{"id":"electricity-industry-access-code-enforcement-regulations-2005","name":"Electricity Industry (Access Code Enforcement) Regulations 2005","slug":"electricity-industry-access-code-enforcement-regulations-2005","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176487,"registerId":"wa-electricity-industry-access-code-enforcement-regulations-2005-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Electricity Industry (Access Code Enforcement) Regulations 2005","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nElectricity Industry Act 2004\n\nElectricity Industry (Access Code Enforcement) Regulations 2005\n\nWestern Australia\n\nElectricity Industry (Access Code Enforcement) Regulations 2005\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Terms used in these regulations 1\n\n4. Civil penalty provisions and civil penalties 1\n\n5. Civil penalties — contravention of civil penalty provisions 2\n\n6. Injunctions — contravention of regulatory or conduct provisions 3\n\n7. Action for damages — contravention of conduct provisions 4\n\n8. Other orders — contravention of regulatory or conduct provisions 5\n\n9. No proceedings against the Minister or the Authority 5\n\n10. Civil penalty to be credited to Consolidated Fund 5\n\nSchedule 1 — Civil penalty provisions and amounts\n\nSchedule 2 — Regulatory and conduct provisions\n\n1. Regulatory provisions 8\n\n2. Conduct provisions 8\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 9\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nElectricity Industry Act 2004\n\nElectricity Industry (Access Code Enforcement) Regulations 2005\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations are the *Electricity Industry (Access Code Enforcement) Regulations 2005*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are published in the *Gazette*.\n\n##### 3. Terms used in these regulations\n\nIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —\n\n  civil penalty provision has the meaning given to that term in regulation 4(1);\n\n  Code means the Code for the time being in force under section 104 of the Act;\n\n  conduct provision means a provision of the Code listed in the Table to Schedule 2 clause 2;\n\n  regulatory provision means a provision of the Code listed in the Table to Schedule 2 clause 1.\n\n##### 4. Civil penalty provisions and civil penalties\n\n(1) The provisions of the Code specified in the Table to Schedule 1 are civil penalty provisions for the purposes of these regulations.\n\n(2) The maximum civil penalty amount (which may include a daily amount) that the Supreme Court may determine is payable by a person who contravenes a civil penalty provision is prescribed in the Table to Schedule 1.\n\n##### 5. Civil penalties — contravention of civil penalty provisions\n\n(1) If, on application, the Supreme Court is satisfied that a person has contravened a civil penalty provision, the Court may determine that a civil penalty of an amount that does not exceed the maximum civil penalty amount prescribed for the contravention in the Table to Schedule 1 is payable by the person to the Authority.\n\n(2) An amount specified as a daily amount in the Table to Schedule 1 in respect of a contravention of a civil penalty provision applies, as part of the prescription of the maximum civil penalty amount, for each day or part of a day that the contravention continues after the day, specified in a warning notice given to the person, by or during which the contravention was to be rectified.\n\n(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2) —\n\n(a) if the contravention consists of a failure to do something required to be done, the contravention is to be regarded as continuing until the act is done, despite the fact that any period within which, or time before which, the act is required to be done has expired or passed; and\n\n(b) the warning notice is a notice, that complies with subregulation (7), given by the Authority to the person warning the person that the Authority believes that the person has contravened the civil penalty provision.\n\n(4) In determining the amount of any civil penalty, the Court must have regard to all relevant matters including —\n\n(a) the nature and extent of the act or omission constituting the contravention and of any loss or damage suffered as a result of the act or omission;\n\n(b) the circumstances in which the act or omission took place; and\n\n(c) whether the person has previously been found by the Court in proceedings under this Part to have contravened a civil penalty provision.\n\n(5) An application may be made by the Authority, and no one else.\n\n(6) The Authority cannot make an application in respect of a person unless it has already given a warning notice to the person.\n\n(7) A warning notice must —\n\n(a) identify the civil penalty provision that the Authority believes has been, or is being, contravened;\n\n(b) describe the conduct that comprises the alleged contravention;\n\n(c) request an explanation; and\n\n(d) request that the alleged contravention be rectified and specify a day or time by which it must be rectified.\n\n##### 6. Injunctions — contravention of regulatory or conduct provisions\n\n(1) If, on application, the Supreme Court is satisfied that a person has engaged, or is proposing to engage, in conduct that constitutes or would constitute a contravention of a regulatory provision or a conduct provision the Court may grant an injunction in the terms it considers to be appropriate.\n\n(2) An application may be made —\n\n(a) in the case of a regulatory provision — by the Authority and no one else; or\n\n(b) in the case of a conduct provision — by any person.\n\n(3) The Court may grant an injunction by consent of all the parties to the proceedings, whether or not the Court is satisfied that a person has engaged, or is proposing to engage, in conduct of the kind mentioned in subregulation (1).