South Australia

National Electricity (South Australia) (New Penalty) Amendment Bill 2003

A Bill For

An Act to amend the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996.

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Amendment provisions

Part 2—Amendment of National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996

4 Amendment of section 13—Civil penalties for breaches of Code

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Electricity (South Australia) (New Penalty) Amendment Act 2003.

2—Commencement

This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996

4—Amendment of section 13—Civil penalties for breaches of Code

Section 13—after subsection (3) insert:

(4) The regulations may prescribe a provision of the Code as a Class D provision, being a provision for a breach of which the Tribunal may, by order, in accordance with the National Electricity Law, impose a civil penalty not exceeding $1 000 000 and $50 000 for each day that the breach continues after service by NECA of notice of the breach.