ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2004

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ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2004 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This is a compilation of the Electricity Industry Act 2004 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Electricity Industry Act 2004

5 of 2004

23 Apr 2004

s. 1 and 2: 23 Apr 2004;
s. 3, Pt. 4 (other than s. 65), Pt. 9 and 10: 23 Jun 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2004 p. 2161);
Pt. 8: 1 Jul 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2004 p. 2161);
Pt. 2, 3, 5 and 6, s. 65, Sch. 1 and Sch. 3 Div. 1: 31 Dec 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 12 Nov 2004 p. 5017);
Pt. 7, Sch. 2 and Sch. 3 Div. 2: 25 Jun 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Jun 2005 p. 2751)

Electricity Legislation Amendment Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 3

33 of 2004

20 Oct 2004

31 Dec 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Nov 2004 p. 5243)

Electricity Corporations Act 2005 s. 139

18 of 2005

13 Oct 2005

1 Apr 2006 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 31 Mar 2006 p. 1153)

Reprint 1: The Electricity Industry Act 2004 as at 16 Jun 2006 (includes amendments listed above)

Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 Sch. 1 cl. 54

77 of 2006

21 Dec 2006

1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)

Electricity Industry Amendment Act 2007

32 of 2007

21 Dec 2007

s. 1 and 2: 21 Dec 2007 (see s. 2(a));
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 22 Dec 2007 (see s. 2(b))

National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009 Pt. 7 Div. 3

16 of 2009

1 Sep 2009

1 Jan 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 31 Dec 2009 p. 5327)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2009 s. 17

46 of 2009

3 Dec 2009

4 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Reprint 2: The Electricity Industry Act 2004 as at 9 Apr 2010 (includes amendments listed above)

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Electricity Industry Act 2004	5 of 2004	23 Apr 2004	s. 1 and 2: 23 Apr 2004; s. 3, Pt. 4 (other than s. 65), Pt. 9 and 10: 23 Jun 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2004 p. 2161); Pt. 8: 1 Jul 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2004 p. 2161); Pt. 2, 3, 5 and 6, s. 65, Sch. 1 and Sch. 3 Div. 1: 31 Dec 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 12 Nov 2004 p. 5017); Pt. 7, Sch. 2 and Sch. 3 Div. 2: 25 Jun 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Jun 2005 p. 2751)
Electricity Legislation Amendment Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 3	33 of 2004	20 Oct 2004	31 Dec 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Nov 2004 p. 5243)
Electricity Corporations Act 2005 s. 139	18 of 2005	13 Oct 2005	1 Apr 2006 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 31 Mar 2006 p. 1153)
*Reprint 1: The Electricity Industry Act 2004* as at 16 Jun 2006** (includes amendments listed above)
Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 Sch. 1 cl. 54	77 of 2006	21 Dec 2006	1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)
Electricity Industry Amendment Act 2007	32 of 2007	21 Dec 2007	s. 1 and 2: 21 Dec 2007 (see s. 2(a)); Act other than s. 1 and 2: 22 Dec 2007 (see s. 2(b))
National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009 Pt. 7 Div. 3	16 of 2009	1 Sep 2009	1 Jan 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 31 Dec 2009 p. 5327)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2009 s. 17	46 of 2009	3 Dec 2009	4 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b))
Reprint 2: The Electricity Industry Act 2004 as at 9 Apr 2010 (includes amendments listed above)

Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 51

19 of 2010

28 Jun 2010

11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)

Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89

39 of 2010

1 Oct 2010

1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)

Personal Property Securities (Consequential Repeals and Amendments) Act 2011 Pt. 5 Div. 1

42 of 2011

4 Oct 2011

30 Jan 2012 (see s. 2(c) and Cwlth Legislative Instrument No. F2011L02397 cl. 5 registered 21 Nov 2011)

² The Electricity Corporation Act 1994 was renamed as the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Systems (Access) Act 1994 by the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 Sch. 5 cl. 9.

³ The Electricity Corporations Act 2005 Pt. 2 and Sch. 5 (other than cl. 21(2)(a)(ii)) came into operation on 1 Apr 2006, see Gazette 31 Mar 2006 p. 1153.

⁴ The National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009 s. 51 and s. 59(1) came into operation on 1 Jan 2010, see Gazette 31 Dec 2009 p. 5327.

⁵ The Gas Pipelines Access (Western Australia) Act 1998 was renamed as the Energy Arbitration and Review Act 1998 by the National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009 s. 26.

Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
access 103
access agreement 103
access arrangement 39A(1), 103
appropriate amendment 53(3), 64(3)
approved policy 60
approved scheme 90
arbitrator 3
arrangement 127(1)
associate 115(6)
Authority 3
Board 3
civil monetary penalty 126(1)
Code 103, 107(1), 129B, 130(1)
code matter 39(2c)
code of conduct 78
commencement day 46(1)
committee 78
Competition Principles Agreement 103
confer 121(1)
connect 57
cooling-off period 48(1)(b)
Coordinator 60
corporation 54A(1), 60
customer 3, 47, 78, 90
customer contract 90
daily amount 118(3), 124(6)
designated area 67
distribution licence 3
distribution system 3
efficient cost of supply 129B
electricity 3
electricity corporation 3
Electricity Generation Corporation 3
electricity marketing agent 78, 90
Electricity Networks Corporation 3
electricity ombudsman 90, 92(1)
Electricity Retail Corporation 3
existing operator 46(2)
extension and expansion policy 60
gas pipelines access provisions 130(1)
generating works 3
generation licence 3
integrated regional licence 3
issue 129(1)
last resort supply plan 67
licence 3, 60
licence area 3
licensee 3, 45(5), 71(1), 90
market 121(1), 122(1)
market governance participant 126(1)
market rules 121(1), 123(1), 134(1)
marketing 78
matter 134(1)
network infrastructure facilities 103
network service provider 103
network user 103
non-standard contract 47
officer 126(1)
operate 3
participant 121(2)
period of exclusivity 26(3)
premises 57
prescribed form of contract 54A(1)
prescribed period 61(1)
prescribed provision 45(1)
public authority 40(1)
Regional Power Corporation 3
regulated retail tariffs 129B
relevant contract 54A(1)
relevant corporation 45(5)
relevant day 39A(1), 54A(1)
relevant interest 40(1)
retail licence 3, 67
retail licensee 47
RPC standards 39A(1)
service standards 39A(1), 129D(4)
services 103
South West interconnected system 3
standard form contract 47
subsidiary 3
supplier of last resort 67, 69(1)
supply 3
system 60
system management participant 126(1)
tariff customers Sch. 1
Tariff Equalisation Account 129B
tariff equalisation contribution 129B
transmission licence 3
transmission system 3
user 129B, 129F(5)
Western Power Corporation 46(1)

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Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 51	19 of 2010	28 Jun 2010	11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)
Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89	39 of 2010	1 Oct 2010	1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)
Personal Property Securities (Consequential Repeals and Amendments) Act 2011 Pt. 5 Div. 1	42 of 2011	4 Oct 2011	30 Jan 2012 (see s. 2(c) and Cwlth Legislative Instrument No. F2011L02397 cl. 5 registered 21 Nov 2011)