Energy Coordination Act 1994 (WA)

Western Australia

Western Australia

Energy Coordination Act 1994

An Act to provide for — 

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  a scheme for licensing the supply of gas in certain areas of the State;

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  the conferral of functions on the Economic Regulation Authority in respect of the licensing scheme;

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  the facilitation of competition in the retail gas market by provision for appropriate arrangements between businesses operating in that market, a marketing code of conduct and a scheme for the resolution of certain customer disputes;

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  other regulation of the gas supply industry;

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  a public officer to coordinate and advise on energy policy and with functions under certain written laws relating to energy supply and in relation to the promotion of energy research; and

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  a public officer with functions under certain written laws relating to energy safety,

and to confer powers, and make related provisions.

[Long title amended: No. 20 of 1999 s. 4; No. 53 of 2003 s. 13 and 92; No. 67 of 2003 Sch. 2 cl. 8.]

This Act may be cited as the Energy Coordination Act 1994.

This Act comes into operation on such day as is fixed by proclamation.

• (1)

  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears — 

Authority means the Economic Regulation Authority established by the Economic Regulation Authority Act 2003;

commercial information means —

• (a)

  any knowledge or information relating to technology, marketing or energy used in a person’s business and that might reasonably be expected adversely to affect the business or interests of that person if disclosed to another person; or

• (b)

  other information that has commercial value;

component means a component of a distribution system, distribution works, transmission works or service apparatus;

Coordinator means the Coordinator of Energy referred to in section 4;

Director means the Director of Energy Safety referred to in section 5;

distribution licence means a licence having the classification referred to in section 11D(1)(a);

distribution system means —

• (a)

  a system of pipelines, mains, and gas service pipes, designed to operate at a pressure of less than 1.9 megapascals, for the transportation of gas to customers; or

• (b)

  any other part of the gas distribution system (as defined in section 90 of the Gas Corporation Act 1994 repealed by section 93 of the Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999) at the time when a distribution licence is first issued for all or any part of that system (regardless of the pressure at which it is designed to operate),

and any associated apparatus, facilities, structures, plant, or equipment;

distribution works has the same meaning as it has in the Electricity Act 1945 section 5(1);

electricity includes electrical energy of any kind however produced, stored, transported or consumed;

energy means electricity, gas and thermal energy however derived;

gas means any gas or mixture of gases, whether naturally occurring or manufactured,…