Victorian Numbered Acts

ENERGY SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (VICTORIAN ENERGY SAFETY COMMISSION AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2020 (NO. 4 OF 2020) - SECT 30

After section 22 of the Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005 insert —

" Division 3A—Technical Advisory Committee

        22A     Minister must establish Technical Advisory Committee

The Minister must—

        (a)     establish a Technical Advisory Committee; and

        (b)     determine the procedure of the Committee; and

        (c)     determine the Committee's terms of reference.

        22B     Constitution of Technical Advisory Committee

The Technical Advisory Committee is to consist of the persons appointed by the Minister under section 22D.

        22C     Function of Technical Advisory Committee

    (1)     The function of the Technical Advisory Committee is to provide advice to Energy Safe Victoria as described in this section.

    (2)     Subject to subsection (3), the Technical Advisory Committee—

        (a)     may provide advice to Energy Safe Victoria on its own initiative; and

        (b)     must provide advice to Energy Safe Victoria on request.

    (3)     The Technical Advisory Committee must not provide advice on a matter that—

        (a)     does not relate to Energy Safe Victoria's functions; and

        (b)     is not within the scope of the terms of reference determined under section 22A(c).

        22D     Appointment of members of Technical Advisory Committee

    (1)     The Minister may appoint a person to be a member of the Technical Advisory Committee.

    (2)     In appointing a person, the Minister must seek to ensure that the membership of the Technical Advisory Committee includes members who are able to represent the interests of—

        (a)     the electricity industry; and

        (b)     the gas industry; and

        (c)     employees in those industries; and

        (d)     the Victorian community.

        22E     Duration of appointment as committee member

A member of the Technical Advisory Committee—

        (a)     holds office for a term, not exceeding 3 years, specified in the instrument of appointment; and

        (b)     is eligible to be reappointed.

        22F     Terms and conditions of appointment as committee member

    (1)     A member of the Technical Advisory Committee is appointed on the terms and conditions that are specified in the instrument of appointment.

    (2)     The instrument of appointment must specify—

        (a)     the remuneration and allowances of the member; and

        (b)     whether the member is appointed on a full-time or part-time basis.".

Division 3—Ministerial directions