Electricity Act 1994

This section applies to—

disputes arising under part 4 between an electricity entity and a public entity; and

disputes arising under this Act between electricity entities.

However, this section does not apply to disputes that are regulated by QCA or under the National Electricity Rules or to a dispute about what is a chargeable amount under section 309.

Any party to the dispute may refer the issue to the regulator.

The regulator may give instructions about procedures to be followed by the parties to attempt to resolve the dispute before the regulator will attempt to resolve it.

The regulator may require a party to supply information the regulator considers necessary to enable the dispute to be resolved.

The regulator may—

decline to act in a dispute; or

seek to resolve the dispute with the parties or someone else, other than a court, responsible for dealing with disputes involving 1 or more of the parties.

If the regulator can not resolve the dispute, the matter may be decided by the Governor in Council.

The Governor in Council may decide the matter without giving the parties an opportunity to make representations to, or to be heard by, the Governor in Council.

The decision of the Governor in Council is binding on the parties.

This section does not prevent an entity from exercising another right before a court or tribunal.