Victorian Numbered Acts

ELECTRICITY SAFETY AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO. 61 OF 2007) - SECT 4

    (1)     In section 3 of the Principal Act, insert the following definitions—

""accepted ESMS" means—

        (a)     an electricity safety management scheme that has been accepted or provisionally accepted under Division 2 or 3 of Part 10; or

        (b)     if a revised electricity safety management scheme has been accepted or provisionally accepted under Division 2 or 3 of Part 10, that revised electricity safety management scheme—

but does not include an electricity safety management scheme that has lapsed under Division 3 of Part 10;

"accepted ESMS operator" means—

        (a)     a major electricity company whose electricity safety management scheme has been accepted or provisionally accepted by Energy Safe Victoria under Division 2 of Part 10; or

        (b)     a voluntary ESMS operator;

"major electricity company" means—

        (a)     a regulated distribution company; or

        (b)     a regulated transmission company—

but does not include a regulated distribution company or a regulated transmission company, or a class of regulated distribution company or regulated transmission company, declared under section 3A not to be a major electricity company;

"non-licensed distribution company" means a person who—

        (a)     engages in the distribution or supply of electricity; and

        (b)     is exempted under an Order under section 17 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 from the requirement to obtain a licence under that Act in respect of that activity;

"non-licensed transmission company" means a person who—

        (a)     engages in the transmission of electricity; and

        (b)     is exempted under an Order under section 17 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 from the requirement to obtain a licence under that Act in respect of that activity;

"regulated distribution company" means—

        (a)     a distribution company; or

        (b)     a non-licensed distribution company;

"regulated transmission company" means—

        (a)     a transmission company; or

        (b)     a non-licensed transmission company;

"transmission company" has the same meaning as in the Electricity Industry Act 2000 ;

"voluntary ESMS operator" means a person whose electricity safety management scheme has been accepted or provisionally accepted by Energy Safe Victoria under Division 3 of Part 10;".

    (2)     In section 3 of the Principal Act, for the definition of network operator substitute —

""network operator" means—

        (a)     a major electricity company; or

        (b)     a person who owns or operates an upstream network (other than a major electricity company) or railway;".

    (3)     In section 3 of the Principal Act, the definitions of accepted electricity safety management scheme , accepted electricity safety manager and relevant function are repealed .