South Australian Current Regulations

ELECTRICITY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 14

14—Function associated with use of emergency powers

        (1)         A responsible officer is to fulfil obligations under a protocol agreed by the jurisdictions participating in the National Electricity Market (ie the market regulated by the National Electricity Law ) relating to the use of emergency powers that may affect the operation of that market.

        (2)         Without limiting subregulation (1), a responsible officer may assume operational responsibility for managing power system emergencies under any relevant plan established or adopted by AEMO.

        (3)         In this regulation—

"the Department" means the administrative unit of the Public Service that is, under the Minister, responsible for the administration of the Act;

"responsible officer" means an officer within the Department nominated by the Minister to be a responsible officer for the purposes of this regulation.