New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ACT 1995 - SECT 94

94 Authorised officers

(1) A network operator or retailer may, in accordance with any guidelines in force under this section, appoint authorised officers for the purposes of this Act.

(2) An authorised officer appointed by a network operator has such of the functions of the network operator by which he or she is appointed as are specified in the authorised officer’s instrument of appointment.

(3) An authorised officer appointed by a distributor may exercise those functions only within the distribution district of the distributor by which he or she is appointed.

(3A) If a distributor does not have a distribution district, an authorised officer appointed by the distributor may exercise those functions only on land that is occupied by the distributor’s distribution system and on land on which premises connected to that distribution system are situated.

(3B) An authorised officer appointed by a retailer-

(a) has the functions of an authorised officer under this Act specified in the authorised officer’s instrument of appointment, and

(b) may exercise those functions only with respect to the premises of customers of the retailer.

(4) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, establish guidelines for the appointment of authorised officers.

(5) An order under this section takes effect on the day on which it is published in the Gazette or on such later day as is specified in the order.