Terms used

Current

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

Authority means the Economic Regulation Authority established by section 4(1);

chairman means the person appointed under section 6(1)(a) and includes an alternate chairman appointed under section 10;

chief employee means the chief employee of the Authority under section 14;

functions, in relation to the Authority, means its functions under this Act or any other written law;

governing body means the governing body of the Authority referred to in section 6;

member means a member of the governing body and includes an alternate member appointed under section 11;

price means any charge, fee, rate, tariff, or other valuable consideration (however described), but does not include —

(a)

any local government rate or charge; or

(b)

any land tax, pay‑roll tax, or other duty or tax payable under a written law;

public sector employee means an employee as defined in section 3(1) of the Public Sector Management Act 1994;

regulated industry means —

(a)

the electricity industry; or

(b)

the gas industry; or

(c)

the rail industry; or

(d)

the water industry; or

(e)

any other industry prescribed for the purposes of this definition;

staff member means —

(a)

the chief employee; or

(b)

a public service officer referred to in section 19; or

(c)

an officer or employee referred to in section 20(1); or

(d)

a person engaged or appointed under section 100 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 for the purposes of the Authority.

[Section 3 amended: No. 12 of 2008 Sch. 1 cl. 7.]

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