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Electricity Industry (Amendment) Act 2002
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 1
3. New section 23A inserted 2
23A. Condition relating to greenhouse gas emissions 2
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ENDNOTES 3
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Electricity Industry (Amendment) Act
2002 †
[Assented to 23 April 2002]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the
Electricity Industry Act 2000 to require holders
of licences to sell electricity to disclose
information about greenhouse gas emissions to
consumers.
2. Commencement
(1) This Act comes into operation on a day to be
proclaimed.
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(2) If this Act does not come into operation before
31 December 2002, it comes into operation on that
day.
3. New section 23A inserted
After section 23 of the Electricity Industry Act
2000 insert—
"23A. Condition relating to greenhouse gas
emissions
(1) A licence to sell electricity is deemed to
include a condition requiring the licensee to
include in each bill issued to a customer for
the supply or sale of electricity the
information concerning greenhouse gas
emissions connected with the generation of
the electricity so supplied or electricity
generation in general that the Commission
specifies for this purpose in its guidelines.
(2) The Commission must prepare and issue
guidelines for the purposes of this section.
(3) The Commission may amend any guidelines
issued under this section.
(4) The Commission must consult with the
Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria
before issuing a guideline under this section
or amending a guideline issued under this
section.
(5) The Commission must publish each
guideline issued under this section and each
amendment of a guideline.".
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See:
Act No.
68/2000
and
amending
Act Nos
13/2001,
32/2001,
44/2001,
62/2001 and
85/2001.
LawToday:
www.dms.
dpc.vic.
gov.au
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ENDNOTES
† Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 28 February 2002
Legislative Council: 17 April 2002
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Electricity
Industry Act 2000 to require holders of licences to sell electricity to
disclose information about greenhouse gas emissions to consumers and
for other purposes."
Endnotes
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