Victorian Numbered Acts

ENERGY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FEED-IN TARIFFS AND IMPROVING SAFETY AND MARKETS) ACT 2017 (NO. 1 OF 2017)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF THE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2000

           Division 1--Feed-in tariffs

   3.      Meaning of general renewable energy feed-in terms and conditions  
   4.      Section 40FBA substituted  
   5.      Commission to determine one or more rates for purchases of small renewable energy generation electricity  
   6.      New section 121 inserted  

           Division 2--Exemptions and other matters

   7.      Definitions  
   8.      Exemptions  
   9.      New Division 3A inserted  
   10.     Rateability of certain property  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF THE ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998

   11.     Recall of electrical equipment  
   12.     Offence to fail to comply with requirement  
   13.     Director may give directions  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF THE GAS SAFETY ACT 1997

   14.     Recall of gas installations, appliances or components  
   15.     Offence to fail to comply with requirement  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICITY (VICTORIA) ACT 2005

   16.     Application of certain provisions of the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996—distribution network connections etc.  
   17.     New Division 6 inserted in Part 3  
   18.     New Schedule 4 inserted  
   19.     New Division 1A of Part 6 inserted  
   20.     Time limit within which AER may institute proceedings  
   21.     Proceedings for breaches of a provision of this Law, the Regulations or the Rules that are not offences  
   22.     New sections 61A and 61B inserted  
   23.     Matters for which there must be regard in determining amount of civil penalty  
   24.     Conduct in breach of more than one civil penalty provision  
   25.     Section 68 substituted and new section 68A inserted  
   26.     Civil penalties payable to the Commonwealth  
   27.     Power to serve a notice  
   28.     Form of notice  
   29.     Withdrawal of notice  
   30.     Payment expiates breach of civil penalty provision  
   31.     Conduct in breach of more than one civil penalty provision  
   32.     Section 86 substituted  
   33.     AEMC may make Rules that are consequential to a Rule request  
   34.     Immunity in relation to failure to supply electricity  
   35.     Compliance with access determination  
   36.     Preventing or hindering access  

   PART 6--AMENDMENT OF THE NATIONAL GAS (VICTORIA) ACT 2008

   PART 7--AMENDMENT OF THE VICTORIAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY TARGET ACT 2007

   PART 8--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT
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