South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations38—Functions and powers of system controller
(1) Pursuant to
section 31 of the Act, the functions of a system controller for a power
system operated in the National Electricity Market are limited to the
following:
(a) when
required to do so under the National Electricity (South Australia) Law or any
Act, giving appropriate directions to regulated entities that are engaged in
the operation of the power system, or contribute electricity to, or take
electricity from, the system, for the purposes of maintaining the system in,
or restoring it to, a safe and reliable state of operation;
(b)
functions or powers performed or exercised as an agent employed by, or
pursuant to a contractual arrangement with, AEMO under the National
Electricity Rules ;
(c) when
required to do so under the National Electricity Rules , under an agency or
contractual arrangement of a kind referred to in paragraph (b) or under
any other agreement—
(i)
undertaking action to protect such parts of the
transmission network as are necessary to maintain the security of the power
system;
(ii)
managing the interruption of, and coordinating the
restoration of, loads placed on the power system;
(iii)
taking specified steps to restore the power system to a
safe and reliable state of operation;
(iv)
monitoring the operation of the power system with a view
to ensuring that the system operates safely and reliably;
(v)
maintaining voltage control throughout the power system;
(vi)
shedding loads placed on the power system to the extent
necessary during emergency situations.
(2) A system
controller for a power system operated in the National Electricity Market has
all powers necessary for, or incidental to, the proper performance of the
functions set out in subregulation (1).
(3) In this
regulation—
"National Electricity Market" means the market regulated by the National
Electricity Law .