Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Electricity Supply Act 1995.
KIM YEADON, M.P.,Minister for Energy
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Electricity Supply (Country Energy) Regulation 2001.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 July 2001.
3 Definitions
In this Regulation, the Act means the Electricity Supply Act 1995.
4 Variation of distribution districts
Schedule 3 to the Act is amended by omitting the matter relating to Advance Energy, Great Southern Energy and NorthPower and by inserting instead the matter set out in Schedule 1.
5 Country Energy may act in own name or in name of Great Southern Energy or Advance Energy
(1) On and from the commencement of this Regulation, Country Energy:(a) may act for and on behalf of, and exercise any of the functions of, Great Southern Energy, andin relation to the transfer of any staff, assets, rights and liabilities under section 85 of the Act arising from the variation of distribution districts effected by clause 4.(b) may act for and on behalf of, and exercise any of the functions of, Advance Energy,(2) Subclause (1) applies for all purposes, including for the purpose of the rules of private international law.(3) Without limiting subclause (1), Country Energy may act in the name of Great Southern Energy or Advance Energy if it is necessary to do so under the law of any country:(a) to perfect the transfer of any asset, right or liability of Great Southern Energy or Advance Energy, or(b) to take, defend or maintain legal proceedings in connection with any such asset, right or liability.(4) For the purposes of this clause, Country Energy is authorised to use the seals of Great Southern Energy and Advance Energy.(5) In this clause, asset, right and liability have the same meanings as they have in Schedule 4 to the Act.
6 Application of 1999 IPART determination on regulation of NSW electricity distribution networks
(1) In its application to Country Energy on and after 1 July 2001, Table 9.1 to the 1999 IPART determination (and any replication of that Table in any other part of that determination) applies with the following modifications:(a) the provisions with respect to Advance Energy and Great Southern Energy in relation to the financial years 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004 are taken to have been omitted,(b) the provisions with respect to NorthPower in relation to the financial years 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004 are taken to have been omitted and replaced by the following provisions:
7 Explanatory note
The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.
Schedule 1 Distribution districts
(Clause 4)
Country Energy | Albury | Gilgandra |
Armidale Dumaresq | Glen Innes | |
Ballina | Gloucester | |
Barraba | Goulburn | |
Bathurst | Grafton | |
Bega Valley | Great Lakes | |
Bellingen | Greater Taree | |
Berrigan | Griffith | |
Bingara | Gundagai | |
Bland | Gunnedah | |
Blayney | Gunning | |
Bogan | Guyra | |
Bombala | Harden | |
Boorowa | Hastings | |
Bourke | Hay | |
Brewarrina | Holbrook | |
Byron | Hume | |
Cabonne | Inverell | |
Carrathool | Jerilderie | |
Cobar | Junee | |
Coffs Harbour | Kempsey | |
Conargo | Kyogle | |
Coolah | Lachlan | |
Coolamon | Leeton | |
Cooma-Monaro | Lismore | |
Coonabarabran | Lockhart | |
Coonamble | Maclean | |
Cootamundra | Manilla | |
Copmanhurst | Merriwa (part) | |
Corowa | Moree Plains | |
Cowra | Mudgee | |
Crookwell | Mulwaree | |
Culcairn | Murray | |
Deniliquin | Murrumbidgee | |
Dubbo | Murrurundi | |
Dungog | Nambucca | |
Eurobodalla | Narrabri | |
Evans | Narrandera | |
Forbes | Narromine | |
Nundle | Tweed | |
Oberon | Uralla | |
Orange | Urana | |
Parkes | Wagga Wagga | |
Parry | Wakool (part) | |
Pristine Waters | Walcha | |
Queanbeyan | Walgett | |
Quirindi | Warren | |
Richmond Valley | Weddin | |
Severn | Wellington | |
Snowy River | Windouran (part) | |
Tallaganda | Yallaroi | |
Tamworth | Yarrowlumla | |
Temora | Yass | |
Tenterfield | Young | |
Tumbarumba | Unincorporated area (part) | |
Tumut |