Victorian Current Acts

ENERGY SAFE VICTORIA ACT 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--VICTORIAN ENERGY SAFETY COMMISSION

           Division 1--Establishment, powers and functions

   4.      Establishment of the Victorian Energy Safety Commission  
   4A.     Official seal  
   5.      Objectives of Energy Safe Victoria  
   6.      Functions  
   7.      Powers  
   7A.     Provision of information and assistance by Energy Safe Victoria to the AER  
   7B.     Use and disclosure of information by Energy Safe Victoria under Part 4 of the Electricity Safety Act 1998  
   8.      Committees  
   9.      Appointment of persons to assist Energy Safe Victoria  
   9A.     Functions, duties and powers of employees of Energy Safe Victoria under Commonwealth laws  
   10.     Delegation  

           Division 1A--Constitution

   10A.    Constitution of Energy Safe Victoria  
   10B.    Appointment of Commissioners  
   10C.    Duration of appointment as Commissioner  
   10D.    Terms and conditions of appointment as Commissioner  
   10E.    Appointment of Chairperson  
   10F.    Appointment of Deputy Chairperson  
   10G.    Vacancies and removal  
   10H.    Acting arrangements  
   10I.    Validity of acts and decisions  
   10J.    Commissioners protected from liability  

           Division 1B--Procedure

   10K.    Meetings  
   10L.    Resolutions without meetings  
   10M.    Pecuniary interests of Commissioners  

           Division 2--Chief Executive Officer

   11.     Appointment of Chief Executive Officer  
   12.     Function of Chief Executive Officer  
   13.     Duration of appointment as Chief Executive Officer  
   14.     Terms and conditions of appointment as Chief Executive Officer  
   15.     Acting Chief Executive Officer  
   16.     Validity of acts and decisions by Chief Executive Officer  
   17.     Pecuniary interests of Chief Executive Officer  
   18.     Protection from liability—Chief Executive Officer  

           Division 3--Corporate plan

   19.     Corporate plan  
   20.     Statement of corporate intent: contents  
   21.     Energy Safe Victoria to act in accordance with corporate plan  
   22.     Nothing void merely because of non-compliance  

           Division 3A--Technical Advisory Committee

   22A.    Minister must establish Technical Advisory Committee  
   22B.    Constitution of Technical Advisory Committee  
   22C.    Function of Technical Advisory Committee  
   22D.    Appointment of members of Technical Advisory Committee  
   22E.    Duration of appointment as committee member  
   22F.    Terms and conditions of appointment as committee member  

           Division 3B--Direction by the Minister

   22G.    Minister may give directions to Energy Safe Victoria  
   22H.    Publication of directions  
   22I.    Directions to be summarised in annual report  

           Division 4--Financial provisions

   23.     Borrowing and investment by Energy Safe Victoria  
   24.     General Account  

           Division 5--Confidentiality

   25.     Improper use of information  

           Division 5A--Other matters

   25A.    Energy Safe Victoria must publish Charter  
   25B.    Memoranda of Understanding  

   PART 3--INQUIRIES AND REPORTS

   26.     Inquiry by Energy Safe Victoria  
   27.     Minister may refer matter for inquiry  
   28.     Notice of inquiry  
   29.     Conduct of inquiry  
   30.     Powers relating to inquiries  
   31.     Reports  
   32.     Special reports  

   PART 4--GENERAL

   33.     Regulations  

   PART 5--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Introductory

   34.     Definitions  

           Division 2--Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector

   35.     Abolition of OCEI  
   36.     Staff  
   37.     Superseded references to OCEI  
   38.     Superseded references to chief electrical inspector  

           Division 3--Office of Gas Safety

   39.     Abolition of OGS  
   40.     Staff  
   41.     Superseded references to OGS  
   42.     Superseded references to Director of Gas Safety  

   PART 6--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS--ENERGY SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (VICTORIAN ENERGY SAFETY COMMISSION AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2020

   44.     Definitions  
   45.     Abolition of old body  
   46.     Abolition of office of Director of Energy Safe Victoria  
   47.     Superseded references  
   48.     Staff  
   49.     Outstanding statements and reports under Financial Management Act 1994  
   50.     First new statements and reports under Financial Management Act 1994  
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