National Electricity (South Australia) (Penalties) Variation Regulations 2021 (SA)
South Australia
National Electricity (South Australia) (Penalties) Variation Regulations 2021
under the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Variation provisions
Part 2—Variation of National Electricity (South Australia) Regulations that takes effect on commencement of these regulations
4 Variation of regulation 3—Interpretation
5 Substitution of regulation 6—Civil penalty provisions
6 Civil penalty provisions
6 Insertion of regulation 16
16 Indexation of civil and criminal penalty amounts
7 Substitution of Schedule 1
Schedule 1—Civil penalty provisions
Part 1—Tier 1 civil penalty provisions
Part 2—Tier 2 civil penalty provisions
Part 3—Tier 3 civil penalty provisions
8 Variation of Schedule 1AA—Conduct provisions
Part 3—Variation of National Electricity (South Australia) Regulations that takes effect on 31 March 2021
9 Variation of Schedule 1—Civil penalty provision
Part 4—Variation of National Electricity (South Australia) Regulations that takes effect on 24 October 2021
10 Variation of Schedule 1—Civil penalty provision
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the National Electricity (South Australia) (Penalties) Variation Regulations 2021.
2—Commencement
Subject to this regulation, these regulations come into operation on the day on which section 6 of the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Laws) (Penalties and Enforcement) Act 2020 comes into operation.
(2)Part 3 comes into operation on 31 March 2021.
(3)Part 4 comes into operation on 24 October 2021.
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 National Electricity (South Australia) Regulations that takes effect on commencement of these regulations
4—Variation of regulation 3—Interpretation
Regulation 3—after the definition of old National Electricity Law insert:
tier 1 civil penalty provision—see regulation 6(2);
tier 2 civil penalty provision—see regulation 6(3);
tier 3 civil penalty provision—see regulation 6(4).
5—Substitution of regulation 6—Civil penalty provisions
Regulation 6—delete the regulation and substitute:
6—Civil penalty provisions
(1)For the purposes of section 2AA(1)(c) of the new National Electricity Law, a provision of the Rules listed in Schedule 1 is prescribed to be a civil penalty provision.
(2)A civil penalty provision listed in Schedule 1 Part 1 is prescribed for the purposes of section 2AB(1)(c) of the new National Electricity Law and is a tier 1 civil penalty provision.
(3)A civil penalty provision listed in Schedule 1 Part 2 is prescribed for the purposes of section 2AB(1)(b) of the new National Electricity Law and is a tier 2 civil penalty provision.
(4)A civil penalty provision to which section 2AB(1)(a) of the new National Electricity Law applies is a tier 3 civil penalty provision.
6—Insertion of regulation 16
After regulation 15 insert:
16—Indexation of civil and criminal penalty amounts
(1)For the purposes of clauses 37A and 37B of Schedule 2 to the new National Electricity Law, each civil penalty amount and criminal penalty amount is to be adjusted in accordance with the following formula:
Where—
P is the amount that applies on and from the date of the adjustment
Pc is the amount that applied immediately before the first adjustment
A is—
(a)for the first adjustment—the sum of the index numbers for the 4 quarters in the 2022 calendar year; and
(b)for each subsequent adjustment—the sum of the index numbers for the 4 quarters in the calendar year that ended most recently before the date of the adjustment
B is the sum of the index numbers for the 4 quarters in the 2019 calendar year
A/B is calculated to the nearest 3 decimal places (and a fourth decimal place of 5 is to be rounded up).
(2)An amount adjusted under this regulation is to be rounded up or down as follows:
(a)in the case of an amount that is $10 000 or greater—to the nearest multiple of $100 (with an amount of $50 rounded up);
(b)in the case of an amount that is less than $10 000—to the nearest multiple of $10 (with an amount of $5 rounded up).
(3)If an amount adjusted under this regulation is less than the amount that applied immediately before the adjustment, the amount that applied immediately before the adjustment applies instead.
(4)In this regulation—
index number for a quarter means—
(a)the All Groups Consumer Price Index number that is the weighted average of the 8 capital cities and is published by the Australian Statistician for that quarter; or
(b)if the Australian Statistician fails or ceases to publish that Index, another index number determined by the MCE for that quarter.
