Electricity National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999 (TAS)

Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999

An Act to make provision for the operation of a national electricity market and for related purposes

[Royal Assent 14 May 1999]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999 . 2CommencementThe provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed. 3Interpretation (1)  In this Act – National Electricity (Tasmania) Law means the provisions applying because of section 6 ; National Electricity (Tasmania) Regulations means the provisions applying because of section 7 . (2)  Words and expressions used in this Act and also in the National Electricity (Tasmania) Law have the same meanings in this Act as they have in that Law. (3)  Subsection (2) does not apply to the extent that the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires. 4Crown to be boundThis Act, the National Electricity (Tasmania) Law and the National Electricity (Tasmania) Regulations bind the Crown in right of Tasmania and, in so far as the legislative power of Parliament permits, in all its other capacities. 5Extraterritorial operationIt is the intention of Parliament that the operation of this Act, the National Electricity (Tasmania) Law and the National Electricity (Tasmania) Regulations should, so far as possible, include operation in relation to the following: (a) land situated outside Tasmania, whether in or outside Australia; (b) things situated outside Tasmania, whether in or outside Australia; (c) acts, transactions and matters done, entered into or occurring outside Tasmania, whether in or outside Australia; (d) things, acts, transactions and matters (wherever situated, done, entered into or occurring) that would, apart from this Act, be governed or otherwise affected by the law of the Commonwealth, another State, a Territory or a foreign country. PART 2National Electricity (Tasmania) Law and National Electricity (Tasmania) Regulations6Application in Tasmania of National Electricity LawThe National Electricity Law set out in the Schedule to the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 of South Australia, as in force for the time being – (a) applies as a law of Tasmania; and (b) as so applying, may be referred to as the National Electricity (Tasmania) Law. 7Application in Tasmania of regulations under National Electricity LawThe regulations in force for the time being under Part 4 of the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 of South Australia – (a) apply as regulations in force for the purposes of the National Electricity (Tasmania) Law; and (b) as so applying, may be referred to as the National Electricity (Tasmania) Regulations. 8Interpretation of expressions in National Electricity (Tasmania) Law and National Electricity (Tasmania) Regulations (1) In the National Electricity (Tasmania) Law and the National Electricity (Tasmania) Regulations – Legislature of this jurisdiction means the Parliament of Tasmania; Supreme Court means the Supreme Court of Tasmania; the jurisdiction means the State of Tasmania; the National Electricity Law means the National Electricity (Tasmania) Law; this jurisdiction means the State of Tasmania; this law means the National Electricity (Tasmania) Law. (2)  The Acts Interpretation Act 1915 , and other Acts, of South Australia do not apply to – (a) the National Electricity Law set out in the Schedule to the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 of South Australia in its application as a law of Tasmania; or (b) the regulations in force for the time being under Part 4 of the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 of South Australia in their application as regulations in force for the purposes of the National Electricity Law. 9Administration of ActUntil provision is made in relation to this Act by order under section 4 of the Administrative Arrangements Act 1990  – (a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources; and (b) the department responsible to the Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Treasury and Finance.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 22 APRIL 1999

Legislative Council on 29 APRIL 1999]