Energy Ombudsman Act 1998

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

award means an award made under section 21(c) or an agreement registered as an award under section 21(b);

budget guidelines means the guidelines prepared and published under section 39, as varied or substituted from time to time;

complainant means a person who makes a complaint;

complaint means a complaint made under section 7;

comply with includes not contravene;

confidential information includes – information about the identity, occupation or whereabouts of the complainant or of any person who assists an investigation; and information disclosed by a complaint; and information of personal concern to an individual; and information that, if disclosed, may cause detriment to a person;

energy entity means – an electricity entity within the meaning of the Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995; or a retailer within the meaning of the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania); or an exempt seller within the meaning of the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania); or a person to whom, or a person who sells electricity to which, section 23 of the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) Act 2012 applies; a licensee within the meaning of the Gas Industry Act 2019;

Energy Minister means the Minister to whom the administration of the Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995 is assigned from time to time;

exempt information means information of a kind that is prescribed to be exempt information;

function includes duty;

gas means natural gas or any other gaseous fuel other than – liquified petroleum gas; and a gas, within the meaning of the Gas Industry Act 2019, other than liquefied petroleum gas;

investigation means an investigation undertaken by the Ombudsman in respect of a matter referred to in section 10;

officer means – a person appointed or employed under section 9(1) of the Ombudsman Act 1978; and a person made available under section 9(2) of that Act;

Ombudsman has the same meaning as in the Ombudsman Act 1978;

Regulator means the Tasmanian Economic Regulator appointed under section 9 of the Economic Regulator Act 2009.