Electricity Supply Act 1995

An energy distributor that was exercising water supply functions under section 6FB of the Electricity Safety Act 1945 immediately before the repeal of that section may continue to exercise those functions as if that section had not been repealed.

For the purposes of this clause, the following provisions (as in force immediately before their repeal) continue to have effect, and are taken to have had effect at all times since their repeal, as if they had not been repealed—

section 6FB (subsection (5) excepted) of the Electricity Safety Act 1945,

section 750 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Act 1993.

Schedule 3 to the Energy Services Corporations Act 1995 applies to the transfer of staff, assets, rights or liabilities under section 6FB of the Electricity Safety Act 1945, as applied by subclause (2).

For the purpose of the application of the exercise of the water supply functions conferred by section 6FB of the Electricity Safety Act 1945, as applied by subclause (2)—

the reference in subsection (1) (a) of that section to Northern Riverina Electricity is taken to be a reference to Great Southern Energy, and

the reference in subsection (1) (c) of that section to Southern Riverina Electricity is taken to be a reference to Great Southern Energy, and

the distribution district of Great Southern Energy is taken to be the same as the combined distribution districts of Northern Riverina Electricity and Southern Riverina Electricity, as they were immediately before 1 October 1995.

For the purpose of the application of the exercise of the water supply functions conferred by section 6FB of the Electricity Safety Act 1945, as applied by subclause (2)—

the reference in subsection (1) (b) of that section to Oxley Electricity is taken to be a reference to NorthPower, and

the distribution district of NorthPower is taken to be the same as the distribution district of NorthPower, as it was immediately before 1 October 1995.

This clause ceases to have effect on 1 July 1998 or on such later date as may be prescribed by the regulations.