Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) In these
regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —
access application means an access application
made under regulation 8;
access information has the meaning given in
regulation 14(1);
access offer means an offer made by a corporation
to an applicant to provide the distribution access services requested in an
access application made by that applicant and, where the corporation makes an
additional offer under regulation 11(4) in relation to the access
application, includes that additional offer;
ancillary services means the following services:
(a)
voltage control;
(b)
control system services;
(c)
spinning reserve; and
(d)
post‑trip management;
applicable laws means the Act, the
Energy Operators (Powers) Act 1979 3 , the Electricity
Act 1945 , the Energy Coordination Act 1994 , the
Electricity Industry Act 2004 and the Electricity Corporations
Act 2005 ;
applicant , in respect of an access application,
means the person who has made the access application or on whose behalf the
access application has been made;
augment , in relation to the electricity
distribution network, means to enhance or expand the electricity distribution
network;
business day means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday and any day that is a public holiday or bank holiday in the Perth
metropolitan area;
connection means a distribution connection or a
transmission connection;
connection equipment in respect of a distribution
connection means all of the electrical equipment that, in a
corporation’s opinion, is —
(a)
likely to be used only in order to transfer electricity to or from the
electricity distribution network at the relevant point and includes any
transformers or switchgear at the relevant point that are necessary for that
transfer; or
(b)
installed to support the electrical equipment referred to in
paragraph (a) or to provide back‑up for the electrical equipment
referred to in paragraph (a) as contemplated by the Distribution
Technical Code or network planning criteria;
connection services , in respect of a distribution
connection, means the establishment and maintenance of that distribution
connection;
contract maximum demand , in respect of a
distribution connection, means the contract maximum demand (expressed in kW)
specified in the distribution access agreement in respect of the distribution
connection;
control system services means the 24 hour control
of the electricity transmission network and the electricity distribution
network through monitoring, switching and dispatch which is provided through
control centres and supervisory control and data acquisition and communication
equipment;
controllers , in respect of a distribution
connection, means all of those persons who engage in one or more of the
activities of owning, controlling and operating the plant or equipment
transferring electricity to or taking electricity from the electricity
distribution network at that distribution connection;
corporation has the meaning given to that term in
section 2 of the Act;
declared sent‑out capacity , in respect of a
distribution connection, means the maximum level at which electricity may be
transferred to the electricity distribution network at the distribution
connection and is the figure (expressed in kW) specified in the distribution
access agreement in respect of the distribution connection;
disconnect , in respect of a distribution
connection, means to operate switching equipment so as to prevent the transfer
of electricity through the distribution connection;
distribution access agreement , in respect of a
user —
(a)
means an agreement between a corporation and the user under which the
corporation agrees to provide distribution access services to the user; and
(b) if
the user is the Electricity Generation Corporation or the Electricity Retail
Corporation, includes an agreement between a corporation and the user for the
provision of distribution access services to the user that arises as a result
of a transfer order under Part 9 Division 3 of the
Electricity Corporations Act 2005 ;
distribution access services means the following
services —
(a)
distribution network services;
(b)
connection services;
(c)
ancillary services;
(d)
metering services;
distribution connection means a point at which
electricity is transferred to or from the electricity distribution network;
distribution employee means an employee or officer
of the Regional Power Corporation who is engaged wholly or partly in those
parts of that corporation’s business involving the granting of access to
electricity distribution capacity or the planning, operation, maintenance,
development or augmentation of the electricity distribution network;
distribution entry point means an entry point
which is also a distribution connection;
distribution exit point means an exit point which
is also a distribution connection;
distribution network services in respect of the
electricity distribution network means the use of the electricity distribution
network to transport electricity, including —
(a)
network distribution services, being the transport of electricity using the
electricity distribution network;
(b)
network operation services, being —
(i)
control of performance of the electricity distribution
network;
(ii)
monitoring of faults on the electricity distribution
network and rectification of faults identified;
(iii)
maintenance of the electricity distribution network;
and
(c) the
management of the voltage and frequency of electricity transferred through the
electricity distribution network;
distribution price schedule , in respect of a
financial year or other period of time, means the schedule of indicative
prices referred to in regulation 19(2)(a) in respect of that financial
year or other period of time prepared by a corporation;
Distribution Technical Code , in relation to a
corporation, means the Distribution Technical Code prepared by the corporation
under regulation 28;
electricity distribution network , in relation to
a corporation, means the parts of the corporation’s system prescribed in
regulation 5(1);
Electricity Generation Corporation means the body
established by section 4(1)(a) of the Electricity Corporations
Act 2005 ;
Electricity Networks Corporation means the body
established by section 4(1)(b) of the Electricity Corporations
Act 2005 ;
Electricity Retail Corporation means the body
established by section 4(1)(c) of the Electricity Corporations
Act 2005 ;
electricity transmission network has the meaning
given in the Electricity Transmission Regulations 1996 ;
eligible premises has the meaning given in
regulation 51;
embedded generating unit means a generating unit
the primary purpose of which is to supply on‑site loads otherwise than
through the electricity distribution network though it may also transfer
electricity that is surplus to the on‑site loads to the electricity
distribution network;
encumbrance includes a mortgage, pledge, lien,
charge or other security interest;
entry point means a connection at which
electricity is more likely to be transferred to the electricity distribution
network or the electricity transmission network (as the case requires) than to
be transferred from the electricity distribution network or the electricity
transmission network (as the case requires);
exempt connection means a distribution connection
which is not an existing connection and is not being used by a corporation
