Requirement for licence
17 Requirement for licence
A person must not carry on operations in the electricity supply industry for which a licence is required unless the person holds a licence under this Act authorising the relevant operations. For a body corporate a fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units and for a natural person a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.
The operations in the electricity supply industry for which a licence is required are – generation of electricity; or transmission of electricity; or distribution of electricity; or the retailing of electricity in the Bass Strait Islands; or other operations for which a licence is required by the regulations.
The regulations may provide that licences are not required in such circumstances as are specified in the regulations.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
, The regulations may provide
, specified in the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Electricity Supply Industry (Network Planning Requirements) Regulations 2018
- Electricity Supply Industry (Pricing and Related Matters) Regulations 2023
- Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016 · Regulation · under section 43D
2 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory notesSecond reading speech
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