Western Australian Current Regulations

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY (OBLIGATION TO CONNECT) REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 12

12 .         Notice of proposed decommissioning

        (1)         A distributor that proposes to decommission a distribution system or a part of a distribution system must notify —

            (a)         the owner of each premises attached to the distribution system or part; and

            (b)         the owner of each premises in relation to which the requirement in regulation 5(1)(a) is satisfied in relation to the distribution system or part.

        (2)         The distributor must comply with subregulation (1) before decommissioning the distribution system or part, but a failure to do so does not prevent the decommissioning of the distribution system or part.

        (3)         If a distributor does not comply with subregulation (1) in relation to premises before the day on which the distribution system or part is decommissioned, the distributor is, for the purposes of this Part, taken to have notified the owner of the premises on the day on which the distribution system or part is decommissioned.

        (4)         A distributor that has complied with subregulation (1) in relation to premises, need not comply with the obligation again in relation to the premises and the proposal.

        Example for this subregulation:

                There is a new owner of the premises after notification but before decommissioning occurs.

        [Regulation 12 inserted: SL 2021/185 r. 13.]