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Electricity Price Cap (Implementing Labor's Broken Election Promise) Act 2010
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TASMANIA
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ELECTRICITY PRICE CAP
(IMPLEMENTING LABOR'S BROKEN ELECTION PROMISE) BILL 2010
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
5. Cap on Price Increase
6. Binding the Crown
7. Regulations
8. Administration of Act
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Electricity Price Cap (Implementing Labor's Broken Election Promise) Act 2010
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ELECTRICITY PRICE CAP (IMPLEMENTING
LABOR'S BROKEN PROMISE) BILL 2010
(Brought in by Peter Carl Gutwein)
A BILL FOR
An Act to provide for a cap on electricity price increases
for all non-contestable Tasmanian electricity customers in
2010-11.
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Electricity Price Cap
Bill 2010.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives
the Royal Assent.
3. Definitions
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears -
"non-contestable Tasmanian Electricity
customer" means residential and small business
non-contestable tariff customers in Tasmania
provided by Aurora Energy Pty Ltd (Aurora).
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4. Cap on Price Increases
Notwithstanding anything in any other Act, no
non-contestable Tasmanian Electricity customer
provided by Aurora Energy Pty Ltd shall have an
electricity tariff increase of more than five per cent
in 2010-11.
5. Binding the Crown
(a) This Act binds the Crown in right of Tasmania
and, in so far as the legislative power of Parliament
permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.
(b) Nothing in this Act renders the Crown liable to
be prosecuted for an offence.
6. Regulations
(a) The Governor may make regulations for the
purposes of this Act.
(b) The regulations may be made so as to apply
differently according to matters, limitations or
restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or
otherwise, specified in the regulations.
7. Administration of Act
Until provision is made in relation to this Act by order
under section 4 of the Administrative Arrangements
Act 1990 -
(a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the
Minister for Energy; and
(b) the department responsible to that Minister
in relation to the administration of this Act is
the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and
Resources.
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