Tasmanian Numbered Acts

ELECTRICITY REFORM ACT 2012 (NO. 52 OF 2012)

- Act 52 of 2012
- Royal Assent 11 December 2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Relationship to other State legislation
   4.      Interpretation

   PART 2 - Electricity Reform Generally

           Division 1 - Electricity reform objectives and measures

   5.      Electricity reform objectives
   6.      Electricity reform measures

           Division 2 - Ministerial responsibility for electricity reform

   7.      Ministerial control
   8.      Ministerial power of direction
   9.      Ministerial directions in relation to information held by Expert Panel
   10.     Indemnity in respect of compliance with direction
   11.     Powers under this Division limited after 30 June 2015

   PART 3 - Electricity Reform Co-ordinator

   12.     Electricity Reform Co-ordinator
   13.     Functions of Electricity Reform Co-ordinator
   14.     Powers of Electricity Reform Co-ordinator
   15.     Electricity Reform Co-ordinator may request assistance, &c.
   16.     Delegation
   17.     Immunity of Electricity Reform Co-ordinator and persons to whom requests are made

   PART 4 - Transfer of Certain Assets, Rights and Liabilities

   18.     Interpretation of Part 4
   19.     Transfer of assets, rights and liabilities between State-owned electricity entities
   20.     Effect of transfer notice
   21.     Orders transferring employment of employees
   22.     Effect of order transferring employment of employee

   PART 5 - Sale of Retail Business of Aurora Energy or Subsidiary

   23.     Sale of retail business of Aurora Energy or subsidiary
   24.     Contents of contracts for sale of retail business

   PART 6 - Transfer to Crown of Remaining Business of Aurora, Transend and Subsidiaries, &c.

   25.     Interpretation of Part 6
   26.     Remaining business of Aurora Energy, Transend or subsidiaries may be transferred to Crown
   27.     Effect of transfer order
   28.     Deregistration of Aurora Energy and Transend and subsidiaries

   PART 7 - Miscellaneous

           Division 1 - Relationship to certain Commonwealth Acts

   29.     Relationship of this Act to Corporations Act
   30.     Relationship of this Act to Competition and Consumer Act 2010 of the Commonwealth

           Division 2 - Provisions relating to transfers and sales

   31.     Application of section 20 of Electricity Companies Act 1997
   32.     Power to disclose information
   33.     Protection in relation to disclosure or use of certain information
   34.     Protection for actions taken under this Act
   35.     Exemption from State tax
   36.     No Crown guarantee
   37.     Disputes as to whether business is transferred
   38.     Treasurer may amend constitution of State-owned electricity entity

           Division 3 - Other matters

   39.     Extra-territorial operation
   40.     Decisions of shareholding Ministers not reviewable
   41.     Regulations
   42.     Administration of Act