Electricity Supply Industry Amendment Act 2001

Electricity Supply Industry Amendment Act 2001

An Act to amend the Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Electricity Supply Industry Amendment Act 2001 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 49H inserted

After section 49G of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Division 10:

49H.   Indemnity for members of committees

(1)  In this section,

Panel means the Code Change Panel or the Reliability and Network Planning Panel established under the Code.

(2)  A member of a Panel does not incur any personal liability in respect of any act done or omitted to be done by the member in good faith in the performance or exercise, or purported performance or exercise, of any function or power as such a member.

(3)  Subsection (2) does not preclude the Crown from incurring liability that a member of a Panel would, but for that subsection, incur.

(4)  Where there is an inconsistency between this section and a provision of any other Act, this section prevails.

(5)  The application of this section extends to any act done or omitted to be done by a member of a Panel since the establishment of the Panel.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 4 OCTOBER 2001

Legislative Council on 10 OCTOBER 2001]