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2000 No
922000 No
109
2001 No
56
2001 (SI
734)
2001 No
112
2002 No
122
2003 No
96
2003 No
992004 No
40
2004 No
54
2005 No
17
2006 No
2
2006 No
84
2007 No
27
2008 (SI
236)
2006 No
104
2008 (SI
507)
2008 No
98
2007 No
94
2009 No
54
2010 No
59
2010 No
61
2010 No
119
2006 No
105
2011 No
41
2012 No
43
2012 No
95
2014 No
74
2015 No
5
2015 No
8
2015 No
19
2015 No
58
2015 No
58
2014 No
46
2017 No
22
2017 No
65
2017 No
63
2019 No
14
2020 No 30
2021 No 32
2023 No
35
Amendments made to this Act prior to 1.4.2005 by
regulations under sec 11 are listed only in the Table of
amendments.
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act
1992 No 39
previously Government Pricing Tribunal Act
1992
date of commencement, 1.7.1992, sec 2 and GG No 75 of 26.6.1992, p
4273
Electricity (Amendment) Act 1993 No 24
date of commencement, 1.7.1993, sec 2 and GG No 70 of 30.6.1993, p
3327
Electricity Transmission Authority Act 1994 No
64
date of commencement, 1.2.1995, sec 2 and GG No 10 of 1.2.1995, p
573
Water Board (Corporatisation) Act 1994 No
88
date of commencement of Sch 6, 1.1.1995, sec 2 and GG No 170 of
16.12.1994, p 7400
Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act
1995 No 13
date of commencement, 1.7.1995, sec 2 and GG No 79 of 30.6.1995, p
3435
Electricity Legislation Amendment Act 1995 No
18
date of commencement of Sch 5, 30.6.1995, sec 2 and GG No 79 of
30.6.1995, p 3434
Energy Services Corporations Act 1995 No
95
date of commencement of Sch 4.14 (except so much of Sch 4.14 [1] as
inserts references to First State Power and Macquarie Generation into Sch 1),
1.3.1996, sec 2 and GG No 26 of 1.3.1996, p 832
so much of Sch 4.14 [1] as inserts references to First State Power and
Macquarie Generation into Sch 1 was not commenced and was repealed by the
Energy Services Corporations Amendment (TransGrid
Corporatisation) Act 1998 No 68
Government Pricing Tribunal Amendment Act 1995 No
97
date of commencement, 19.1.1996, sec 2 and GG No 5 of 19.1.1996, p
163
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996
No 30
date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1)
National Electricity (New South Wales) Act 1997
No 20
date of commencement of Sch 1.6 [1], 14.8.1998, sec 2 and GG No 120 of
14.8.1998, p 6027
date of commencement of Sch 1.6 [2]–[4], 13.12.1998, sec 2 and GG
No 171 of 11.12.1998, p 9462
Energy Services Corporations Amendment (TransGrid
Corporatisation) Act 1998 No 68
date of commencement of Sch 2.6, 14.12.1998, sec 2 and GG No 171 of
11.12.1998, p 9459 (Sch 2.6 [1] was without effect as the amendment was
superseded by Sch 1.6 [2] to the National Electricity (New
South Wales) Act 1997 No 20)
Water Legislation Amendment (Drinking Water and Corporate
Structure) Act 1998 No 145
date of commencement, 1.1.1999, sec 2 and GG No 176 of 18.12.1998, p
9726
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act
1999 No 94
date of commencement of sec 7 and Sch 5, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No
144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal and Other
Legislation Amendment Act 2000 No 60
date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.11.2000, sec 2 and GG No 141 of
27.10.2000, p 11289
date of commencement of Schs 2 and 3, 17.7.2000, sec 2 and GG No 88 of
14.7.2000, p 6231
Water Management Act 2000 No 92
date of commencement of Sch 8.13, 1.1.2001, sec 2 and GG No 168 of
22.12.2000, p 13471
Electricity Supply Amendment Act 2000 No
109
date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 1.1.2001, sec 2 and GG No 168 of
22.12.2000, p 13461
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001
No 56
date of commencement of Sch 2.23, assent, sec 2 (2)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2001 No 112
