South Australian Current Acts

ELECTRICITY ACT 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Objects
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Crown bound
   6.      Other statutory requirements not affected

   PART 2--Administration

           Division 1--Essential Services Commission

   6A.     Functions and powers of Commission

           Division 3--Technical Regulator

   7.      Technical Regulator
   8.      Functions of Technical Regulator
   9.      Delegation
   10.     Technical Regulator's power to require information
   11.     Obligation to preserve confidentiality
   14.     Annual report

           Division 4--Advisory committees

   14A.    Consumer advisory committee
   14B.    Technical advisory committee
   14C.    Other advisory committees

   PART 3--Electricity supply industry

           Division A1--Declaration as regulated industry

   14D.    Declaration as regulated industry

           Division A2--Application of provisions

   14E.    Application of provisions

           Division 1--Licensing of electricity entities

   15.     Requirement for licence
   16.     Application for licence
   17.     Consideration of application
   17A.    Licences may be held jointly
   18.     Authority conferred by licence
   19.     Term of licence
   20.     Licence fees and returns
   21.     Licence conditions
   22.     Licences authorising generation of electricity
   23.     Licences authorising operation of transmission or distribution network
   24.     Licences authorising retailing
   24A.    Licences authorising system control
   24B.    Licence conditions and national energy laws
   25.     Offence to contravene licence conditions
   27.     Variation of licence
   28.     Transfer of licence
   28A.    Consultation with consumer bodies
   28B.    Notice of licence decisions
   29.     Surrender of licence
   30.     Register of licences
   30A.    Licence is not personal property for the purposes of Commonwealth Act

           Division 2--System controller

   31.     Functions and powers of system controller
   34.     Remuneration of system controller
   35.     Obligation to preserve confidentiality

           Division 2A--Price regulation

   35A.     Price regulation by Commission
   35B.    Initial electricity pricing order

           Division 3--Standard terms and conditions for sale or supply

   36.     Standard terms and conditions for sale or supply

           Division 3AA--Special provisions relating to small customers

   36AA.   Provision for standing contract with small customers
   36AB.   Provision for default contract with small customers

           Division 3AB--Feed-in mechanisms

   36AC.   Interpretation
   36AD.   Feeding electricity into networks--requirements on holder of licence authorising retailing
   36AE.   Feeding electricity into networks--requirements on holder of licence authorising operation of distribution network

           Division 3AC--Contestable services

   36AF.   Contestable services

           Division 3A--Protection of property in infrastructure

   36A.    Electricity infrastructure does not merge with land
   36B.    Prevention of dismantling of electricity infrastructure in execution of judgment

           Division 4--Suspension or cancellation of licences

   37.     Suspension or cancellation of licences

           Division 5--Commission's powers to take over operations

   38.     Power to take over operations
   39.     Appointment of operator

   PART 4--Electricity entities' powers and duties

           Division 1--Electricity officers

   41.     Appointment of electricity officers
   42.     Conditions of appointment
   43.     Electricity officer's identity card
   44.     Production of identity card

           Division 1A--General investigative powers of electricity officers

   44A.    General investigative powers of electricity officers

           Division 2--Powers and duties relating to infrastructure

   45.     Entry on land to conduct surveys etc
   46.     Acquisition of land
   47.     Power to carry out work on public land
   48.     Entry for purposes related to infrastructure
   48A.    Easements and access to infrastructure for data transmission and telecommunications

           Division 3--Powers relating to installations

   49.     Entry to inspect etc electrical installations
   50.     Entry to read meters etc
   51.     Entry to disconnect supply
   52.     Disconnection of supply if entry refused

           Division 4--Powers and duties in emergencies

   53.     Electricity entity may cut off electricity supply to avert danger
   54.     Emergency legislation not affected

   PART 5--Clearance of vegetation from powerlines

           Division 1--Duties and powers in relation to vegetation clearance

   55.     Duties in relation to vegetation clearance
   55AA.   Powers of electricity entity in relation to vegetation clearance

