South Australian Consolidated Acts

ESSENTIAL SERVICES COMMISSION ACT 2002 - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

In this Act—

"Chairperson" means the person appointed as the Chairperson of the Commission under Part 2;

"Commission" means the Essential Services Commission established under Part 2;

"Commissioner" means the Chairperson or another Commissioner appointed to the Commission under Part 2;

"contravention" includes a failure to comply;

"essential services" means any of the following:

            (a)         electricity services;

            (b)         gas services;

            (c)         water and sewerage services;

            (d)         maritime services;

            (e)         rail services;

            (f)         any other services prescribed for the purpose of this definition;

"industry Minister", in relation to a regulated industry, means the Minister administering the Act by which the regulated industry is declared for the purposes of this Act;

"inquiry" means an inquiry by the Commission under Part 7;

"price determination" means a determination by the Commission under Part 3;

"regulated entity" means an entity operating in a regulated industry;

"regulated industry" means a specified industry, or specified activities, consisting of, involved in or related to the provision of essential services, declared by another Act to constitute a regulated industry for the purposes of this Act;

"relevant industry regulation Act" means another Act by which a regulated industry is declared for the purposes of this Act, and includes regulations under that other Act.