{"id":"electricity-industry-caravan-park-operators-exemption-order-2005","name":"Electricity Industry (Caravan Park Operators) Exemption Order 2005","slug":"electricity-industry-caravan-park-operators-exemption-order-2005","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176492,"registerId":"wa-electricity-industry-caravan-park-operators-exemption-order-2005-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Electricity Industry (Caravan Park Operators) Exemption Order 2005","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nElectricity Industry Act 2004\n\nElectricity Industry (Caravan Park Operators) Exemption Order 2005\n\nWestern Australia\n\nElectricity Industry (Caravan Park Operators) Exemption Order 2005\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Terms used in this order 1\n\n4. Electricity services 2\n\n5. Exemption 2\n\n6. Conditions of exemption: fees and charges 2\n\n7. Conditions of exemption: life support equipment 4\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 8\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nElectricity Industry Act 2004\n\nElectricity Industry (Caravan Park Operators) Exemption Order 2005\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThis order is the *Electricity Industry (Caravan Park Operators) Exemption Order 2005*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThis order comes into operation on the day on which it is published in the *Gazette*.\n\n##### 3. Terms used in this order\n\nIn this order —\n\n  caravan park has the meaning given to that term in the *Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995* section 5(1);\n\n  caravan park operator means a person who owns or operates a caravan park;\n\n  electricity reticulation system means any apparatus, plant or equipment in a caravan park used for, or in connection with, the transportation of electricity to a site;\n\n  electricity services has the meaning given to that term in clause 4;\n\n  permanent park resident means a person who occupies a site in a caravan park as the person’s principal place of residence;\n\n  site has the meaning given to that term in the *Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995* section 5(1).\n\n##### 4. Electricity services\n\n(1) Electricity services are services for, or in connection with, the supply of electricity.\n\n(2) Without limiting subclause (1), electricity services include —\n\n(a) the provision and maintenance of an electricity reticulation system;\n\n(b) the connection of a site to an electricity reticulation system;\n\n(c) the provision, maintenance and reading of a meter to measure and record the quantity of electricity supplied to a site;\n\n(d) the preparation and issue of accounts in relation to the supply of electricity to a site; and\n\n(e) anything incidental to or associated with a matter referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).\n\n##### 5. Exemption\n\nA caravan park operator is exempt from section 7(1), (3) and (4) of the *Electricity Industry Act 2004* in relation to the supply of electricity at the caravan park subject to the conditions described in clauses 6 and 7.\n\n[Clause 5 amended: Gazette 25 Sep 2018 p. 3560.]\n\n##### 6. Conditions of exemption: fees and charges\n\n(1) If the electricity supplied to a site occupied by a permanent park resident is supplied to the caravan park operator by the Electricity Retail Corporation, any charge imposed by the caravan park operator for the electricity must not exceed the charge for metered consumption —\n\n(a) to be paid under the *Energy Operators (Electricity Retail Corporation) (Charges) By‑laws 2006* by consumers for electricity supplied for residential use only; and\n\n(b) applying to electricity supplied by the Electricity Retail Corporation on the day of the supply.\n\n(2A) If the electricity supplied to a site occupied by a permanent park resident is supplied to the caravan park operator by the Regional Power Corporation, any charge imposed by the caravan park operator for that electricity must not exceed the charge for metered consumption —\n\n(a) to be paid under the *Energy Operators (Regional Power Corporation) (Charges) By‑laws 2006* by consumers for electricity supplied for residential use only; and\n\n(b) applying to electricity supplied by the Regional Power Corporation on the day of the supply.\n\n(2) If the electricity supplied to a site occupied by a permanent park resident is generated using generating works that are owned or operated by the caravan park operator, any charge imposed by the caravan park operator for that electricity must not exceed the amount necessary for the caravan park operator to recover the costs of generation.