date of commencement of Sch 1.16, assent, sec 2 (2)
Electricity Supply Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Emission
Reduction) Act 2002 No 122
date of commencement, 1.1.2003, sec 2 and GG No 263 of 20.12.2002, p
10744
Transport Administration Amendment (Rail Agencies) Act
2003 No 96
date of commencement of Sch 3, 1.1.2004, sec 2 and GG No 197 of
19.12.2003, p 11271
Transport Administration Amendment (Sydney Ferries) Act
2003 No 99
date of commencement, 1.7.2004, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 25.6.2004, p
4387
State Water Corporation Act 2004 No 40
date of commencement of Sch 3.7, 1.7.2004, sec 2 and GG No 110 of
1.7.2004, p 4983
Passenger Transport Amendment (Bus Reform) Act
2004 No 54
date of commencement, 16.7.2004, sec 2 and GG No 120 of 16.7.2004, p
5877
Electricity Supply Amendment Act 2005 No
17
date of commencement, 7.10.2005, sec 2 and GG No 122 of 7.10.2005, p
8168
Public Sector Employment Legislation Amendment Act
2006 No 2
date of commencement, 17.3.2006, sec 2 and GG No 35 of 17.3.2006, p
1378
Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Amendment Act
2006 No 84
date of commencement, assent, sec 2
Water Industry Competition Act 2006 No
104
date of commencement, 8.8.2008, sec 2 and GG No 95 of 8.8.2008, p
7438
Central Coast Water Corporation Act 2006 No
105
date of commencement of Sch 7.1, 25.2.2011, sec 2 (1) and 2011 (86) LW
25.2.2011
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007
No 27
date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (2)
Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act
2007 No 94
date of commencement of Sch 4, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW
3.7.2009
Independent Pricing and
Regulatory Tribunal Amendment (Hunter Water) Regulation 2008 (SI
236)
date of commencement, on gazettal
Independent Pricing and
Regulatory Tribunal Amendment (Country Energy) Regulation 2008 (SI
507)
date of commencement, on gazettal
Transport Administration Amendment (Rail and Ferry Transport
Authorities) Act 2008 No 98
date of commencement, 1.1.2009, sec 2 and GG No 158 of 19.12.2008, p
12314
Government Information (Public Access) (Consequential
Amendments and Repeal) Act 2009 No 54
date of commencement, 1.7.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (248) LW
18.6.2010
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010
No 59
date of commencement of Sch 2.44, 9.7.2010, sec 2 (2)
Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 No 61
date of commencement, 1.10.2010, sec 1B and 2010 (541) LW
24.9.2010
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2010 No 119
date of commencement of Sch 1.18, 7.1.2011, sec 2 (2)
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No
41
date of commencement of Sch 5.11, 1.11.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (559) LW
28.10.2011
Public Sector Employment and Management Amendment
(Procurement of Goods and Services) Act 2012 No 43
date of commencement, 1.7.2012, sec 2 and 2012 (306) LW
29.6.2012
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2012 No 95
date of commencement of Sch 2, 4.1.2013, sec 2 (1)
Passenger Transport Act 2014 No 46
date of commencement of Sch 4.5, 1.3.2016, sec 2 and 2016 (93) LW
26.2.2016
Water NSW Act 2014 No 74
date of commencement, 1.1.2015, sec 2 and 2014 (839) LW
19.12.2014
Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act
2015 No 5
date of commencement of Sch 8, assent, sec 2 (1)
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Amendment
(Accredited State Water Regulator) Act 2015 No 8
date of commencement, assent, sec 2
State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015 No
19
date of commencement of Sch 15.8, 1.9.2015, sec 2 and 2015 (524) LW
28.8.2015
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2015 No 58
date of commencement of Sch 1, 8.1.2016, sec 2 (1)