\n\n(4) The Court may grant an interim injunction pending determination of an application under subregulation (1).\n\n(5) The Court may rescind or vary an injunction granted under subregulation (1), (3) or (4).\n\n(6) The power of the Court to grant an injunction restraining a person from engaging in conduct may be exercised —\n\n(a) whether or not it appears to the Court that the person intends to engage again, or to continue to engage, in conduct of that kind;\n\n(b) whether or not the person has previously engaged in conduct of that kind; and\n\n(c) whether or not there is an imminent danger of substantial damage to any other person if the person engages in conduct of that kind.\n\n(7) If the application for an injunction is made by the Authority, the Court must not require the Authority or any other person, as a condition of granting an interim injunction, to give any undertakings as to damages.\n\n(8) Nothing in this regulation affects any other power the Court may have to grant injunctive relief.\n\n##### 7. Action for damages — contravention of conduct provisions\n\n(1) A person who suffers loss or damage because of conduct of another person that contravenes a conduct provision may recover the amount of the loss or damage by action in a court of competent jurisdiction against that other person.\n\n(2) An action under subregulation (1) may be commenced at any time within 3 years after the date on which the cause of action accrued and may not be commenced after that period.\n\n##### 8. Other orders — contravention of regulatory or conduct provisions\n\n(1) If, on application, the Supreme Court determines that a person has contravened a regulatory provision or conduct provision, the Court may make one or both of the following orders —\n\n(a) an order that the person cease, within a specified period, the act, activity or practice constituting the contravention;\n\n(b) an order that the person take the action, or adopt the practice, that the Court requires for remedying the contravention or preventing a recurrence of the contravention.\n\n(2) An application may be made —\n\n(a) in the case of a regulatory provision — by the Authority and no one else; or\n\n(b) in the case of a conduct provision — by any person.\n\n##### 9. No proceedings against the Minister or the Authority\n\nA proceeding under these regulations cannot be brought against the Minister or the Authority.\n\n##### 10. Civil penalty to be credited to Consolidated Fund\n\nA civil penalty received by the Authority must be credited to the Consolidated Fund.\n\nSchedule 1 — Civil penalty provisions and amounts\n\n[r. 4]\n\n**Table**\n\n| **Civil penalty provisions** | **Maximum civil penalty amounts** |\n| --- | --- |\n| s. 3.36(a) | $50 000 |\n| s. 3.36(b) | $50 000 plus a daily amount of $10 000 |\n| s. 4.1 | $100 000 plus a daily amount of $20 000 |\n| s. 4.4 | $50 000 |\n| s. 4.8 | $100 000 plus a daily amount of $20 000 |\n| s. 4.37(c) | $100 000 |\n| s. 4.37(d) | $100 000 plus a daily amount of $20 000 |\n| s. 4.48 | $100 000 plus a daily amount of $20 000 |\n| s. 8.1 | $50 000 plus a daily amount of $10 000 |\n| s. 8.7 | $20 000 plus a daily amount of $4 000 |\n| s. 9.2 | $100 000 |\n| s. 10.34 | $100 000 |\n| s. 10.41 | $100 000 |\n| s. 11.3 | $50 000 plus a daily amount of $10 000 |\n| s. 12.7 | $100 000 plus a daily amount of $20 000 |\n| s. 12.10 | $100 000 plus a daily amount of $20 000 |\n| s. 12.38 | $20 000 |\n| s. 13.1(b) | $100 000 plus a daily amount of $20 000 |\n| s. 13.6 | $50 000 plus a daily amount of $10 000 |\n| s. 13.7 | $50 000 plus a daily amount of $10 000 |\n| s. 13.42 | $50 000 |\n| s. 13.45 | $50 000 plus a daily amount of $10 000 |\n| s. 14.2 | $50 000 |\n| s. 14.4 | $50 000 plus a daily amount of $10 000 |\n| s. 14.14 | $100 000 |\n| cl. A5.24 | $50 000 |\n| cl. A5.26 | $50 000 |\n| cl. A5.30 | $50 000 |\n| cl. A5.31 | $50 000 |\n| cl. A5.35 | $50 000 |\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 2 — Regulatory and conduct provisions\n\n[r. 3]\n\n1. Regulatory provisions\n\nThe Table to this clause lists the provisions of the Code that are regulatory provisions for the purposes of these regulations.\n\n**Table**\n\n| s. 3.36(a) and (b) | s. 12.38 |\n| --- | --- |\n| s. 4.1 | s. 13.6 |\n| s. 4.4 | s. 13.7 |\n| s. 4.8 | s. 13.37 |\n| s. 4.37(c) | s. 13.42 |\n| s. 4.37(d) | s. 13.45 |\n| s. 4.48 | s. 14.2 |\n| s. 8.1 | s. 14.3 |\n| s. 8.7 | s. 14.4 |\n| s. 9.2 | cl. A5.24 |\n| s. 9.9 | cl. A5.26 |\n| s. 10.41 | cl. A5.30 |\n| s. 11.3 | cl. A5.31 |\n| s. 12.7 | cl. A5.35 |\n| s. 12.10 |  |\n\n\n2. Conduct provisions\n\nThe Table to this clause lists the provisions of the Code that are conduct provisions for the purposes of these regulations.\n\n**Table**\n\n| s. 2.8(a) | s. 12.59 |\n| --- | --- |\n| s. 2.9 | s. 13.1(b) |\n| s. 10.34 | s. 14.14 |\n| s. 10.43 |  |\n\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Electricity Industry (Access Code Enforcement) Regulations 2005.* The following table contains information about those regulations.