Electricity (National Scheme) (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Electricity (National Scheme)
(Consequential Amendments) Act 1997

No. 80 of 1997

An Act to amend certain laws of the Territory in consequence of the enactment of the Electricity (National Scheme) Act 1997

[Notified in ACT Gazette S360: 25 November 1997]

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Short title

1.  This Act may be cited as the Electricity (National Scheme) (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997.

Commencement

2.  This Act commences on the day on which section 3 of the Electricity (National Scheme) Act 1997 commences.

Amendment of Act

3.  The Act specified in the Schedule is amended as set out in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE  Section 3

Amendments of Act

Ombudsman Act 1989

Subsection 3 (1) (definition of “enactment”)—

Add at the end “but does not include the National Electricity (ACT) Law the provisions of which are applied by section 5 of the Electricity (National Scheme) Act 1997 or the National Electricity Code approved under section 6 of that Law”.

New section 3A—

After section 3 insert the following section in Part I:

Application

“3A.  (1)  This Act does not apply to an agency with respect to functions performed by it as an agent for NECA or NEMMCO under the National Electricity Code.

“(2)  In this section—

‘National Electricity Code’ means the National Electricity Code approved under section 6 of the National Electricity (ACT) Law;

‘National Electricity (ACT) Law’ means the provisions applied by section 5 of the Electricity (National Scheme) Act 1997;

‘NECA and NEMMCO’ have the same respective meanings as in the National Electricity (ACT) Law.”.

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 4 September 1997]

©  Australian Capital Territory 1997