Electricity Transmission and Distribution Systems (Access) Act 1994

The Minister may, by instrument published in the Government Gazette, declare that a specified relevant provision does not have effect on and after a specified day, and a declaration so made has effect accordingly.

A declaration is not to be made in respect of a relevant provision unless the Minister is of the opinion that the matters to which the relevant provision relates —

no longer need to be dealt with, or will no longer need to be dealt with on and after the specified day, under this Act or any other written law; or

are adequately dealt with, or will be adequately dealt with on and after the specified day, under —

another provision of this Act; or

the Electricity Industry Act 2004 Part 8, the Code established under that Part and the electricity system and market rules under that Act.

A declaration is not to be made after the expiration of the period of 18 months beginning on the day on which Schedule 5 clause 17 of the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 comes into operation.

Regulations made under section 96 may —

repeal any specified relevant provision that has ceased to have effect because of a declaration;

effect any repeal of or amendment to any other provision of this Part or Schedule 5, 6 or 7 that is consequential on a repeal referred to in paragraph (a); and

prescribe any matter that it is necessary or convenient to prescribe for transitional or savings purposes in relation to a declaration or in relation to a repeal or amendment referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).

In this section —