Victorian Numbered Acts

ESSENTIAL SERVICES COMMISSION AMENDMENT (GOVERNANCE, PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENTS) ACT 2019 (NO. 21 OF 2019) - SECT 1

The main purposes of this Act are—

        (a)     to amend the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 —

              (i)     to repeal provisions for appeal panels to hear appeals in relation to requirements, decisions or determinations of the Essential Services Commission made under the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 ; and

              (ii)     to confer review jurisdiction on VCAT in relation to requirements, decisions or determinations of the Essential Services Commission made under the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 ; and

              (iii)     to make provision for the Minister to appoint a person to act as Chairperson of the Essential Services Commission; and

              (iv)     to make further provision for the Essential Services Commission to report on the market structure and performance of regulated industries; and

              (v)     to provide for a review of the operation of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 by 2026; and

        (b)     to amend the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 to provide for variations from VCAT's standard powers and the use of material in determining applications for review under the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 ; and

        (c)     to make amendments to other Acts as a consequence of the repeal of the provisions providing for appeal panels to hear appeals in relation to requirements, decisions or determinations of the Essential Services Commission.