solely to transfer electricity to or from one or more premises that are not
eligible premises;
existing agreement means an agreement, contract,
understanding or arrangement under which a corporation provides access to
electricity distribution capacity which —
(a) was
entered into prior to 1 July 1997; or
(b) was
entered into after 1 July 1997 with a person in respect of any
eligible premises;
existing connection means a connection which
exists as at 1 July 1997;
exit point means a connection at which electricity
is more likely to be transferred from the electricity distribution network or
the electricity transmission network (as the case requires) than to be
transferred to the electricity distribution network or the electricity
transmission network (as the case requires);
force majeure event has the meaning given in
regulation 36(1);
generating unit means an electricity generator and
related equipment essential to the electricity generator’s operation,
which together function as a single entity;
good electricity industry practice has the meaning
given in regulation 30(1);
interconnected network means —
(a) in
relation to the Electricity Networks Corporation, its electricity distribution
network;
(b) in
relation to the Regional Power Corporation, its electricity distribution
network other than a regional power system;
linked transmission agreement in respect of a
distribution access agreement which a corporation believes forms part of an
arrangement relating to the transportation of electricity between —
(a) a
transmission connection and a distribution connection; or
(b) a
distribution connection in respect of one sub‑network and a distribution
connection in respect of another sub‑network,
means an access agreement (as defined in the
Electricity Transmission Regulations 1996 ) which the corporation
believes was entered into for the provision of transmission access services in
respect of that arrangement;
metering equipment means equipment to measure and
record —
(a) the
rate at which electricity is transferred to or from the electricity
distribution network; and
(b) the
quantity of electricity transferred to or from the electricity distribution
network,
for the purposes of these regulations;
metering services means —
(a) the
provision of metering equipment complying with the Distribution Technical
Code;
(b) the
use of that metering equipment to measure and record —
(i)
the rate at which electricity is transferred to or from
the electricity distribution network; and
(ii)
the quantity of electricity transferred to or from the
electricity distribution network,
for the purposes of
these regulations;
(c) the
maintenance of that metering equipment; and
(d) the
remote monitoring of that metering equipment;
network planning criteria means the criteria
developed by a corporation under regulation 29;
outage means any planned or unplanned full or
partial unavailability of plant or equipment;
post‑trip management means the maintenance
of system security in the aftermath of trips;
preliminary assessment , in relation to an access
application, means a preliminary opinion of a corporation, provided for the
general information of the applicant, as to the technical feasibility of the
proposal in the application, the suitability of the location of the proposed
distribution connection or connections, the likely availability of spare
capacity at that proposed distribution connection or connections and likely
extent of any augmentation;
premises has the meaning given in the
Energy Operators (Powers) Act 1979 3 ;
Prices and Charges Paper , in relation to a
corporation, means a document prepared by the corporation containing details
of pricing methods referred to in regulation 19(2)(b);
Referee means the Office of Referee established
under the Electricity Referee and Dispute Resolution Regulations 1997
4 ;
Regional Power Corporation means the body
established by section 4(1)(d) of the Electricity Corporations
Act 2005 ;
regional power system means an electricity
distribution network operated by the Regional Power Corporation that is
identified as a regional power isolated system on the depiction prepared and
maintained by that corporation under regulation 5(2);
related body corporate means —
(a) in
respect of a corporation, a subsidiary (as defined in section 3 of the
Electricity Corporations Act 2005 ) of the corporation;
(b) in
respect of another body corporate, a body corporate that is related to the
first‑mentioned body by virtue of section 50 of the
Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth;
renewable energy source means an energy source
other than a fossil fuel or a man‑made nuclear fission process;
response in respect of an access application means
the response given under regulation 8(8);
sensitive information has the meaning given in
regulation 14(2);
South West interconnected system has the meaning
given to that term in section 3 of the Electricity Industry
Act 2004 ;
spinning reserve means the ability to immediately
and automatically increase generation or reduce demand in response to a fall
in frequency;
sub‑network means a part of the electricity
distribution network which is not connected to another part of the electricity
distribution network by equipment that forms part of the electricity
distribution network though it may be so connected by equipment forming part
of the electricity transmission network;
supervising officers means —
(a) the
directors and the chief executive officer of a corporation; and
(b) the
senior managers of a corporation whose duties include providing accounting,
financial, audit or legal services (by whatever name known);
technical compliance agreement , in respect of a
distribution connection, means an agreement between a corporation and one or
more of the controllers who are not the users in respect of the distribution
connection under which the controller or controllers agree to comply with the
Distribution Technical Code and any relevant parts of these regulations;
transfer point means a point at which electricity
is transferred between the electricity transmission network and the
electricity distribution network;
transmission access services has the meaning given
to the term access services in the Electricity Transmission
Regulations 1996 ;
transmission connection means a point at which
electricity is transferred to or from the electricity transmission network;
transmission employee has the meaning given in the
Electricity Transmission Regulations 1996 ;
transmission fee schedule has the meaning given to
the term fee schedule in the Electricity Transmission Regulations 1996 ;
voltage control means keeping network voltages
within operational limits in normal operation and in the aftermath of trips by
automatic regulation of generation MVA output or by transmission or
distribution voltage control equipment such as capacitor banks and automatic
tap‑changers.
(2) In these
regulations, references to the electricity distribution network, or to the
electricity distribution network of a corporation, are —
(a) in
relation to the Electricity Networks Corporation, references to the
electricity distribution network operated by that corporation; and
(b) in
relation to the Regional Power Corporation, references to any electricity
distribution network operated by that corporation.
[Regulation 3 amended in Gazette
31 Dec 1998 p. 7399; 28 Sep 2001 p. 5357;
28 Dec 2001 p. 6715; 22 Jun 2004
p. 2162‑3; 31 Mar 2006 p. 1302‑6, 1317 and
1319; 25 Aug 2006 p. 3500; 26 Jun 2007 p. 3025.]