Electricity Supply Act 1995

The Minister may approve rules for or with respect to the following matters—

(Repealed)

procedures for measuring electricity consumption or generation of customers,

(Repealed)

provision of services and equipment relating to the measurement and control of customers’ electricity consumption or generation and persons who may or may not provide such services,

requirements for equipment used to measure and control customers’ electricity consumption or generation,

the circumstances in which ownership of any such equipment may be transferred and the procedures for the transfer,

(Repealed)

any other matter prescribed by the regulations,

matters ancillary to or consequential on the matters set out in paragraphs (b), (d)–(f) and (i).

A rule may make provision for or with respect to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, the provisions of any Act or statutory rule or any other publication, whether of the same or of a different kind.

A rule may—

apply generally or be limited in its application by reference to specified exceptions or factors, or

apply differently according to different factors of a specified kind, or

authorise any matter or thing to be from time to time agreed, determined, applied or regulated by any specified person or body.

The Minister may from time to time approve amendments to the rules or the revocation of rules.

If a rule, or a rule amending or revoking a rule, is approved by the Minister—

written notice of the approval of the rule must be published in the Gazette, and

the rule takes effect on the day on which notice is so published or, if a later day is specified in the rule for commencement, on the later day so specified, and

the Minister must make available a copy of the rule to each retailer or distributor.

A rule must be consistent with this Act and the regulations. A rule is unenforceable to the extent of any such inconsistency.

Subject to subsection (6), a rule may be approved for the purposes of both this Act and any other Act or law.