Western Australian Current Acts

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2004 - SECT 54B

54B .         Enforcement of obligation in section 54A(2)

        (1)         If, in the opinion of the Authority, a corporation fails to comply with the obligation in section 54A(2), the Authority may, subject to subsection (2), do one or more of the following —

            (a)         serve a letter of reprimand on the corporation; or

            (b)         order the corporation to pay a monetary penalty fixed by the Authority but not exceeding $100 000.

        (2)         The Authority is not to take action under subsection (1)(b) unless the Authority has —

            (a)         notified the corporation of the proposed action and the reasons for it; and

            (b)         given the corporation a reasonable opportunity to make submissions on the matter.

        (3)         The Authority may recover a penalty imposed under subsection (1)(b) in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due by the corporation to the State.

        [Section 54B inserted: No. 18 of 2005 s. 139.]

[ 55, 56.         Deleted: No. 18 of 2005 s. 139.]