Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this Act,
unless the contrary intention appears —
business plan means a business plan referred to in
section 11(1);
chief executive officer means the chief executive
officer under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 of the department;
department means the department of the Public
Service principally assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;
DES office means —
(a) the
Director of Energy Safety carrying out functions as mentioned in subsection
(2);
(b)
staff appointed or made available under the Energy Coordination Act 1994 to
enable the Director of Energy Safety to perform his or her functions; and
(c)
persons engaged to assist in the performance of the functions of the Director
of Energy Safety;
Director of Energy Safety means the Director of
Energy Safety referred to in the Energy Coordination Act 1994 section 5;
document includes any tape, disc or other device
or medium on which information is recorded or stored mechanically,
photographically, electronically or otherwise;
energy industry participant means —
(a) a
holder of a generation licence as defined in the Electricity Industry Act
2004 section 3;
(b) a
holder of an integrated regional licence as defined in the
Electricity Industry Act 2004 section 3 that authorises the holder to operate
generating works;
(c) a
holder of a distribution licence as defined in the Electricity Industry Act
2004 section 3;
(d) a
holder of a transmission licence as defined in the Electricity Industry Act
2004 section 3;
(e) a
holder of a distribution licence as defined in the Energy Coordination Act
1994 section 3;
(f) a
person exempted under the Electricity Industry Act 2004 or the
Energy Coordination Act 1994 from the requirement to hold a licence referred
to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e);
(g) a
supply authority as defined in the Electricity Act 1945 section 5;
(h) a
distributor of liquefied petroleum gas; or
(i)
any other person or class of person prescribed by the
regulations as an energy industry participant for the purposes of this
definition;
energy safety activities means —
(a)
technical and safety regulation including energy efficiency regulation; and
(b)
safety and energy efficiency promotion and emergency management activities,
related to the energy industry;
Energy Safety Account means the account
established under section 26;
investigator means a person designated as an
investigator under section 29(1);
levy means a levy determined under section 14(1)
and imposed under the Energy Safety Levy Act 2006 ;
levy notice means a notice published under
section 14(1);
remuneration includes salary, allowances, fees,
emoluments and benefits (whether in money or not);
(2) In this Act a
reference to functions of the Director of Energy Safety includes any or all of
his or her functions —
(a) when
acting in his or her capacity as Director of Energy Safety; or
(b) when
acting in relation to energy safety activities in any other capacity as an
officer of the department.