South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT (GAS AND ELECTRICITY) ACT 2003 (NO 9 OF 2003)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Amendment provisions

   PART 2--Amendment of Gas Act 1997

   4.      Amendment of section 4--Interpretation
   5.      Insertion of Division A1 of Part 2

           Division A1--Essential Services Commission

   6.      Amendment of section 7--Technical Regulator
   7.      Amendment of section 8--Functions of Technical Regulator
   8.      Amendment of section 10--Technical Regulator's power to require information
   9.      Amendment of section 11--Obligation to preserve confidentiality
   10.     Repeal of sections 12 and 13
   11.     Substitution of Division 2 of Part 2

           Division 2--Advisory committees

   12.     Insertion of Division A1 of Part 3

           Division A1--Declaration as regulated industry

   13.     Amendment of section 19--Requirement for licence
   14.     Amendment of section 20--Application for licence
   15.     Amendment of section 21--Consideration of application
   16.     Insertion of section 21A
   17.     Substitution of section 23
   18.     Amendment of section 24--Licence fees and returns
   19.     Substitution of sections 25 and 26
   20.     Amendment of section 27--Offence to contravene licence conditions
   21.     Repeal of section 28
   22.     Amendment of section 29--Variation of licence
   23.     Amendment of section 30--Transfer of licence
   24.     Insertion of sections 30A and 30B
   25.     Amendment of section 31--Surrender of licence
   26.     Amendment of section 32--Register of licences
   27.     Substitution of Part 3 Division 2

           Division 2--Price regulation

   28.      Amendment of section 34--Standard terms and conditions for retailing of gas
   29.     Insertion of Part 3 Divisions 3A and 3B

           Division 3A--Standing contracts and default contracts

           Division 3B--Retailer of last resort scheme

   30.     Amendment of section 37--Temporary gas rationing
   31.     Amendment of section 37A--Minister's power to require information
   32.     Amendment of section 38--Suspension or cancellation of licences
   33.     Amendment of heading to Part 3 Division 7
   34.     Amendment of section 39--Power to take over operations
   35.     Amendment of section 40--Appointment of operator
   36.     Repeal of Part 3 Division 8
   37.     Amendment of section 42--Appointment of gas officers
   38.     Amendment of section 44--Gas officer's identity card
   39.     Amendment of section 47--Power to carry out work on public land
   40.     Amendment of section 55--Responsibility of owner or operator of infrastructure or installation
   41.     Amendment of section 57--Power to require rectification, etc, in relation to infrastructure or installations
   42.     Insertion of section 57A
   43.     Amendment of section 61--Prohibition of sale or use of unsafe gas appliances or components
   44.     Insertion of Part 6 Divisions A1 and A2

           Division A1--Warning notices and assurances

           Division A2--Injunctions

   45.     Amendment of section 62--Appointment of authorised officers
   46.     Amendment of section 63--Conditions of appointment
   47.     Amendment of section 64--Authorised officer's identity card
   48.     Amendment of section 67--General investigative powers of authorised officers
   49.     Amendment of section 68--Disconnection of gas supply
   50.     Amendment of section 69--Power to make infrastructure or installation safe
   51.     Amendment of section 70--Power to require information
   52.     Substitution of Part 7

   PART 7--Reviews and appeals

   53.     Substitution of section 77
   54.     Amendment of section 78--Obligation to comply with conditions of exemption
   55.     Insertion of sections 78A and 78B
   56.     Amendment of section 86--False or misleading information
   57.     Amendment of section 87--Statutory declarations
   58.     Amendment of section 90--Continuing offences
   59.     Substitution of section 91
   60.     Amendment of section 92--Immunity from personal liability
   61.     Amendment of section 93--Evidence
   62.     Amendment of section 94--Service
   63.     Amendment of section 95--Regulations
   64.     Insertion of Schedules 2 and 3

   PART 3--Amendment of Gas Pipelines Access (South Australia) Act 1997

   65.     Amendment of section 9--Interpretation of some expressions in the Gas Pipelines Access (South Australia) Law and Regulations
   66.     Amendment of section 17--Functions and powers conferred on South Australian Minister, Regulator and appeals body
   67.     Repeal of section 29
   68.     Amendment of section 30--Functions and powers
   69.     Amendment of section 31--Independence of local Regulator
   70.     Substitution of sections 32 to 39
   71.     Amendment of section 40--Annual report
   72.     Amendment of section 41--Immunity
   73.     Substitution of sections 42 to 46

   PART 4--Amendment of Electricity Act 1996

   74.     Amendment of section 36--Standard terms and conditions for sale or supply

   PART 5--Amendment of Local Government Act 1999

   75.     Amendment of section 217--Power to order owner of infrastructure on road to carry out specified maintenance or repair work

   PART 6--Transitional provisions

   76.     Provisions relating to Technical Regulator and ESC under Gas Act
   77.     Provisions relating to SAIPAR and ESC under Gas Pipelines Access (South Australia) Act
   78.     Acts Interpretation Act