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NATIONAL ELECTRICITY (VICTORIA) ACT 2005 - SECT 16VM

Failure to make a decision under the Law or Rules within time does not invalidate the decision

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     the AER makes a decision (however described) under the National Electricity (Victoria) Law or Rules in relation to the making of a distribution determination that is to apply to electricity network services provided by a Victorian DNSP for the regulatory control period commencing on 1 July 2021; and

        (b)     the decision is made after the expiry of the period of time specified by the National Electricity (Victoria) Law or the Rules for the making of that decision.

    (2)     Despite anything to the contrary in the National Electricity (Victoria) Law or the Rules, the decision is not to be taken to be an invalid decision only because the decision is not made within the specified period of time.

    (3)     A decision to which this section applies takes effect on and after—

        (a)     the day it is made; or

        (b)     if it specifies a date for operation or effect that is after the day it is made, that specified date.

S. 16VN inserted by No. 28/2020 s. 3.


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