Victorian Numbered Acts

ENERGY SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (VICTORIAN ENERGY SAFETY COMMISSION AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2020 (NO. 4 OF 2020) - SECT 31

Before Division 4 of Part 2 of the Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005 insert —

" Division 3B—Direction by the Minister

        22G     Minister may give directions to Energy Safe Victoria

    (1)     The Minister may notify Energy Safe Victoria that the Minister intends to give Energy Safe Victoria a direction under subsection (2) in respect of the exercise of its powers, or the performance of its functions, under—

        (a)     this Act; or

        (b)     the Gas Safety Act 1997 ; or

        (c)     the Electricity Safety Act 1998 ; or

        (d)     the Pipelines Act 2005 .

    (2)     At least 14 days after notifying Energy Safe Victoria of a proposed direction, the Minister may give that direction to Energy Safe Victoria.

    (3)     The Minister must not give Energy Safe Victoria a direction under subsection (2) about—

        (a)     the taking of enforcement action by Energy Safe Victoria for a contravention of—

              (i)     an Act referred to in subsection (1); or

              (ii)     regulations made under any of those Acts; or

        (b)     any decision or action of Energy Safe Victoria in respect of a particular person or product, or particular equipment.

    (4)     Energy Safe Victoria must comply with a direction under subsection (2).

        22H     Publication of directions

Energy Safe Victoria must publish on the Internet each direction given by the Minister under section 22G(2).

        22I     Directions to be summarised in annual report

Energy Safe Victoria must include in its annual report under section 45 of the Financial Management Act 1994 a summary of each direction given by the Minister under section 22G(2) in the financial year to which that annual report relates.".

Division 4—Transitional provisions