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Electricity Industry (Access Code Enforcement) Regulations 2005* | 6 Sep 2005 p. 4139-50 | 6 Sep 2005 (see r. 2) |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\ncivil penalty provision 3\n\ncivil penalty provisions 4(1)\n\nCode 3\n\nconduct provision 3\n\nregulatory provision 3\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear tightly scoped to their original purpose: establishing enforcement mechanisms for the Access Code under the Electricity Industry Act 2004. They create civil penalties, injunctions, and damages actions specifically tied to the Code provisions listed in Schedules 1 and 2. There is no evidence of scope creep into unrelated policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Short document (10 regulations plus 2 schedules)","Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section","Simple conditional structure: if breach → then penalty/injunction/damages","Cross-references limited to the Access Code (sections like 3.36, 4.1 etc.) and parent Act","No nested exceptions or complex deeming provisions","Clear separation between three enforcement mechanisms (civil penalties, injunctions, damages) with distinct standing rules","Schedules are simple lookup tables mapping code sections to penalty amounts or provision types"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations create the enforcement toolkit for Western Australia's electricity access code. They set out what happens when someone breaks the rules in the Electricity Industry Act's Access Code.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Civil penalties**: Fines up to $100,000 (sometimes plus daily penalties up to $20,000/day) for breaching specific code sections. The Economic Regulation Authority must first issue a warning notice and give the offender a chance to fix the problem before going to court.\n- **Injunctions**: Court orders to stop someone from breaking the rules or to make them fix what they've done. The Authority can apply for these for regulatory breaches; anyone can apply for conduct breaches.\n- **Damages**: If someone suffers loss because another person broke a \"conduct provision,\" they can sue for compensation within 3 years.\n- **Other court orders**: The Supreme Court can order someone to stop the breach or take specific steps to fix it.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Electricity businesses** operating under the Access Code (network operators, generators, retailers)\n- **The Economic Regulation Authority** (the enforcer)\n- **Other market participants** who can sue for damages if they suffer loss from conduct breaches\n\n**Key protections:**\n- The Minister and the Authority themselves can't be sued under these regulations\n- All fines go to the government's Consolidated Fund (not kept by the Authority)\n- The Authority must warn you and give you a chance to fix the breach before fining you\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese regulations give teeth to the Access Code. Without them, the code would just be a set of guidelines. With them, there's a clear escalation path: warning → court action → fines or orders → compensation for victims."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text is unavailable. The title suggests a focused, enforcement-specific regulation within the electricity access framework, which would typically indicate a narrow and defined scope — but this cannot be confirmed without the actual content."},"complexity_factors":["No substantive legislative content is available — the source page returns a 404-style error message","Only the title and a broken link were provided, making any meaningful legal analysis impossible","Complexity cannot be assessed without access to the actual text of the regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"These 2005 WA regulations set out enforcement of the electricity industry’s access code — the rules governing third-party use of poles, wires and network services. They matter to network owners, retailers, generators and the regulator because they define how compliance is monitored and enforced, shaping access to infrastructure and competition in the market."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations prescribe enforcement mechanisms and map specific Code provisions to civil penalties, injunctions and private remedies. The text does not state that it alters the substantive duties or coverage of the Electricity Access Code; it only defines how breaches of listed Code provisions are enforced and by whom."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-references to the separate Electricity Access Code via Schedules 1 and 2, so understanding enforcement requires consulting that Code.","Multiple penalty levels including lump sums and specified daily amounts (Schedule 1) that require calculation over time.","Procedural prerequisite of a warning notice with prescribed contents before the Authority may apply for civil penalties (regulation 5(6)–(7)).","Differentiated application rights: the Authority alone may seek civil penalties; the Authority alone or any person (depending on provision type) may seek injunctions or other orders (regulations 5(5), 6(2), 8(2)).","Judicial discretion and statutory factors for setting penalty amounts (regulation 5(4)) increase case-by-case complexity.","Time limit for private damages actions (3-year limitation, regulation 7(2)).","Exclusion of proceedings against the Minister or the Authority (regulation 9) and the rule that civil penalties collected are credited to the Consolidated Fund (regulation 10) affect remedies and funds flow.","Interaction between interim, final and consent injunctions, and the Court’s ability to vary or rescind orders (regulation 6) creates procedural nuance."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets enforcement rules for the Electricity Access Code: it lists Code provisions subject to civil penalties, fixes maximum and daily fines, and enables the Authority to seek penalties in the Supreme Court after issuing a warning. It also provides for injunctions, court orders to remedy breaches, and private damages actions.\n\nPersons who breach listed provisions may be ordered to pay fines (credited to the Consolidated Fund), incur daily penalties after a warning, or be sued for loss; the regulations specify who may bring each type of proceeding."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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