Electricity Industry Act 2004

In this section —

means a matter or issue of a transitional nature that arises as a result of any of the amendments to this Act made by the Electricity Industry Amendment (Distributed Energy Resources) Act 2024, including a matter or issue that arises as a result of the coming into operation of different provisions of that Act at different times; and

includes a savings or application matter.

If there is not sufficient provision in this Act for dealing with a transitional matter, regulations may prescribe all matters that are required, or are necessary or convenient, to be prescribed for dealing with the matter.

If regulations made under subsection (2) provide that a specified state of affairs is taken to have existed, or not to have existed, on and from a day that is earlier than the day on which the regulations are published in accordance with the Interpretation Act 1984 section 41(1)(a) but not earlier than the day on which the Electricity Industry Amendment (Distributed Energy Resources) Act 2024 section 38 comes into operation, the regulations have effect according to their terms.

If regulations made under subsection (2) contain a provision of a kind described in subsection (3), the provision does not operate so as —

to affect in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) the rights of that person existing before the day of publication of those regulations; or

to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the day of publication of those regulations.