7—Substitution of Schedule 1
Schedule 1—delete the Schedule and substitute:
Schedule 1—Civil penalty provisions
Part 1—Tier 1 civil penalty provisions
Provisions of the new National Electricity Law
Section 11(1)
Section 11(2)
Section 11(3)
Section 11(4)
Section 14A
Section 14B
Section 18ZF(1)
Section 18ZF(3)
Section 28N
Section 28O
Section 50D(1)
Section 50F(1)
Section 50F(4)
Section 50F(5)
Section 53C(3)
Section 53C(4)
Section 136
Section 157(1)
Provisions of the Rules
clause 2.2.2(c)
clause 2.2.3(d)
clause 2.2.4(c)
clause 2.2.4(d)
clause 2.2.6(g)(1)
clause 2.2.6(g)(2)
clause 2.2.6(g)(4)
clause 2.2.6(h)
clause 2.2.7(f)
clause 2.3.4(c)
clause 2.3.5(g)(1)
clause 2.3.5(g)(2)
clause 2.3.5(g)(4)
clause 2.3.5(h)
clause 2.3A.1(g)
clause 2.3A.1(h)
clause 2.5.1(d4)
clause 2.5.3(e)(1)
clause 2.5.3(e)(2)
clause 2.5.3(e)(3)
clause 2.5.3(e)(4)
clause 2.10.1(c1)
clause 2.10.1(c2)
clause 2.10.1(c3)
clause 2.10.2(a)
clause 3.7.2(d)
clause 3.7.2(e)
clause 3.7.3(e)
clause 3.7.3(f)
clause 3.7.3(g)
clause 3.7B(b)
clause 3.8.3A(b)
clause 3.8.3A(d)
clause 3.8.3A(j)
clause 3.8.4(a)
clause 3.8.4(b)
clause 3.8.4(c)
clause 3.8.4(d)
clause 3.8.4(e)
clause 3.8.7A(l)
clause 3.8.7A(m)
clause 3.8.19(a)
clause 3.8.19(a1)
clause 3.8.19(b)(1)
clause 3.8.20(g)
clause 3.8.22A
clause 3.9.7(a)
clause 3.9.7(c)
clause 3.13.2(h)
clause 3.13.3A(g)
clause 3.13.12(g)
clause 3.15.8A(c)
clause 3.15.9(f)
clause 3.15.16
clause 3.15.21(h)
clause 3.19(c)
clause 3.20.3(h)
clause 3.20.3(i)
clause 4.3.4(a)
clause 4.3.4(b)
clause 4.3.4(b1)
clause 4.3.4(b2)
clause 4.3.4(c)
clause 4.3.4(d)
clause 4.3.4(f)
clause 4.3.4(g)
clause 4.3.4(j)
clause 4.3.4(k)
clause 4.3.4(l)
clause 4.3.4(m)
clause 4.3.4(n)
clause 4.3.5(a)
clause 4.3.5(b)
clause 4.4.2(b)
clause 4.4.2(c1)
clause 4.4.3
clause 4.4.4(g)
clause 4.4.4(h)
clause 4.4.5(f)
clause 4.4.5(g)
clause 4.5.2(b)
clause 4.6.5(c)
clause 4.7.1(a)
clause 4.8.1
clause 4.8.2(a)
clause 4.8.2(b)
clause 4.8.5A(d)
clause 4.8.9(c)
clause 4.8.9A
clause 4.8.12(d)
clause 4.8.14(b)
clause 4.8.14(d)
clause 4.8.14(e)
clause 4.9.2(d)
clause 4.9.2A(b)
clause 4.9.3(b)
clause 4.9.3A(c)
clause 4.9.3A(d)
clause 4.9.4(a)
clause 4.9.4(b)
clause 4.9.4(c)
clause 4.9.4(d)
clause 4.9.4(e)
clause 4.9.4(f)
clause 4.9.4A(a)
clause 4.9.4A(b)
clause 4.9.6(a)(1)
clause 4.9.6(a)(2)
clause 4.9.6(b)(3)
clause 4.9.6(b)(4)
clause 4.9.7(a)
clause 4.9.7(b)(1)
clause 4.9.7(b)(2)
clause 4.9.7(b)(3)
clause 4.9.7(b)(4)
clause 4.9.8(a)
clause 4.9.8(b)
clause 4.9.8(b1)
clause 4.9.8(c)
clause 4.9.8(d)
clause 4.9.8(e)
clause 4.9.9
clause 4.9.9A
clause 4.9.9B
clause 4.9.9C
