Electricity Industry (Amendment) Act 2002 (Vic)

Electricity Industry (Amendment) Act 2002

Act No. 10/2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page

1.	Purpose	1
2.	Commencement	1
3.	New section 23A inserted	2
23A.	Condition relating to greenhouse gas emissions	2

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Victoria

No. 10 of 2002

Electricity Industry (Amendment) Act

2002†

[Assented to 23 April 2002]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:

1. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to amend the Electricity Industry Act 2000 to require holders of licences to sell electricity to disclose information about greenhouse gas emissions to consumers.

2. Commencement

(1) This Act comes into operation on a day to be

proclaimed.

Electricity Industry (Amendment) Act 2002

Act No. 10/2002 s. 3

(2) If this Act does not come into operation before

31 December 2002, it comes into operation on that

day.

3. New section 23A inserted

See:

After section 23 of the Electricity Industry Act	Act No.
2000 insert—	68/2000 and
"23A. Condition relating to greenhouse gas	amending Act Nos

emissions	13/2001, 32/2001,
(1) A licence to sell electricity is deemed to	44/2001,
include a condition requiring the licensee to	62/2001 and
85/2001.
include in each bill issued to a customer for	LawToday:
the supply or sale of electricity the	dpc.vic.
information concerning greenhouse gas	gov.au
emissions connected with the generation of the electricity so supplied or electricity generation in general that the Commission specifies for this purpose in its guidelines.

(2) The Commission must prepare and issue

guidelines for the purposes of this section.

(3) The Commission may amend any guidelines

issued under this section.

(4) The Commission must consult with the
Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria
before issuing a guideline under this section
or amending a guideline issued under this

section.

(5) The Commission must publish each

guideline issued under this section and each

amendment of a guideline.".

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Endnotes Act No. 10/2002

ENDNOTES

†

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 28 February 2002

Legislative Council: 17 April 2002

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Electricity
Industry Act 2000 to require holders of licences to sell electricity to
disclose information about greenhouse gas emissions to consumers and
for other purposes."