Terms used in this Act
3 Terms used in this Act
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —
business plan means a business plan referred to in section 11(1);
chief executive officer means the chief executive officer under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 of the department;
department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;
DES office means —
the Director of Energy Safety carrying out functions as mentioned in subsection (2);
staff appointed or made available under the Energy Coordination Act 1994 to enable the Director of Energy Safety to perform his or her functions; and
persons engaged to assist in the performance of the functions of the Director of Energy Safety;
Director of Energy Safety means the Director of Energy Safety referred to in the Energy Coordination Act 1994 section 5;
document includes any tape, disc or other device or medium on which information is recorded or stored mechanically, photographically, electronically or otherwise;
energy industry participant means —
a holder of a generation licence as defined in the Electricity Industry Act 2004 section 3;
a holder of an integrated regional licence as defined in the Electricity Industry Act 2004 section 3 that authorises the holder to operate generating works;
a holder of a distribution licence as defined in the Electricity Industry Act 2004 section 3;
a holder of a transmission licence as defined in the Electricity Industry Act 2004 section 3;
a holder of a distribution licence as defined in the Energy Coordination Act 1994 section 3;
a person exempted under the Electricity Industry Act 2004 or the Energy Coordination Act 1994 from the requirement to hold a licence referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e);
a supply authority as defined in the Electricity Act 1945 section 5;
a distributor of liquefied petroleum gas; or
any other person or class of person prescribed by the regulations as an energy industry participant for the purposes of this definition;
energy safety activities means —
technical and safety regulation including energy efficiency regulation; and
safety and energy efficiency promotion and emergency management activities,
related to the energy industry;
Energy Safety Account means the account established under section 26;
investigator means a person designated as an investigator under section 29(1);
levy means a levy determined under section 14(1) and imposed under the Energy Safety Levy Act 2006;
levy notice means a notice published under section 14(1);
remuneration includes salary, allowances, fees, emoluments and benefits (whether in money or not);
In this Act a reference to functions of the Director of Energy Safety includes any or all of his or her functions —
when acting in his or her capacity as Director of Energy Safety; or
when acting in relation to energy safety activities in any other capacity as an officer of the department.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
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