Electricity Supply Act 1995 - Electricity Supply (General) Amendment (Transitional) Regulation 2001 (2001-361) [GG No 93 of 1.6.2001, p 2981] (NSW)

2001 No 361

Electricity Supply (General) New South Wales

Amendment (Transitional)

Regulation 2001

under the

Electricity Supply Act 1995

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Electricity Supply Act 1995.

KIM YEADON, M.P.,

Minister for Energy

Explanatory note
The objects of this Regulation are as follows:

(a)	to enable the Minister to delegate functions under the Electricity Supply Act 1995 to the Director of the Market Implementation Group in the Treasury,
(b)	to extend the operation of certain transitional provisions, pending the commencement of the remaining uncommenced provisions of the Electricity Supply Amendment Act 2000. Currently, the period during which the transitional arrangements operate is to end on 1 June 2001. The Regulation extends the period so that it will end when those uncommenced amendments commence,
(c)	to enable market operations rules to be made by the Minister to support the implementation of full retail contestability in the electricity industry.

This Regulation is made under the Electricity Supply Act 1995, including sections 63C, 100 (2) (b), and 106 (the general regulation-making power) and clause 1 (1) of Schedule 6.

Published in Gazette No 93 of 1 June 2001, page 2981	Page 1
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Clause 1	Electricity Supply (General) Amendment (Transitional) Regulation 2001

Electricity Supply (General) Amendment
(Transitional) Regulation 2001

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Electricity Supply (General) Amendment

(Transitional) Regulation 2001.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 June 2001.

3 Amendment of Electricity Supply (General) Regulation 1996

The Electricity Supply (General) Regulation 1996 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

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Electricity Supply (General) Amendment (Transitional) Regulation 2001

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]     Clause 4B

Insert after clause 4A:

4B Delegation of Minister’s functions

For the purposes of section 100 (2) (b) of the Act, the Director of the Market Implementation Group in the Treasury is an eligible person.

[2]     Clause 51 Definitions

Omit “or 1 June 2001, whichever is the earlier” from the definition of transitional period.

[3]     Clause 56 Existing approved electricity industry ombudsman schemes

Omit “1 June 2001”. amending Act”.

[4]     Clause 60

Insert after clause 59:

60     Market operations rules

For the purposes of section 63C of the Act, rules may be made with respect to obligations and procedures relating to the building, testing and implementation of systems by standard retail suppliers and distribution network service providers to support full retail contestability.

BY AUTHORITY