EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads

Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915

Administration Ordinance 1990

Jervis Bay Territory Electricity Fee Determination No 1 of 2007

Subsection 4F(1) of the Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make Ordinances for the peace, order and good government of the Jervis Bay Territory (the Territory). 

Subsection 3B(1) of the Administration Ordinance 1990 enables the Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads to determine fees for the provision of utilities and services provided by the Commonwealth in the Territory of Jervis Bay.

The purpose of this Determination is to set the electricity fee structure for the Jervis Bay Territory consistent with the Integral Energy fee structure for the surrounding region.

Details of the Determination are as follow:

Section 1 of the Determination provides that it may be cited as Fee Determination No 1 of 2007.

Section 2 provides that the Determination commences on 1 March 2007.

Section 3.1 provides that the Schedule determines the fees payable for the connection of electricity supply and for the supply of electricity.

Section 3.2 provides for the exclusion of the GST.

Section 3.3 provides the Determination’s definitions.

Section 4 provides the eligibility for 11 kilovolt time-of-use demand supply.

Section 5 provides the eligibility for low voltage industrial supply.

Section 6 provides for the period for payment.

Section 7 provides for action in the case of non-payment.

Section 8 provides for the refund of deposit.

Section 9 provides for the revocation of previous electricity determinations.

The Schedule provides the details of the Electricity Fees.

No consultation was undertaken as this determination is aligning the Jervis Bay Territory electricity fee structure with that of the surrounding New South Wales region, in line with Australian Government policy.