Western Australian Numbered Acts

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2004 (NO. 5 OF 2004) - SCHEDULE 3

[s. 79, 81]

Division 1  —  Initial customer service code of conduct

1.         Approval of initial customer service code of conduct

        (1)         The initial code of conduct under section 79 is to be approved by the Minister instead of by the Authority.

        (2)         The Minister is to act under subclause (1) in consultation with the committee.

        (3)         The provisions of —

            (a)         Part 6; and

            (b)         the Interpretation Act 1984 section 25 in its application to that Part,

                are modified so far as is necessary to enable effect to be given to subclauses (1) and (2).

        (4)         The code of conduct approved in accordance with this clause is to be taken, for the purposes of Part 6, to be a code of conduct approved by the Authority under Part 6.

2.         Appointment of initial committee

        (1)         The Minister instead of the Authority is to — 

            (a)         determine the initial membership, constitution and procedures of the committee under section 81; and

            (b)         appoint the initial members of the committee,

                and may make the initial determinations under section 81(3).

        (2)         The provisions of —

            (a)         section 81; and

            (b)         the Interpretation Act 1984 section 25 in its application to that section,

                are modified so far as is necessary to enable effect to be given to subclause (1).

        (3)         The committee established in accordance with this clause is to be taken, for the purposes of section 81 to be the committee established by the Authority under that section.

3.         Regulations for transitional matters

                If in the opinion of the Minister an anomaly arises in —

            (a)         the carrying out of clause 1 or 2; or

            (b)         the operation of Part 6 in accordance with the Interpretation Act 1984 section 25,

Division 2  —  Initial electricity ombudsman scheme

4.         Approval of initial electricity ombudsman scheme

        (1)         The Minister instead of the Authority is to —

            (a)         approve the initial electricity ombudsman scheme under sections 92 and 93; and

            (b)         give the initial approval required for the purposes of Schedule 2 paragraph (j).

        (2)         The provisions of —

            (a)         Part 7 Division 2;

            (b)         Schedule 2; and

            (c)         the Interpretation Act 1984 section 25 in its application to the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b),

                are modified so far as is necessary to enable effect to be given to subclause (1).

        (3)         A scheme approved in accordance with this clause is to be taken, for the purposes of Part 7, to be a scheme approved by the Authority under Division 2 of that Part.

5.         Regulations for transitional matters

                If in the opinion of the Minister an anomaly arises in —

            (a)         the carrying out of clause 4; or

            (b)         the operation of Part 7 Division 2 in accordance with the Interpretation Act 1984 section 25,

                the Governor may by regulations make such provision as is necessary   — 

            (c)         to remove the anomaly; and

            (d)         to achieve the purpose of clause 4.

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         103
appropriate amendment         53(3), 64(3)
approved policy         60
approved scheme         90
arbitrator         3
arrangement         127(1)
Authority         3
Board         3
civil monetary penalty         126(1)
Code         103, 107(1), 130(1)
code of conduct         78
commencement day         46(1), 55(1)
committee         78
Competition Principles Agreement         103
confer         121(1)
connect         57
cooling-off period         48(1)
Coordinator         60
corporation         55(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
electricity         3
electricity marketing agent         78, 90
electricity ombudsman         90, 92(1)
existing facilities         119(1)
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)
marketing         78
ministerial valuation         119(1)
network infrastructure facilities         103
network service provider         103
network user         103
new corporation         46(1)
non-standard contract         47
officer         126(1)
operate         3
participant         121(2)
period of exclusivity         26(3)
premises         57
prescribed form of contract         55(1)
prescribed period         61(1)
prescribed provision         45(1)
public authority         40(1)
relevant contract         55(1)
relevant corporation         3
relevant interest         40(1)
retail licence         3, 67
retail licensee         47
services         103
South West interconnected system         3
standard form contract         47
supplier of last resort         67, 69(1)
supply         3
system         60
system management participant         126(1)
tariff customers         55(1), Sch. 1
transmission licence         3
transmission system         3
Western Power Corporation         3