Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this Act,
unless the context otherwise requires —
AES registration holder means a registration
holder as defined in the Electricity Industry Act 2004 section 3(1);
alternative electricity service has the meaning
given in the Electricity Industry Act 2004 section 3(1);
apparatus means any apparatus, equipment, plant,
or appliance in which electricity is capable of being, or is, or is intended
to be transmitted, distributed, used, consumed or converted and includes any
meter, fitting, or connection;
consumer means any person to whom electricity is
supplied;
Coordinator means the Coordinator of Energy
referred to in section 4 of the Energy Coordination Act 1994 ;
Director means the Director of Energy Safety
referred to in section 5 of the Energy Coordination Act 1994 ;
distribution licensee means the holder of —
(a) a
distribution licence under the Electricity Industry Act 2004 ; or
(b) an
integrated regional licence under the Electricity Industry Act 2004 that
authorises the holder to operate a distribution system as defined in section 3
of that Act;
distribution works means any works, including
lines, poles, switches, and transformers and all apparatus and other equipment
or plant used in conjunction therewith, and any part thereof, utilized or
capable of being or intended to be utilized for the purpose of distributing
electricity to consumers either direct from any generating station or from any
transmission works;
electric fitting includes any apparatus and any
means of connection therefor;
exempt AES provider means a person who is
authorised under the Electricity Industry Act 2004 to provide an alternative
electricity service without holding a registration under that Act;
exempt operator means a person who —
(a)
operates transmission works or distribution works; and
(b)
would be required under section 7 of the Electricity Industry Act 2004 to be
the holder of a transmission licence, distribution licence or integrated
regional licence in respect of the operation of those works but for an order
issued by the Governor under section 8(1) of that Act;
generating station means any generating works,
including the site on which the same are situated, and all buildings and
appurtenances belonging thereto;
generating works means any apparatus or other
equipment or plant utilized or capable of being or intended to be utilized for
the purpose of generating electricity;
inspector means a person designated as an
inspector under section 12 of the Energy Coordination Act 1994 ;
installation includes all wiring, wiring
enclosures, switch gear, control and protective gear, appliances, and other
components permanently connected to or associated with the wiring, on premises
to which electricity is or is intended to be supplied through distribution
works, and where electricity is supplied from a private generating plant
includes that plant;
land includes any legal or equitable estate,
right, title, easement, privilege, or other interest in, over, under,
affecting, or in connection with, such land;
Minister has a meaning that is modified by
subsections (2) and (3);
network operator means a person who —
(a)
operates transmission works and is a transmission licensee; or
(b)
operates distribution works and is a distribution licensee; or
(c) is
an exempt operator; or
(d) is
in a class of AES registration holders prescribed by regulation; or
(e) is
in a class of exempt AES providers prescribed by regulation;
premises means any land, street, structure, or
other place, and may include a vehicle or other thing in or in connection with
which electricity is or is to be supplied;
public authority means any authority controlling
any service such as roads, bridges, water supply, sewerage or drainage and any
service or utility for the benefit of the public;
service apparatus means any works, apparatus or
system which is or is capable of being or is intended to be used for the
purpose of conveying, measuring, or controlling electricity supplied from any
distribution works to the position on any premises at which delivery of the
electricity is, is capable of being, or is intended to be, made to the
consumer, and includes any part of the service apparatus, and any other
equipment or plant used in conjunction therewith, whether or not the property
of a supply authority or network operator;
street includes any highway, road, thorough fare,
lane, alley, square, court, or place of public passage;
supply authority means an entity that, immediately
before the coming into operation of section 5 of the Electricity Legislation
Amendment Act 2004 , was a supply authority as defined in this section;
transmission licensee means the holder of —
(a) a
transmission licence under the Electricity Industry Act 2004 ; or
(b) an
integrated regional licence under the Electricity Industry Act 2004 that
authorises the holder to operate a transmission system as defined in section 3
of that Act;
transmission works means any main line, and all
poles, switches, transformers and apparatus pertaining thereto, which is or is
capable of being or is intended to be used for the purpose of conveying
electricity from a generating station to any distribution works.
(2) A reference in a
provision of this Act to the Minister is a reference to —
(a) if,
for the time being, different Ministers administer the provision in respect of
different matters — the Minister administering the provision in respect
of the matter in respect of which the provision is being applied; or
(b) if
paragraph (a) does not apply — the Minister administering the provision.
(3) A reference in a
regulation made under section 32 to the Minister is a reference to —
(a) if,
for the time being, different Ministers administer section 32 in respect of
different matters — the Minister administering section 32 in respect of
the matter in respect of which the regulation is being applied; or
(b) if
paragraph (a) does not apply — the Minister administering section 32.
(4) Subsections (2)
and (3) do not limit the operation of section 12 of the
Interpretation Act 1984 .
[Section 5 inserted: No. 86 of 1979 s. 5; amended:
No. 89 of 1994 s. 67; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 63 of 1996 s. 14; No. 24 of
2000 s. 14(13); No. 33 of 2004 s. 5; No. 18 of 2005 s. 139; No. 28 of 2006 s.
164; No. 10 of 2024 s. 25.]