Western Australian Current Regulations

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY (NETWORK QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY) CODE 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used

   PART 2 -- Quality and reliability standards

           Division 1 -- Quality standards  

   4.      Term used: compatibility levels  
   5.      Obligation to observe standards  
   6.      Voltage fluctuations  
   7.      Harmonics  
   8.      Duty to disconnect if damage may result

           Division 2 -- Standards for the interruption of supply to individual customers  

   9.      General standard of reliability  
   10.     Duty to reduce effect of interruption  
   11.     Planned interruptions  
   11A.    Interruptions to restore supply from network  
   12.     Significant interruptions to small use customers

           Division 3 -- Standards for the duration of interruption of supply in particular areas  

   13.     Standards prescribed for particular areas

           Division 3A -- Temporary reliability standards for supply to particular areas  

   13A.    Temporary reliability standards for Eastern Goldfields and North Country  
   13B.    Temporary reliability standards for supply to Eastern Goldfields  
   13C.    Temporary reliability standards for supply to North Country

           Division 4 -- Variation of obligations under this Part  

   14.     Alternative provision may be made by Minister on application  
   15.     Provisions may be excluded or modified by agreement

   PART 3 -- Payments for failure to meet certain standards  

   16.     Terms used  
   17.     Interruptions to which this Part does not apply  
   18.     Payment for failure to give required notice of planned interruption  
   19.     Payment for supply interruptions exceeding 12 hours  
   20.     Only one application for each premises  
   21.     Information to be provided  
   22.     Alternative methods of payment

   PART 4 -- Duties incidental to the prescribed standards

           Division 1 -- Monitoring, record keeping and investigation  

   23.     Monitoring and record keeping  
   24.     Quality investigations

           Division 2 -- Complaints  

   25.     Information to be given to small use customers

           Division 3 -- Performance reporting  

   25A.    Term used: reporting period  
   26.     Audit and report on monitoring systems  
   26A.    Authority may give notice regarding reporting period  
   27.     Publication of information about performance  
   28.     Reports not needed if there were no small use customers  
   29.     Transitional provisions for Part 4 Division 3
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Information to be published