Western Australian Current Regulations

ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION REGULATIONS 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- General  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  
   4.      Interpretation  
   5.      Electricity distribution system prescribed (Act s. 89(1))  
           6. Restricted application of regulations

   PART 2 -- Access  

   7.      Access procedure  
   8.      Access application  
   9.      Provision and use of information in respect of access application  
   10.     Preliminary assessment  
   11.     Access offer  
   12.     Capital contributions  
   13.     First come first served  
   14.     Confidentiality  
   15.     Distribution access agreements  
   16.     Cost of processing access applications  
   18.     Metering

   PART 3 -- Pricing methods, prices and charges  

   19.     Pricing methods and prices  
   20.     Charges

   PART 4 -- Balancing  

   20A.    Application of Part modified for wholesale electricity market  
   21.     Standby arrangements  
   22.     Loss factors  
   23.     Terms used  
   24.     Balancing  
   25.     Excess standby generation charge  
   26.     Excess network usage charge  
   27.     Other consequences of being out of balance

   PART 5 -- Technical regulation  

   28.      Distribution Technical Code  
   29.     Network planning criteria  
   29A.    Distribution Technical Code, network planning criteria and distribution price schedule may form one or more documents  
   30.     Good electricity industry practice  
   31.     Interruption and curtailment powers  
   32.     Safety and security of system  
   33.     Maintenance  
   34.     Electricity generation and load forecast information

   PART 6 -- Access terms  

   35.     Reasonable endeavours  
   36.     Force majeure and interruption  
   37.     Effect of access to capacity  
   38.     Minimum term and renewal  
   39.     Contract maximum demand and declared sent‑out capacity  
   40.     Commencement date

   PART 7 -- Enforcement, liability and insurance  

   41.     Enforcement  
   42.     Liability, insurance and indemnity

   PART 8 -- Other matters  

   43.     Ancillary services  
   44.     Prudential requirements  
   45.     Title to electricity  
   46.     Assignment of distribution access agreements  
   47.     Essential terms  
   48.     Representations and warranties  
   49.     Payment arrangements  
   50.     Controllers

   PART 9 -- Committed capacity and transitional provisions  

   51.     Terms used  
   52.     Regional Power Corporation’s existing capacity  
   53.     Existing agreements  
   54.     EGRC Retail, RPC Retail and non-eligible premises
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Access application flow chart
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Access information
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Terms of an access offer
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Loss factor formula
           Compilation table