\n\n(3) Any fees or charges imposed by the caravan park operator for the provision of electricity services in relation to a site occupied by a permanent park resident must not, in total —\n\n(a) in a licence area in which the Electricity Retail Corporation sells electricity to customers, exceed the fixed charge —\n\n(i) to be paid under the *Energy Operators (Electricity Retail Corporation) (Charges) By‑laws 2006* by consumers for electricity supplied for residential use only; and\n\n(ii) applying to electricity supplied by the Electricity Retail Corporation on the day of the supply;\n\nor\n\n(b) in a licence area in which the Regional Power Corporation sells electricity to customers, exceed the fixed charge —\n\n(i) to be paid under the *Energy Operators (Regional Power Corporation) (Charges) By‑laws 2006* by consumers for electricity supplied for residential use only; and\n\n(ii) applying to electricity supplied by the Electricity Retail Corporation on the day of the supply.\n\n(4A) Subclause (3) applies even if the electricity supplied by the caravan park operator is generated using generating works that are owned or operated by the caravan park operator.\n\n(4) The caravan park operator must make available to each permanent park resident information that clearly sets out —\n\n(a) the quantity of electricity supplied to the resident; and\n\n(b) the fees and charges payable by the resident —\n\n(i) for electricity supplied; and\n\n(ii) for the provision of electricity services.\n\n(5) Information referred to in subclause (4) must be made available in a manner that is easily accessible.\n\n(6) If information referred to in subclause (4) is not included in an account issued to a permanent park resident, the caravan park operator must inform the resident how to gain access to the information.\n\n[Clause 6 amended: Gazette 8 May 2009 p. 1500‑1.]\n\n##### 7. Conditions of exemption: life support equipment\n\n(1) In this clause —\n\nappropriately qualified medical practitioner has the meaning given in the *Code of Conduct for the Supply of Electricity to Small Use Customers 2016* clause 1.5;\n\ncommencement day means the day on which the *Electricity Industry (Caravan Park Operators) Exemption Amendment Order 2018* clause 5 comes into operation;\n\ncontact details, of a person, means the person’s telephone number and email address, as nominated by the person;\n\nlife support equipment means equipment of a type specified for the purposes of the Life Support Equipment Electricity Subsidy Scheme, as administered by the Department of Finance immediately before commencement day;\n\nregistered site means a site included in the register kept by the caravan park operator in accordance with this clause;\n\nretailer means a person who holds —\n\n(a) a retail licence; or\n\n(b) an integrated regional licence that authorises the licensee to sell electricity.\n\n(2) The caravan park operator must, in accordance with this clause, keep a register of sites in the caravan park at which a person who requires life support equipment resides.\n\n(3) If the caravan park operator is given written confirmation, by an appropriately qualified medical practitioner, that a person residing at a site in the caravan park requires life support equipment, the operator must —\n\n(a) include the site in the register by including its address or site number, and the contact details of the occupier of the site, in the register; and\n\n(b) keep a copy of the confirmation; and\n\n(c) within 48 hours of being given the confirmation —\n\n(i) notify the retailer (if any) who supplies electricity for the caravan park, that a person residing at the caravan park requires life support equipment; and\n\n(ii) give a copy of the confirmation to the retailer.\n\n(4) If the caravan park operator is informed that there is no person or will, after a specified date, be no person residing at a registered site in the caravan park who requires life support equipment, the operator —\n\n(a) must, within 48 hours of being informed, pass on that information to the retailer (if any) who supplies electricity for the caravan park; and\n\n(b) may remove the site from the register accordingly.\n\n(5) The caravan park operator, in relation to a registered site in the caravan park —\n\n(a) must not interrupt the supply of electricity to the site unless —\n\n(i) 48 hours’ notice has been given to the occupier of the site; or\n\n(ii) an occupier of the site consents to the interruption;\n\nand\n\n(b) must not disconnect the site for a failure to pay a fee or charge in relation to the supply of electricity to the site; and\n\n(c) must pass on to the occupier of the site any notice given to the operator of an interruption to the supply of electricity to the caravan park, within 48 hours of receiving the notice; and\n\n(d) must pass on to the occupier of the site a request (if relevant) by a retailer for written confirmation by an appropriately qualified medical practitioner that a person residing at the caravan park requires or continues to require life support equipment.