Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 1996
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995 .5 November 1996
G. S. M. GREEN
Governor
By His Excellency’s Command,
T. JOHN CLEARY
Minister for Energy
1Short titleThese regulations may be cited as the Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 1996 . 2CommencementThese regulations take effect on 6 November 1996. 3InterpretationIn these regulations – Act means the Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995 ; licence means a licence issued and in force under section 17 of the Act; stand-alone generator means a generator which – (a) has a primary function other than the generation of electricity for sale; or (b) is not normally connected to a power system. 4Circumstances in which licence not required (1) A licence is not required to generate electricity if – (a) the electricity is generated by a stand-alone generator with a capacity of 7.46 kilowatts or less; or (b) the electricity is – (i) generated by a stand-alone generator that is not normally connected to a power system; and (ii) is not sold. (2) A licence to transmit or distribute electricity is not required by a person transmitting or distributing electricity which was purchased from a person who is not required to be licensed as a generator. (3) A licence to retail electricity is not required by the following: (a) a person retailing electricity if the person does not use any facilities that are used by another person licensed for the transmission or distribution of electricity, beyond the point of purchase of the electricity; (b) an owner of caravan park who sells electricity to any person occupying a site within the park; (c) an owner of a building who sells electricity to any person occupying part of the building; (d) an owner or manager of a shopping centre who sells electricity to tenants of the centre; (e) any other person the Regulator determines does not require a licence. 5Work of minor environmental impactFor the purposes of sections 52(5) and 57(b) of the Act, the following activities are work of minor environmental impact: (a) the removal, repair, maintenance or modification of existing powerlines for the transmission, distribution or supply of electricity; (b) the removal, repair, maintenance or modification of an existing substation or a transformer associated with the transmission, distribution or supply of electricity; (c) the installation or erection of powerlines along any public street, road or highway and on public land for the distribution and supply of electricity; (d) the laying, removal, repair, maintenance or modification of any underground cable for the distribution or transmission of electricity; (e) the clearing or lopping of trees, branches or other vegetation to the extent necessary for the protection of electricity infrastructure or public safety; (f) the installation and erection of any substation or transformer associated with the distribution and supply of electricity. 6Requirements for purposes of section 56 of Act (1) For the purposes of section 56(1)(b) of the Act, the area of the land is to be not greater than 1500 square metres. (2) For the purposes of section 56(1)(c) and 56 (2) of the Act the use or proposed use of the land is to be for – (a) the installation and erection of any substation or transformer associated with the distribution and supply of electricity; or (b) the laying, removal, repair, maintenance or modification of any underground cable for the distribution or transmission of electricity; or (c) the installation and erection of any communication tower or associated facility. 7ExemptionThe Act does not apply in relation to electricity used solely in relation to mining, within the meaning of the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 . Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 5 November 1996
These regulations are administered in the Office of Energy Planning and Conservation.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation) These regulations –
(a) prescribe circumstances in which a licence under the Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995 is not required; and (b) set out the requirements for work to be classified as being of minor environmental impact; and (c) prescribe requirements for the purposes of section 56 of that Act.