Electricity Supply Act 1995

The Scheme Administrator has the following functions—

the functions conferred by this Part relating to the peak demand reduction scheme,

to monitor, and to report to the Minister on, the extent to which accredited certificate providers comply with this Part, the regulations, the scheme rules and conditions of accreditation,

to conduct audits, or require the conduct of audits, for the purposes of this Part,

to provide advice to the Minister on request about the extent of an under supply or over supply of certificates that may be surrendered,

other functions conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act or another Act or law.

If the Scheme Administrator is appointed by the Minister, the Scheme Administrator also has the other functions conferred or imposed on it by the Minister under the terms of the appointment.

For the purposes of enabling the Scheme Administrator to exercise its functions, the Minister must provide the Scheme Administrator with information in the Minister’s possession that relates to compliance by accredited certificate providers with this Part, if requested by the Scheme Administrator.

The Scheme Administrator may delegate the exercise of its functions under this Part, other than this power of delegation, to—

with the approval of the Minister—another person or body, and

a person who is a member of a class of persons approved by the Minister.

If the Tribunal is the Scheme Administrator, the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992, section 10 does not apply to its functions as Scheme Administrator.