Victorian Current Acts

ESSENTIAL SERVICES COMMISSION ACT 2001 - SECT 56

VCAT may—

        (a)     on an application under section 55(1)(a)—

              (i)     affirm the decision of the Commission; or

S. 56(a)(ii) amended by No. 41/2021 s. 28(1).

              (ii)     cancel the information gathering notice; or

S. 56(a)(iii) amended by No. 41/2021 s. 28(1).

              (iii)     vary the information gathering notice; or

S. 56(a)(iv) amended by No. 41/2021 s. 28(1).

              (iv)     set aside the information gathering notice and remit it to the Commission for amendment of the information gathering notice in accordance with the decision and recommendations (if any) of VCAT; and

S. 56(ab) inserted by No. 41/2021 s. 28(2).

        (ab)     on an application under section 55(1)(ab)—

              (i)     affirm the decision of the Commission; or

              (ii)     cancel the compliance notice; or

              (iii)     vary the compliance notice; and

        (b)     on an application under section 55(1)(b)—

              (i)     affirm the decision of the Commission; or

              (ii)     set aside the decision of the Commission and substitute a new decision for it which—

    (A)     prohibits disclosure by the Commission of the information or document that is the subject of the application; or

    (B)     restricts the intended disclosure by the Commission of the information or document that is the subject of the application within the limits specified by VCAT; and

        (c)     on an application under section 55(1)(c) on the ground specified in section 55(2)(c)(i)—

              (i)     determine whether or not there has been bias; and

              (ii)     if it determines that there has been bias, set aside the determination of the Commission and remit it to the Commission for amendment of the determination in accordance with the decision and recommendations (if any) of VCAT; and

        (d)     on an application under section 55(1)(c) on the ground specified in section 55(2)(c)(ii)—

              (i)     affirm the determination of the Commission; or

              (ii)     vary the determination of the Commission in order to correct the error; or

              (iii)     set aside the determination of the Commission and remit it to the Commission for amendment of the determination in accordance with the decision and recommendations (if any) of VCAT; and

        (e)     on an application under section 55(1)(d)—

              (i)     affirm the decision of the Commission; or

              (ii)     vary the decision of the Commission; or

              (iii)     set aside the decision of the Commission and remit it to the Commission for amendment of the decision and the final published report which contains the decision in accordance with the decision and recommendations (if any) of VCAT; and

        (f)     on an application under section 55(1)(e)—

              (i)     affirm the Commission port Pricing Order decision; or

              (ii)     vary the Commission port Pricing Order decision; or

              (iii)     set aside the Commission port Pricing Order decision and remit it to the Commission for amendment of the decision in accordance with the decision and recommendations (if any) of VCAT; and

        (g)     on an application under section 55(1)(f)—

              (i)     affirm the decision of the Commission under section 69 of the Delivering Victorian Infrastructure (Port of Melbourne Lease Transaction) Act 2016 ; or

              (ii)     vary the decision; or

              (iii)     set aside the decision and remit it to the Commission for amendment of the decision in accordance with the decision and recommendations (if any) of VCAT; and

        (h)     on an application under section 55(1)(g)—

              (i)     affirm the determination of the Commission under section 49ZA of the Port Management Act 1995 ; or

              (ii)     vary the determination; or

              (iii)     set aside the determination and remit it to the Commission for amendment of the determination in accordance with the decision and recommendations (if any) of VCAT.

S. 56A inserted by No. 21/2019 s. 9.