National Electricity (South Australia) (New Penalty) Amendment Act 2003 (SA)

South Australia

National Electricity (South Australia) (New Penalty) Amendment Act 2003

An Act to amend the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Electricity (South Australia) (New Penalty) Amendment Act 2003.

2—Commencement

This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996

4—Amendment of section 13—Civil penalties for breaches of Code

Section 13—after subsection (3) insert:

1. (4)

   The regulations may prescribe a provision of the Code as a Class D provision, being a provision for a breach of which the Tribunal may, by order, in accordance with the National Electricity Law, impose a civil penalty not exceeding $1 000 000 and $50 000 for each day that the breach continues after service by NECA of notice of the breach.