This Act, consisting of 115 sections divided into eleven Parts and completed by two Schedules, aims to: promote efficiency and competition in the electricity supply industry; promote the safe and efficient generation, transmission, distribution and selling of electricity; establish and enforce proper standards of safety, reliability and quality in the electricity supply industry; establish and enforce proper safety and technical standards for electrical installations; facilitate the maintenance of a financially viable electricity supply industry; and to protect the interests of consumers of electricity. The Act provides for the appointment of an electricity safety regulator to monitor and regulate safety and technical standards with respect to electrical installations. The Act further makes provisions regarding: licences for carrying on operations in the electricity supply industry; electricity entities’ powers and duties; safety and technical requirements; powers and duties of authorized officers; offences; etc.
澳大利亚 · 2000-03-21