Western Australian Current Acts

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2004 - SECT 59Z

59Z .         Public consultation on issue, amendment or replacement of AES code of practice

        (1)         The Minister must ensure that public consultation is carried out in accordance with the regulations before the Minister exercises the power to —

            (a)         issue the AES code of practice; or

            (b)         amend the AES code of practice; or

            (c)         repeal and replace the AES code of practice.

        (2)         Subsection (1) does not apply to an amendment to the AES code of practice if the Minister is satisfied that the amendment is of a minor nature.

        (3)         Despite subsection (1), the public consultation before the issue of the initial AES code of practice may be carried out in the manner determined by the Minister.

        [Section 59Z inserted: No. 10 of 2024 s. 14.]