date of commencement of Sch 3, 15.1.2016, sec 2 (3)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017
No 22
date of commencement of Sch 5, 7 days after assent, sec 2
(1)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2017 No 63
date of commencement of Sch 4.25, 14.1.2018, sec 2 (3)
Local Government Amendment (Regional Joint Organisations)
Act 2017 No 65
date of commencement, 15.12.2017, sec 2 and 2017 (730) LW
15.12.2017
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2019 No 14
date of commencement of Sch 1.12, 14 days after assent, sec
2(1)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020
No 30
date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 4, 22.1.2021, sec
2(4)
Customer Service Legislation Amendment Act 2021
No 32
date of commencement of Sch 1.6, assent, sec 2(1)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
2023 No 35
date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2(c)
1Miscellaneous
notes
Declarations of government monopoly services under section
4
Title/services
declared
Gazettal
Water supply, sewerage and drainage
services supplied by the Water Board, Hunter Water Corporation and Gosford and
Wyong Councils
GG No 105 of 24.8.1992, p
6430—repealed by GG No 18 of 14.2.1997, p 558
Government Pricing
Tribunal (Electricity Services) Order 1992, No
2
GG No 146 of 18.12.1992, p
8893
Government Pricing
Tribunal (Passenger Transport Services) Order 1992, No
3
GG No 146 of 18.12.1992, p
8893—repealed by GG No 38 of 27.2.1998, p 1015
Government Pricing
Tribunal (Valuer-General’s Services) Order
1993
GG No 89 of 13.8.1993, p
4571
Government Pricing
Tribunal (Electricity Services) Order 1993
GG No 124 of 12.11.1993, p
6795
Government Pricing
Tribunal (Council Services) Order 1994
GG No 99 of 29.7.1994, p
3965
Government Pricing
Tribunal (Waste Disposal Service) Order
1995
GG No 60 of 19.5.1995, p
2466
Government Pricing
Tribunal (Water Supply Services) Order 1995
GG No 60 of 19.5.1995, p
2467—repealed by GG No 137 of 5.9.2003, p 9142
Government Pricing
Tribunal (Water Services) Order 1995
GG No 122 of 6.10.1995, p
7115—repealed by GG No 144 of 10.9.2004, p 7519
Independent Pricing
and Regulatory Tribunal (Water, Sewerage and Drainage Services) Order
1997
GG No 18 of 14.2.1997, p
558
Independent Pricing
and Regulatory Tribunal (Passenger Transport Services) Order
1998
GG No 38 of 27.2.1998, p
1015—amended by GG No 50 of 6.4.2010, p 1837
Independent Pricing
and Regulatory Tribunal (Water Supply Services) Order
1999
GG No 95 of 20.8.1999, p
6136—repealed by GG No 22 of 11.2.2000, p 816
Independent Pricing
and Regulatory Tribunal (Water Supply Services) Order
2000
GG No 22 of 11.2.2000, p
816
Independent Pricing
and Regulatory Tribunal (Water Services) Order
2004
GG No 144 of 10.9.2004, p
7519
Independent Pricing
and Regulatory Tribunal (Country Energy) Order
2008
GG No 147 of 14.11.2008, p
10950
2History
notes
Long title
Subst 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(1).
Sec 1
Subst 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(2).
Sec 3
Am 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(3) (4); 2000 No 60, Sch 3.1 [1] [2]; 2006 No 105, Sch 7.1 [1] [2]; 2007 No
27, Sch 2.27.
Sec 4
Am 1995 No 13, Sch 4;
2000 No 92, Sch 8.13 [1]; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.16; 2004 No 40, Sch 3.7 [1]; 2006
No 84, Sch 2.5 [1]; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.44; 2014 No 74, Sch 3.13
[1].
Part 2,
heading
Subst 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(5).
Sec 5
Am 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(6); 1996 No 30, Sch 2; 1997 No 20, Sch 1.6 [1]; 2006 No 2, Sch 4.28 [1]; 2015
No 58, Sch 3.47 [1].
Sec 6
Subst 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(7).
Sec 7
Am 2000 No 60, Sch 3.1
[3].
