Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Electricity Supply Act 1995.

FRANK ERNEST SARTOR, M.P.,

Minister for Energy and Utilities

Explanatory note

The objects of this Regulation are:

(a)  to vary the boundaries of the distribution district of Country Energy so as to include the distribution district of the former Australian Inland Energy Water Infrastructure, and

(b)  to repeal the Electricity Supply (Country Energy) Regulation 2001, and to make savings and transitional provisions, consequent on that variation.

This Regulation is made under the Electricity Supply Act 1995, including section 106 (the general power to make regulations) and section 84.

1   Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Electricity Supply (Country Energy) Regulation 2005.

2   Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2005.

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:

(a)  by omitting the matter relating to Australian Inland Energy Water Infrastructure, and

(b)  by adding the names “Balranald”, “Broken Hill”, “Central Darling” and “Wentworth”, in alphabetical order, under the heading “Distribution district” in the matter relating to Country Energy, and

(c)  by omitting the word “(part)” wherever appearing in the matter relating to Country Energy in respect of Wakool, Windouran and the Unincorporated area.

5   Country Energy may act in own name or in name of Australian Inland Energy Water Infrastructure

(1)  On and from the commencement of this Regulation, Country Energy:

(a)  may act for and on behalf of Australian Inland Energy Water Infrastructure, and

(b)  may exercise any of the functions of Australian Inland Energy Water Infrastructure,

      in 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.

(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 Australian Inland Energy Water Infrastructure 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 Australian Inland Energy Water Infrastructure, 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 seal of Australian Inland Energy Water Infrastructure.

(5)  In this clause, asset, right and liability have the same meanings as they have in Schedule 4 to the Act.

6   Repeal

The Electricity Supply (Country Energy) Regulation 2001 is repealed.

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Table of amending instruments

Electricity Supply (Country Energy) Regulation 2005 (128). GG No 39 of 1.4.2005, p 1043. Date of commencement, 1.7.2005, cl 2.