(1) The Authority is
to review the operation of the regulatory arrangements established for Pilbara
networks under this Part —
(a) as
soon as practicable after the 5 th anniversary of the day on which the
Electricity Industry Amendment Act 2020 section 19 comes into operation; and
(b)
after that, at intervals of not more than 5 years.
(2) The purpose of the
review is to assess the extent to which the Pilbara electricity objective has
been or is being met.
(3) The Authority is,
for each review, to give the Minister a written report based on the review not
later than 12 months after the review commences.
(4) If the Authority
considers that part or all of the Pilbara electricity objective has not been
or is not being met, the report is to set out recommendations as to how the
objective can be met.
(5) Not later than 6
months after receiving the report the Minister is to —
(a)
cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament; and
(b)
prepare a response to the report and cause the response to be laid before each
House of Parliament.
(6) As soon as
practicable after the report is laid before each House of Parliament, the
Authority is to make a copy of the report publicly available on a website
maintained by or on behalf of the Authority.
[Section 120ZG inserted: No. 9 of 2020 s. 19;
amended: No. 1 of 2024 s. 18.]