           Division 2--Vegetation clearance schemes in prescribed areas

              Subdivision 1--Content and nature of schemes

   55A.    Vegetation clearance schemes

              Subdivision 2--Disputes about schemes

   55B.    Vegetation clearance scheme dispute
   55C.    Circumstances in which Technical Regulator not obliged to determine dispute
   55D.    Determinations
   55E.    Principles to be taken into account
   55F.    Conduct of proceedings
   55G.    Giving of relevant documents to Technical Regulator
   55H.    Power to obtain information and documents
   55I.    Confidentiality of information
   55J.    Termination of proceedings for determination
   55K.    Procedure for giving determination
   55L.    Costs

              Subdivision 3--Enforcement of schemes

   55M.    Enforcement as contract

              Subdivision 4--Resolution of disputes under schemes

   55N.    Resolution of dispute by intervention of Technical Regulator

           Division 3--Miscellaneous

   56.     Role of councils in relation to vegetation clearance not within prescribed areas
   57.     Power to enter for vegetation clearance purposes
   58.     Regulations in respect of vegetation clearance

   PART 5A--Undergrounding of powerlines

   58A.    Program for undergrounding of powerlines

   PART 6--Safety and technical issues

   59.     Requirements relating to electrical installation connection and meter installation
   60.     Responsibility of owner or operator of infrastructure or installation
   60A.    Responsibility to ensure correct polarity and phase relationship
   60B.    Safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management plans
   61.     Electrical installation work
   61A.    Unsafe installation of electrical equipment
   61B.    Design of electrical installations
   62.     Power to require rectification etc in relation to infrastructure, installations or equipment
   62A.    Public warning statements
   62B.    Immunity from liability
   63.     Reporting of accidents etc

   PART 6A--Regulation of NERL retailers

   63AA.   Application of Part
   63AB.   Compliance with certain code provisions under Essential Services Commission Act 2002 and requirements of regulations
   63AC.    Participation in ombudsman scheme
   63AD.   Compliance with customer concessions scheme and performance of community service obligations
   63AE.   NERL retailers annual administration fee

   PART 7--Enforcement

           Division A1--Warning notices and assurances

   63A.    Warning notices
   63B.    Assurances
   63BA.   Register of warning notices and assurances
   63BB.   Offence to act contrary to assurance
   63BC.   Enforcement orders in relation to assurances

           Division A2--Injunctions

   63C.    Injunctions

           Division A3--Enforcement notices

   63D.    Enforcement notices

           Division 1--Appointment of authorised officers

   64.     Appointment of authorised officers
   65.     Conditions of appointment
   66.     Authorised officer's identity card
   67.     Production of identity card

           Division 2--Authorised officers' powers

   68.     Power of entry
   69.     General investigative powers of authorised officers
   70.     Disconnection of electricity supply
   71.     Power to require disconnection of cathodic protection system
   72.     Power to make infrastructure, installation or equipment safe
   73.     Power to require information or documents

           Division 3--Related matters

   74.     Self-incrimination

   PART 8--Reviews

   75.     Review of decisions by Commission or Technical Regulator
   76.     Review by Tribunal
   77.     Minister's power to intervene

   PART 9--Miscellaneous

   80.     Power of exemption
   80A.    Register of exemptions
   81.     Obligation to comply with conditions of exemption
   81A.    Delegation by Minister
   82.     Application and issue of warrant
   83.     Urgent situations
   84.     Unlawful interference with electricity infrastructure or electrical installation
   85.     Unlawful taking of electricity, interference with meters or positioning of lines
   86.     Erection of buildings in proximity to powerline
   87.     Notice of work that may affect electricity infrastructure
   88.     Impersonation of officials etc
   89.     Obstruction
   90.     False or misleading information
   91.     Statutory declarations
   91A.    Protection from liability
   91B.    Offences
   92.     General defence
   93.     Offences by bodies corporate
   93A.    Imputing conduct to bodies corporate
   94.     Continuing offence
   94A.    Order for payment of profit from contravention
   94B.    Energy productivity shortfalls
   96.     Evidence
   97.     Service
   98.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 2--Transitional provisions
           Legislative history