Electricity Supply Industry Amendment Regulations 2010
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995 .
11 February 2010PETER G. UNDERWOOD
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
D. E. LLEWELLYN
Minister for Energy and Resources
These regulations may be cited as the Electricity Supply Industry Amendment Regulations 2010 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations, the Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 2008 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Regulation 4 amended (Circumstances in which licence not required)
Regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:(a) by omitting paragraph (e) from subregulation (3) and substituting the following paragraph:(e) Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd (ACN 114 161 938) for the sale of electricity distributed by the Corporation through a distribution network installed and operated by the Corporation before 1 January 2010.(b) by inserting the following subregulation after subregulation (3) :(4) A licence authorising the distribution of electricity is not required by the Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd (ACN 114 161 938) for electricity distributed by the Corporation through a distribution network installed and operated by the Corporation before 1 January 2010.
5. Regulations 10 and 11 inserted
After regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulations are inserted:10. Authorisation of electricity supply line
For section 111(3)(b) of the Act, Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd (ACN 114161938) is authorised to run an electricity supply line beyond the boundaries of property occupied by the Corporation, if the supply line as so run formed, before 1 January 2010, part of the distribution network operated by the Corporation.11. Expiry of certain regulations
Regulation 4(3)(e) , regulation 4(4) and regulation 10 expire on 31 December 2011.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 17 February 2010
These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 2008 by providing to the Tasmanian Ports Corporation temporary exemptions from the requirements under the Act that the Corporation be licensed to distribute or retail electricity.