Essential Services Commission Variation Regulations 2006 (SA)

South Australia

Essential Services Commission Variation Regulations 2006

under the Essential Services Commission Act 2002

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Essential Services Commission Regulations 2004

1. Insertion of regulation 4

   4Disclosure of confidential information to consultants

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Essential Services Commission Variation Regulations 2006.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation four months after the day on which they are made (see Subordinate Legislation Act 1978 section 10AA).

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Essential Services Commission Regulations 2004

4—Insertion of regulation 4

After regulation 3 insert:

4—Disclosure of confidential information to consultants

(1)For the purposes of section 30(2)(e) of the Act, the Commission is authorised to disclose confidential information to consultants engaged by the Commission in the performance of its functions.

(2)Authorisation under this regulation does not apply to the disclosure of a Cabinet document unless the disclosure is approved by the Minister (and such approval may be subject to conditions as specified by the Minister).

(3)In this regulation—

Cabinet document includes a document prepared for the purposes of a meeting of the Cabinet and a document that would disclose the decisions or deliberations of the Cabinet.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 16 November 2006

No 253 of 2006

T&F06/053CS