South Australian Numbered Acts

NATIONAL ELECTRICITY (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) (NATIONAL ELECTRICITY LAW--MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO 53 OF 2007) - SECT 29

29—Amendment of the NEL—New sections 35 and 36 substituted

NEL, sections 35 and 36—delete the sections and substitute:

35—Rules relating to MCE or Ministers of participating jurisdictions require MCE consent

The AEMC must not, without the consent of the MCE, make a Rule that confers a right or function, or imposes an obligation, on the MCE or a Minister of a participating jurisdiction.

Note—

The term "function" is defined in clause 10 of Schedule 2 to this Law to include "duty".

36—AEMC must not make Rules that create criminal offences or impose civil penalties for breaches

The AEMC must not make a Rule that—

            (a)         creates an offence for a breach of a provision of the Rules; or

            (b)         provides for a criminal penalty or civil penalty for a breach of a provision of the Rules.