Northern Territory Numbered Acts

NATIONAL ELECTRICITY (NORTHERN TERRITORY) (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) ACT 2015 (NO 16 OF 2015)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Crown to be bound  
   5.      Extra-territorial operation  

   PART 2--ADOPTION OF NATIONAL ELECTRICITY LAW

           Division 1--National Electricity (NT) Law and National Electricity (NT) Regulations

   6.      Application in Territory of National Electricity Law  
   7.      Application in Territory of regulations under National Electricity Law  
   8.      Interpretation of expressions in National Electricity (NT) Law and National Electricity (NT) Regulations  

           Division 2--General matters

   9.      Declaration of local distribution systems  
   10.     Conferral of functions and powers on Commonwealth bodies to act in this jurisdiction  
   11.     Extension of reading-down provision  
   12.     Exercise of powers under provisions not yet in effect  

   PART 3--REGULATIONS

   13.     Regulations  
   14.      Regulations for transitional matters and consequential amendments for 1 July 2016  
   15.     Regulations for transitional matters and consequential amendments for 1 July 2019  

   PART 4--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS
           Division 1 Transitional matters for National Electricity (Northern Territory) (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2015 -- 1 July 2015

   16.     Definitions  
           Division 2 Transitional matters for National Electricity (NT) Law -- 1 July 2016Note for Part 4, Division
           Division 3 Repeals -- 1 July 2019
   17.     Acts repealed  
           Division 4 Transitional matters for National Electricity (NT) Law -- 1 July 2019Note for Part 4, Division

   PART 5--INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS

           Division 1--Electricity Networks (Third Party Access) Act

   18.     Act amended  
   19.     Long title replaced  
   20.     Section 3 and Parts 2 and 3 replaced  

              Subdivision 1--Interpretation

              Subdivision 2--Serving and making of regulatory information instruments

              Subdivision 3--Form and content of regulatory information instruments

              Subdivision 4--Compliance with regulatory information instruments

              Subdivision 5--General

   21.     Section 16 amended  
   22.     Part 5 heading amended  
   23.     Section 19 amended  
   24.     Parts 6 and 7 replaced  
   25.     Additional Court orders  
   26.     Orders for disconnection in certain circumstances where there is no breach  
   27.     Double jeopardy  
   28.     Meaning of civil penalty  
   29.     Matters for which there must be regard in determining amount of civil penalty  
   30.     Breach of a civil penalty provision is not an offence  
   31.     Breaches of civil penalty provisions involving continuing failure  
   32.     Conduct in breach of more than one civil penalty provision  
   33.     Persons involved in breach of civil penalty provision  
   34.     Attempt to breach civil penalty provision  
   35.     Obligations under Act to make payments  
   36.     Power to serve a notice  
   37.     Form of notice  
   38.     Infringement penalty  
   39.     Regulator cannot institute proceedings while infringement notice on foot  
   40.     Late payment of penalty  
   41.     Withdrawal of notice  
   42.     Refund of infringement penalty  
   43.     Payment expiates breach of civil penalty provision  
   44.     Payment not to have certain consequences  
   45.     Conduct in breach of more than one civil penalty provision  
   46.     Offences and breaches of civil penalty provisions by body corporate  
   47.     Body corporate also in breach if officers and employees are in breach  
   48.     Evidentiary certificates  
   49.     Money payable to Territory  
   50.     Protection from liability  
   51.     Confidentiality of information  
   52.     Publication on regulator's website  
   53.     Regulations  
   54.      Definitions  
   55.     Continuation of Gazette notices for prescribed networks  
   56.     Continuation of Gazette notices made for Network Access Code  
   57.     Continuation of network pricing determination  
   58.     Continuation of other economic regulatory determinations  
   59.     Continuation of guidelines  
   60.     Continuation of statements and reports  
   61.     Continuation of ongoing things relating to regulator  
   62.     References to Utilities Commission in documents  
   63.     Final annual report  
   64.     Utilities Commission to give information to AER  
   65.     Appeals  
   66.     Transitional regulation making power  

           Division 2--Electricity Reform Act

   66A.    Network provider to publish Network Technical Code  

           Division 3--Expiry of Part
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2