Electricity Supply Industry Amendment Regulations 2025
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 .
22 September 2025B. BAKER
Governor
By Her Excellency's Command,
NICHOLAS DUIGAN
Minister for Energy and Renewables
These regulations may be cited as the Electricity Supply Industry Amendment Regulations 2025 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations, the Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 2018 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Regulation 9A inserted
After regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted in Part 2:9A. Authorised electricity supply line
For the purposes of section 111(3)(b) of the Act, an electricity supply line that –is an authorised electricity supply line.(a) is installed for the purpose of connecting property occupied by a person to a connection point of a distribution network that is on public land; and(b) is installed underground beyond the boundaries of the property specified in paragraph (a) ; and(c) does not supply electricity to any property other than the property specified in paragraph (a) –
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 1 October 2025
These regulations are administered in the Department of State Growth.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 2018 by authorising certain underground electricity supply lines.