clause 4.9.9D
clause 4.10.2(b)
clause 4.10.2(c)
clause 4.15(a)
clause 4.15(b)
clause 4.15(f)
clause 4.15(h)
clause 5.2.3(b)
clause 5.2.3(d)(7)
clause 5.2.3(e)
clause 5.2.3(e1)
clause 5.2.3(f)
clause 5.2.3(g)
clause 5.2.3(g1)
clause 5.2.4(a)
clause 5.2.5(a)
clause 5.2.5(c)
clause 5.2.7(b)
clause 5.2A.3(e)
clause 5.2A.7(e)
clause 5.2A.8(l)
clause 5.3.10(a)
clause 5.6.2(b)
clause 5.7.3(c)
clause 5.7.3A(a)
clause 5.7.3A(b)
clause 5.7.3A(c)
clause 5.7.4(a1)
clause 5.7.4(a3)
clause 5.7.5(a)
clause 5.7.5(b)
clause 5.7.5(c)
clause 5.7.5(d)
clause 5.7.6(e)
clause 5.7.7(j)
clause 5.7.7(m)
clause 5.7.7(u)
clause 5.7.7(v)
clause 5.7.7(z)
clause 5.7.7(ae)
clause 5.8.1(a)
clause 5.8.1(b)
clause 5.8.3(a)
clause 5.8.3(b)
clause 5.8.5(c)
clause 5.9.1(a)
clause 5.9.1(b)
clause 5.9.2(a)
clause 5.9.3(c)
clause 5.9.4(d)
clause 5.9.5(b)
clause 5.9.6(c)
clause 5.11.2(a)
clause 5.11.2(b)
clause 5.11.2(c)
clause 5.12.1(a)
clause 5.12.1(b)
clause 5.13.1(a)(2)
clause 5.13.1(d)
clause 5.14.1(a)(1)
clause 5.14.1(a)(2)
clause 5.14.1(b)
clause 5.14.1(d)
clause 5.20B.4(b)
clause 5.20C.3(b)
clause 6.17.1
clause 7.2.1(a)
clause 7.3.2(a)
clause 7.3.2(b)
clause 7.3.2(d)
clause 7.3.2(e)
clause 7.3.2(g)
clause 7.3.2(h)
clause 7.3.2(i)
clause 7.5.1(d)(1)
clause 7.7.1(a)
clause 7.7.1(b)
clause 7.8.1(a)
clause 7.8.1(c)
clause 7.8.6(a)(1)
clause 7.8.6(a)(2)
clause 7.8.6(d)(2)
clause 7.8.8(c)
clause 7.8.10(a)
clause 8.6.1(b)(1)
clause 8.6.1(b)(2)
clause 8.6.1(b)(3)
clause 8.6.1(d)
clause 8.6.1(e)
clause 8.6.3
clause 11.86.7(g)(3)
clause 11.86.7(h)
clause 11.86.7(i)
clause 11.100.4(c)
clause 11.101.4(c)
Part 2—Tier 2 civil penalty provisions
Provisions of the new National Electricity Law
section 14P(1)
section 14P(3)
section 18ZC(1)
section 18ZC(2)
section 18ZD
Provisions of the Rules
clause 1.9
clause 2.3.2(c)
clause 2.3.3(c)
clause 2.3.4(h)
clause 2.11.2(c)
clause 3.7A(n)
clause 3.7A(o)
clause 3.7A(p)
clause 3.8.2(a)
clause 3.8.2(b)
clause 3.8.2(b1)
clause 3.8.2(e)
clause 3.8.8(b)
clause 3.8.17(e)
clause 3.8.18(b)
clause 3.8.18(c)
clause 3.8.22(c)(1)
clause 3.8.22(c)(2)
clause 3.8.22(c)(3)
clause 3.8.22(ca)
clause 3.11.2(f)
clause 3.11.5(l)
clause 3.11.9(d)
clause 3.13.3(b)
clause 3.13.3(b1)
clause 3.13.3(c)
clause 3.13.3(h)
clause 3.13.3(i)
clause 3.13.3A(e)
clause 3.13.3A(f)
clause 3.13.12(f)
clause 3.14.3(e)
clause 3.14.3(f)
clause 3.15.10A(b)(2)
clause 3.15.20(a)
clause 4.3.3(c)
clause 4.3.3(e)(1)
clause 4.3.3(e)(2)
clause 4.3.3(e)(3)
clause 4.8.15(g)
clause 4.10.2(d)
clause 4.10.3(a)
clause 4.10.4(a)
clause 4.10.4(b)
clause 4.15(e)