Sec 8
Rep 2006 No 2, Sch 4.28
[2]. Ins 2015 No 58, Sch 3.47 [2].
Sec 9
Subst 1995 No 97, Sch
1 (8). Am 2000 No 60, Sch 3.1 [4]; 2002 No 122, Sch 2.2
[1].
Sec 10
Am 2000 No 60, Sch 3.1
[5] [6]; 2015 No 5, Sch 8.15.
Part 3,
heading
Subst 1995 No 97, Sch
1 (9); 2000 No 60, Sch 3.1 [7].
Part 3, Div 1,
heading
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
3.1 [8]. Am 2000 No 109, Sch 2.3 [1]; 2017 No 63, Sch 4.25
[1].
Sec 11
Am 1994 No 88, Sch 6
(1); 2000 No 109, Sch 2.3 [2]; 2001 No 56, Sch 2.23 [1] [2]; 2004 No 54, Sch
2.1 [1]; 2017 No 22, Sch 5, cl 1.
Sec 12
Am 1994 No 88, Sch 6
(2).
Part 3, Div 2,
heading
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
3.1 [9].
Sec 12A
Ins 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(10). Am 2000 No 60, Sch 2.1 [1].
Part 3, Div 2A (sec
12AA)
Ins 2015 No 19, Sch
15.8.
Part 3, Div 3,
heading
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
3.1 [10].
Secs
12B–12E
Ins 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(10).
Part 3, Div 4,
heading
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
3.1 [11].
Sec 13
Am 1994 No 88, Sch 6
(3); 1995 No 97, Sch 1 (11) (12); 2019 No 14, Sch
1.12[1].
Part 3, Div 5,
heading
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
3.1 [12]. Am 2000 No 109, Sch 2.3 [3]; 2017 No 63, Sch 4.25
[2].
Sec 13A
Ins 1994 No 88, Sch 6
(4). Subst 2000 No 60, Sch 3.1 [13].
Sec 14A
Ins 1994 No 88, Sch 6
(5). Am 1995 No 97, Sch 1 (13)–(15); 2000 No 60, Sch 3.1
[14].
Sec 14B
Ins 2000 No 109, Sch
2.3 [4]. Rep 2017 No 63, Sch 4.25 [3].
Sec 15
Am 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(16)–(18); 2000 No 109, Sch 2.3 [5]; 2015 No 58, Sch 1.8; 2017 No 22,
Sch 5, cl 1.
Sec 16
Am 1994 No 88, Sch 6
(6).
Sec 16A
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
3.1 [15]. Am 2010 No 119, Sch 1.18.
Sec 17
Am 1994 No 88, Sch 6
(7); 2000 No 109, Sch 2.3 [6]; 2017 No 63, Sch 4.25 [4].
Sec 18
Am 1994 No 88, Sch 6
(8); 1995 No 97, Sch 1 (19).
Part 3, Div 6,
heading
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
3.1 [16].
Sec 19
Am 2000 No 60, Sch 3.1
[17]; 2019 No 14, Sch 1.12[2].
Part 3, Div 7,
heading
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
3.1 [18].
Sec 19A
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
3.1 [19].
Sec 21
Am 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(20); 2019 No 14, Sch 1.12[3].
Sec 22
Am 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(21).
Sec 22A
Ins 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(22). Am 2000 No 60, Sch 3.1 [20] [21]; 2009 No 54, Sch 2.26
[1].
Sec 23
Am 2000 No 60, Sch 3.1
[22].
Sec 24
Renumbered as sec 25A,
2000 No 60, Sch 3.1 [23].
Part 3A (secs
24AA–24AD)
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
3.1 [24].
Part 3B (secs
24AE–24AL)
Ins 2015 No 8, Sch 1
[1].
Part 4,
heading
Rep 2000 No 60, Sch
3.1 [18].
Part 4A,
heading
Ins 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(23). Am 2000 No 60, Sch 3.1 [25].
Part 4A
Ins 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(23).
