South Australian Current Regulations

ELECTRICITY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 13

13—Functions of Technical Regulator—major interruptions to electricity supply

        (1)         Pursuant to section 8(ca) of the Act, the Technical Regulator must, in relation to major interruptions to the electricity supply in the State, after taking into account the operation of subregulation (2), comply with the requirements set out in subregulation (3).

        (2)         The Technical Regulator will determine whether to act under this regulation after taking into account the significance of the interruption and, for that purpose, the Technical Regulator should have regard to—

            (a)         the actual or likely duration of any interruption; and

            (b)         the number of customers affected, or likely to be affected, by any interruption; and

            (c)         such other factors as the Technical Regulator determines to be relevant.

        (3)         The Technical Regulator must, in acting under this regulation in relation to the monitoring and investigation of major interruptions to the electricity supply in the State, advise the Minister in respect of—

            (a)         the causes or likely causes of such interruptions;

            (b)         the nature and extent of such interruptions;

            (c)         the actual and likely effects and duration of such interruptions;

            (d)         the steps taken by regulated entities and others to manage such interruptions and to restore and maintain electricity supply;

            (e)         the adequacy, appropriateness and timeliness of those steps;

            (f)         the action that should be taken by regulated entities and others to minimise the likelihood of such interruptions in the future;

            (g)         any other matter relating to such interruptions that the Technical Regulator considers appropriate.