Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A person must not
provide an alternative electricity service to a customer unless the person is
registered under this Part to provide that alternative electricity service.
Penalty for this subsection:
(a) a
fine of $100 000;
(b) a
daily penalty of a fine of $5 000 for each day or part of a day during which
the offence continues.
(2) The regulations
may exempt the following from the requirement under subsection (1) to be
registered to provide an alternative electricity service —
(a) the
holder of a specified class of licence under Part 2;
(b) the
holder of an existing registration for another specified alternative
electricity service;
(c) any
other person prescribed by the regulations.
(3) A regulation under
subsection (2) may provide for circumstances in which, and conditions subject
to which, an exemption is to apply.
(4) If the holder of a
licence is exempted under the regulations under subsection (2)(a) from the
requirement to be registered to provide an alternative electricity service,
the Authority may determine terms and conditions under section 11(1) to apply
to the licence in relation to the provision of the alternative electricity
service to which the exemption applies.
(5) If the holder of a
registration for an alternative electricity service is exempted under the
regulations under subsection (2)(b) from the requirement to be registered to
provide another alternative electricity service, the Authority may determine
terms and conditions under section 59O(3) to apply to the registration in
relation to the provision of the alternative electricity service to which the
exemption applies.
[Section 59D inserted: No. 10 of 2024 s. 14.]