South Australia
Electricity Act 1996
An Act to regulate the electricity supply industry; to make provision for safety and technical standards for electrical installations; and for other purposes.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1Short title
3Objects
4Interpretation
5Crown bound
6Other statutory requirements not affected
Part 2—Administration
Division 1—Essential Services Commission
6AFunctions and powers of Commission
Division 3—Technical Regulator
7Technical Regulator
8Functions of Technical Regulator
9Delegation
10Technical Regulator's power to require information
11Obligation to preserve confidentiality
14Annual report
Division 4—Advisory committees
14AConsumer advisory committee
14BTechnical advisory committee
14COther advisory committees
Part 3—Electricity supply industry
Division A1—Declaration as regulated industry
14DDeclaration as regulated industry
Division A2—Application of provisions
14EApplication of provisions
Division 1—Licensing of electricity entities
15Requirement for licence
16Application for licence
17Consideration of application
17ALicences may be held jointly
18Authority conferred by licence
19Term of licence
20Licence fees and returns
21Licence conditions
22Licences authorising generation of electricity
23Licences authorising operation of transmission or distribution network
24Licences authorising retailing
24ALicences authorising system control
24BLicence conditions and national energy laws
25Offence to contravene licence conditions
27Variation of licence
28Transfer of licence
28AConsultation with consumer bodies
28BNotice of licence decisions
29Surrender of licence
30Register of licences
30ALicence is not personal property for the purposes of Commonwealth Act
Division 2—System controller
31Functions and powers of system controller
34Remuneration of system controller
35Obligation to preserve confidentiality
Division 2A—Price regulation
35APrice regulation by Commission
35BInitial electricity pricing order
Division 3—Standard terms and conditions for sale or supply
36Standard terms and conditions for sale or supply
Division 3AA—Special provisions relating to small customers
36AAProvision for standing contract with small customers
36ABProvision for default contract with small customers
Division 3AB—Feed‑in mechanisms
36ACInterpretation
36ADFeeding electricity into networks—requirements on holder of licence authorising retailing
36AEFeeding electricity into networks—requirements on holder of licence authorising operation of distribution network
Division 3AC—Contestable services
36AFContestable services
Division 3A—Protection of property in infrastructure
36AElectricity infrastructure does not merge with land
36BPrevention of dismantling of electricity infrastructure in execution of judgment
Division 4—Suspension or cancellation of licences
37Suspension or cancellation of licences
Division 5—Commission's powers to take over operations
38Power to take over operations
39Appointment of operator
Part 4—Electricity entities' powers and duties
Division 1—Electricity officers
41Appointment of electricity officers
42Conditions of appointment
43Electricity officer's identity card
44Production of identity card
Division 1A—General investigative powers of electricity officers
44AGeneral investigative powers of electricity officers
Division 2—Powers and duties relating to infrastructure
45Entry on land to conduct surveys etc
46Acquisition of land
47Power to carry out work on public land
48Entry for purposes related to infrastructure
48AEasements and access to infrastructure for data transmission and telecommunications
Division 3—Powers relating to installations
49Entry to inspect etc electrical installations
50Entry to read meters etc
51Entry to disconnect supply
52Disconnection of supply if entry refused
Division 4—Powers and duties in emergencies
53Electricity entity may cut off electricity supply to avert danger
54Emergency legislation not affected
Part 5—Clearance of vegetation from powerlines
Division 1—Duties and powers in relation to vegetation clearance
55Duties in relation to vegetation clearance
55AAPowers of electricity entity in relation to…