Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) In this Act,
unless the contrary intention appears —
“business plan” means a business plan
referred to in section 11(1);
“chief executive officer” means the
chief executive officer under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 of
the department;
“department” means the department of
the Public Service principally assisting the Minister in the administration of
this Act;
“DES office” means —
(a) the
Director of Energy Safety carrying out functions as mentioned in
subsection (2);
(b)
staff appointed or made available under the Energy Coordination Act 1994
to enable the Director of Energy Safety to perform his or her functions; and
(c)
persons engaged to assist in the performance of the functions of the Director
of Energy Safety;
“Director of Energy Safety” means the
Director of Energy Safety referred to in the Energy Coordination Act 1994
section 5;
“document” includes any tape, disc or
other device or medium on which information is recorded or stored
mechanically, photographically, electronically or otherwise;
“energy industry participant”
means —
(a) a
holder of a generation licence as defined in the Electricity Industry
Act 2004 section 3;
(b) a
holder of an integrated regional licence as defined in the Electricity
Industry Act 2004 section 3 that authorises the holder to operate
generating works;
(c) a
holder of a distribution licence as defined in the Electricity Industry
Act 2004 section 3;
(d) a
holder of a transmission licence as defined in the Electricity Industry
Act 2004 section 3;
(e) a
holder of a distribution licence as defined in the Energy Coordination
Act 1994 section 3;
(f) a
person exempted under the Electricity Industry Act 2004 or the
Energy Coordination Act 1994 from the requirement to hold a licence
referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e);
(g) a
supply authority as defined in the Electricity Act 1945 section 5;
(h) a
distributor of liquefied petroleum gas; or
(i)
any other person or class of person prescribed by the
regulations as an energy industry participant for the purposes of this
definition;
“energy safety activities”
means —
(a)
technical and safety regulation including energy efficiency regulation; and
(b)
safety and energy efficiency promotion and emergency management activities,
related to the energy
industry;
“Energy Safety Account” means the
account established under section 26;
“investigator” means a person
designated as an investigator under section 29(1);
“levy” means a levy determined under
section 14(1) and imposed under the Energy Safety Levy
Act 2006 ;
“levy notice” means a notice published
under section 14(1);
“remuneration” includes salary,
allowances, fees, emoluments and benefits (whether in money or not);
(2) In this Act a
reference to functions of the Director of Energy Safety includes any or all of
his or her functions —
(a) when
acting in his or her capacity as Director of Energy Safety; or
(b) when
acting in relation to energy safety activities in any other capacity as an
officer of the department.