Western Australian Numbered Acts

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2004 (NO. 5 OF 2004) - SECT 109

109 .         Exception to section 108

        (1)         Section 108(1) does not apply if the Minister is satisfied that a proposed amendment to the Code is —

            (a)         of a minor nature; or

            (b)         required to be made urgently.

        (2)         If in reliance on subsection (1)(b) the Minister amends the Code without complying with section 108(1) —

            (a)         the Minister must call for public comment on the amendment as soon as is practicable after it has come into force; and

            (b)         section 108(2) and (3) apply with all necessary modifications.

        (3)         Having regard to any submissions made on the amendment, the Minister must consider whether the Code should be amended —

            (a)         to reverse the effect of the amendment; or

            (b)         in some other manner.