clause 4A.G.13(a)
clause 4A.G.17(b)
clause 4A.G.24(b)
clause 5.2.3(c)
clause 5.2.3(d)(8)
clause 5.2.3(d)(10)
clause 5.2.3(d)(11)
clause 5.2.3(d)(12)
clause 5.2.3(j)
clause 5.2.3(k)
clause 5.2.3A(a)
clause 5.2.3A(b)
clause 5.2.4(c)
clause 5.2.4(d)
clause 5.2.5(d)
clause 5.2.5(e)
clause 5.2.6
clause 5.2A.7(a)
clause 5.2A.8(d)
clause 5.3.4A(c)
clause 5.3.4A(e)
clause 5.3.4A(f)
clause 5.3.4A(g)
clause 5.3.4B(a)
clause 5.3.4B(e)
clause 5.3.4B(i)
clause 5.3.4B(k)
clause 5.3.4B(q)
clause 5.3.7(g)
clause 5.3.8(f)
clause 5.3.9(b)(2)
clause 5.3.9(h)
clause 5.3A.12(b)
clause 5.3AA(e)
clause 5.6.2(a)
clause 5.7.3(d)
clause 5.7.5(h)
clause 5.7.7(y)
clause 5.7.7(aa)
clause 5.15.2(b)
clause 5.15.2(c)
clause 5.20B.5(f)
clause 5.20B.6(b)
clause 5.20B.6(f)
clause 5.20C.4(b)
clause 5.20C.4(f)
clause S5.2.4(a)
clause S5.2.4(b)
clause S5.3.1(a1)
clause S5.3a.1(a1)
clause 7.3.2(f)
clause 7.5A.1
clause 7.8.2(a)(1)
clause 7.8.2(a)(2)
clause 7.8.2(a)(3)
clause 7.8.2(a)(4)
clause 7.8.2(a)(5)
clause 7.8.2(a)(6)
clause 7.8.2(a)(7)
clause 7.8.2(a)(8)
clause 7.8.2(a)(9)
clause 7.8.2(a)(10)
clause 7.8.2(a)(11)
clause 7.8.2(d)(1)
clause 7.8.2(d)(2)
clause 7.8.2(ea)
clause 7.8.3(a)
clause 7.8.4(g)
clause 7.8.6(g)
clause 7.8.7(a)
clause 7.8.10(c)
clause 7.8.10(d)
clause 7.8.10A(a)
clause 7.8.10A(c)
clause 7.8.10B(a)
clause 7.8.10B(c)
clause 7.8.10C(a)
clause 7.8.10C(c)
clause 7.8.11(a)
clause 7.8.11(b)
clause 7.8.11(c)
clause 7.8.13(a)
clause 7.9.1(a)
clause 7.9.1(e)
clause 7.9.1(h)
clause 7.9.1(i)
clause 7.9.2(a)
clause 7.9.3(e1)
clause 7.10.2(a)(3)
clause 7.10.2(a)(4)
clause 7.10.3(a)
clause 7.10.5(a)
clause 7.10.5(b)
clause 7.10.5(c)
clause 7.10.6(a)
clause 7.10.7(a)
clause 7.10.7(b)
clause 7.10.7(c)
clause 7.10.7(d)
clause 7.11.3
clause 7.15.2(a)
clause 7.15.3(a)
clause 7.15.3(b)
clause 7.15.3(c)
clause 7.15.3(d)
clause 7.15.3(e)
clause 7.15.3(i)
clause 7.15.3(j)
clause 7.15.4
clause 7.15.5(a)
clause 7.16.2(c)
clause 8.7.2(e)
clause 8.7.2(f)
clause 9.4.3(b)
clause 9.4.3(d)(1)
clause 9.4.3(d)(2)
clause 9.4.3(f)
clause 9.4.3(g)
clause 9.12.3(c)(1)
clause 9.12.3(c)(2)
clause 9.12.3(e)(1)
clause 9.12.3(e)(2)
clause 9.12.3(h)
Part 3—Tier 3 civil penalty provisions
Provisions of the Rules
clause 3.3.1(a)
clause 3.3.2(a)
clause 3.3.2(b)
clause 3.3.2(c)
clause 3.3.2(d)
clause 3.3.2(e)
clause 3.3.5
clause 3.3.6(a)
clause 3.3.6(b)
clause 3.3.7(b)
clause 3.3.13(a)
clause 3.3.16(a)
clause 3.3.18(a)
clause 3.6.3(b)(2)
clause 3.6.3(b)(3)
clause 3.6.3(b1)
clause 3.6.3(f)(1)
clause 3.6.3(g)
clause 3.15.8(b)
clause 3.15.25(a)
clause 3.18.4(e)
clause 4.11.1(a)