Sec 24A
Ins 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(23). Am 2010 No 61, Sch 2.9 [1].
Secs
24B–24E
Ins 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(23).
Part 4B, Div
1
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
1.1 [1].
Sec 24F
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
1.1 [1]. Am 2004 No 40, Sch 3.7 [2]; 2006 No 104, Sch 3.5 [1]; 2006 No 105,
Sch 7.1 [3]; 2014 No 74, Sch 3.13 [2].
Sec
24FA
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
1.1 [1]. Am 2005 No 17, Sch 2.
Sec
24FB
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
1.1 [1].
Part 4B, Div
2
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
1.1 [1].
Sec
24FC
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
1.1 [1]. Am 2004 No 40, Sch 3.7 [3]; 2006 No 104, Sch 3.5 [2]; 2006 No 105,
Sch 7.1 [4]; 2014 No 74, Sch 3.13 [3].
Secs
24FD–24FF
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
1.1 [1].
Part 4C
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
2.1 [2].
Part 4C, Div
1
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
2.1 [2].
Sec 24G
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
2.1 [2]. Am 2012 No 43, Sch 3.3; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.47
[3].
Sec
24GA
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
2.1 [2]. Am 2017 No 65, Sch 2.14.
Part 4C, Divs 2, 3
(secs 24GB–24GL)
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
2.1 [2].
Sec 25A (previously
sec 24)
Renumbered 2000 No 60,
Sch 3.1 [23]. Am 2009 No 54, Sch 2.26 [2]–[6]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.47 [4];
2023 No 35, Sch 4.19.
Sec 26
Subst 2000 No 60, Sch
3.1 [26].
Sec 28
Am 2007 No 94, Sch
4.
Sec 29
Am 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(24).
Sec 30
Subst 1995 No 97, Sch
1 (25).
Sec 30A
Ins 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(25).
Sec 31
Ins 1994 No 88, Sch 6
(9). Am 2010 No 61, Sch 2.9 [2].
Sec 32
Ins 2021 No 32, Sch
1.6.
Sch 1
Am 1993 No 24, Sch 3;
1994 No 64, Sch 3; 1994 No 88, Sch 6 (10); 1995 No 13, Sch 4; 1995 No 18, Sch
5; 1995 No 95, Sch 4; GG No 67 of 7.6.1996, p 2917; 1997 No 20, Sch 1.6 [2];
1998 No 145, Sch 5.9 [1] [2]; 2000 No 92, Sch 8.13 [2] [3]; GG No 138 of
14.9.2001, p 7718; 2003 No 96, Sch 3.7; 2003 No 99, Sch 2.3; 2004 No 40, Sch
3.7 [4]; 2004 No 54, Sch 2.1 [2]; 2006 No 84, Sch 2.5 [2]; 2006 No 105, Sch
7.1 [5]; 2008 (236), Sch 1; 2008 (507), Sch 1; 2008 No 98, Sch 4.2; 2011 No
41, Sch 5.11; 2012 No 95, Sch 2.17; 2014 No 46, Sch 4.5; 2014 No 74, Sch 3.13
[4]; 2015 No 8, Sch 1 [2]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.47 [5]; 2020 No 30, Sch
4.30.
Sch 2
Am 1995 No 97, Sch 1
(26)–(32); 1996 No 30, Sch 2; 1999 No 94, sec 7 (2) and Sch 5, Part 2;
2015 No 58, Sch 3.47 [6] [7].
Sch 3A
Ins 2000 No 60, Sch
1.1 [2]. Am 2015 No 58, Sch 3.47 [8] [9].
Sch 4
Subst 1995 No 97, Sch
1 (33). Am 1996 No 30, Sch 2; 1997 No 20, Sch 1.6 [3] [4]; 1998 No 68, Sch 2.6
[2]; 2000 No 60, Sch 3.1 [27] [28]; 2001 No 56, Sch 2.23 [3]; 2002 No 122, Sch
2.2 [2]; 2004 No 54, Sch 2.1 [3].
1992 No 39