of the conditions of a licence, and

(d) any remedial action that may be warranted as a result of a contravention of the conditions of a licence.

(3) Part 4B of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992 applies in relation to the Tribunal's regulatory functions under this Act.

(4) The Tribunal may establish one or more committees to assist the Tribunal in the exercise of its regulatory functions, and the following provisions apply in respect of such a committee--

(a) a committee may consist of members of the Tribunal, officers of the Tribunal or other persons,

(b) section 26 (Personal liability) of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992 extends to a member of a committee as if the member were acting under the direction of the Tribunal.

(5) The Tribunal may delegate any regulatory function of the Tribunal to--

(a) any member or officer of the Tribunal, or

(b) any committee of the Tribunal but only if at least one member of the committee is a member of the Tribunal and despite section 10 (Delegation of Tribunal's functions) of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992 .