clause 4.11.1(b)
clause 4.11.1(c)
clause 4.11.1(e)
clause 4.11.1(g)
clause 4.11.2(a)
clause 4.11.3(a)
clause 4.11.3(b)(1)
clause 4.11.3(b)(2)
clause 4.11.3(b)(3)
clause 4.11.3(b)(4)
clause 4.11.3(b)(5)
clause 4.11.3(c)
clause 4.11.3(d)
clause 4.11.3(e)
clause 4.11.4(a)
clause 4.11.4(b)
clause 4.11.5(a)
clause 4.11.5(b)
clause 4.12(a)
clause 4.12(c)
clause 4.12(e)
clause 4.12(f)
clause 5.2.2(a)
clause 5.2A.6(c)
clause 5.3.2(b)
clause 5.3.2(c)
clause 5.3.2(d)
clause 5.3.2(f)
clause 5.3.3(b)
clause 5.3.3(b1)
clause 5.3.3(b5)
clause 5.3.3(c)
clause 5.3.5(g)
clause 5.3.6(a)
clause 5.3.6(b)
clause 5.3.6(b1)
clause 5.3.6(c)
clause 5.3.6(g)
clause 5.3.6(h)
clause 5.3.6(j)
clause 5.3.8(e)
clause 5.3A.8(g)(1)
clause 5.3A.10(e)
clause 5.3AA(h)
clause 5.7.1(l)
clause 5.7.2(h)
clause 5.7.2(i)
clause 5.7.3(a)
clause 5.16.3(a)
clause 5.16.4(a)
clause 5.17.3(a)
clause 5.17.4(a)
clause 7.6.3(c)
clause 7.6.4(c)
clause 7.8.4(f)
clause 7.8.4(h)
clause 7.8.4(h1)
clause 7.12.2(b)
clause 8.2.3
clause 8.2.9(c)
clause 11.86.7(a)
clause 11.86.7(b)
clause 11.86.7(d)
clause 11.116.13(b)
8—Variation of Schedule 1AA—Conduct provisions
Schedule 1AA—before "Clause 6B.A2.1" insert:
clause 3.8.2A(d)
Schedule 1AA, reference to "Clause 6B.A2.1"—delete "Clause" and substitute:
clause
Part 3—Variation of National Electricity (South Australia) Regulations that takes effect on 31 March 2021
9—Variation of Schedule 1—Civil penalty provision
Schedule 1, Part 2—after "clause 3.7A(p)" insert:
clause 3.7D(b)
Part 4—Variation of National Electricity (South Australia) Regulations that takes effect on 24 October 2021
10—Variation of Schedule 1—Civil penalty provision
Schedule 1, Part 1—after "clause 2.3.5(h)" insert:
clause 2.3.6(h)
clause 2.3.6(i)
clause 2.3.6(k)
Schedule 1, Part 1—after "clause 3.7B(b)" insert:
clause 3.8.2A(b)
clause 3.8.2A(c)
clause 3.8.2A(d)
clause 3.8.2A(e)
clause 3.8.2A(f)
Schedule 1, Part 1—after "clause 3.8.4(e)" insert:
clause 3.8.4(f)
Schedule 1, Part 1—after "clause 4.9.2A(b)" insert:
clause 4.9.2B(d)
Schedule 1, Part 1—after "clause 4.9.8(e)" insert:
clause 4.9.8(f)
Schedule 1, Part 1—after "clause 4.9.9D" insert:
clause 4.9.9E
Schedule 1, Part 2—after "clause 3.8.2(e)" insert:
clause 3.8.2A(a)
clause 3.8.2A(i)
Schedule 1, Part 3—after "clause 4.11.1(c)" insert:
clause 4.11.1(c1)
Made by the Governor
on the unanimous recommendation of the Ministers of the participating jurisdictions and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
on 27 January 2021
No 4 of 2021
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