\n\n(6) If a person becomes a caravan park operator of the caravan park by replacing a previous caravan park operator, the person must, within 48 hours of becoming a caravan park operator of the caravan park —\n\n(a) notify the occupier of each site in the caravan park at which a person resides that they have become a caravan park operator of the caravan park; and\n\n(b) request the occupier to inform them whether or not any person who resides at the site requires life support equipment.\n\n[Clause 7 inserted: Gazette 25 Sep 2018 p. 3560‑2.]\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Electricity Industry (Caravan Park Operators) Exemption Order 2005* and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Electricity Industry (Caravan Park Operators) Exemption Order 2005* | 22 Apr 2005 p. 1339‑41 | 22 Apr 2005 (see cl. 2) |\n| *Electricity Industry (Caravan Park Operators) Exemption Amendment Order 2009* | 8 May 2009 p. 1499‑501 | cl. 1 and 2: 8 May 2009 (see cl. 2(a));   Clauses other than cl. 1 and 2: 9 May 2009 (see cl. 2(b)) |\n| *Electricity Industry (Caravan Park Operators) Exemption Amendment Order 2018* | 25 Sep 2018 p. 3560‑2 | cl. 1 and 2: 25 Sep 2018 (see cl. 2(a));   Clauses other than cl. 1 and 2: 23 Oct 2018 (see cl. 2(b)) |\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\nappropriately qualified medical practitioner 7(1)\n\ncaravan park 3\n\ncaravan park operator 3\n\ncommencement day 7(1)\n\ncontact details 7(1)\n\nelectricity reticulation system 3\n\nelectricity services 3\n\nlife support equipment 7(1)\n\npermanent park resident 3\n\nregistered site 7(1)\n\nretailer 7(1)\n\nsite 3\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The exemption's practical scope was narrowed by later amendments: clause 5 grants the exemption but clauses 6 and 7 (amended/inserted in 2009 and 2018 respectively) add substantive conditions. Amendments impose capped charge rules tied to specified by‑laws or cost‑recovery (clause 6), detailed billing and disclosure duties (clause 6(4)–(6)), and life‑support site registration and no‑disconnection/notification protections (clause 7). Those additions restrict how operators may exercise the exemption compared with the original, unconditional exemption."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to external by‑laws for allowable charge rates (Energy Operators (Electricity Retail Corporation) (Charges) By‑laws 2006 and Energy Operators (Regional Power Corporation) (Charges) By‑laws 2006)","Different charge rules depending on source of supply: Electricity Retail Corporation, Regional Power Corporation, or operator‑owned generation (clause 6(1),(2A),(2))","Caps on both consumption charges and total fixed fees, including application across licence areas (clause 6(3),(4A))","Mandatory information and accessibility requirements for metering and billing details (clauses 6(4)–(6))","Detailed life‑support protections: registration, written medical confirmation, 48‑hour notification timings, non‑disconnection and passing on notices to retailers (clause 7)","Operational timing obligations and record‑keeping (48‑hour windows for notifications and transfer of operator duties) increasing compliance logistics (clause 7(3),(4),(6))","Definitions and scope limited to caravan parks and permanent park residents, requiring mapping between this order and the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (clause 3)"],"plain_english_summary":"This order exempts caravan park operators from certain licensing duties in the Electricity Industry Act 2004 for electricity supplied inside caravan parks, but attaches conditions. Operators must limit charges (to specified retail by‑law rates or cost‑recovery), provide clear metering and billing information to permanent residents, and maintain a life‑support register with notification and no‑disconnection rules for registered sites (clauses 6–7). It affects caravan park owners/operators, permanent park residents, and any retailer supplying the park."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient information is available to assess whether the scope changed from the original intent. The legislative text is inaccessible due to a broken or removed URL on the Western Australian legislation website."},"complexity_factors":["Document content is entirely unavailable — only the title could be analysed","Exemption orders of this type are typically short, narrow instruments with limited provisions","Applies to a specific, well-defined class of operators (caravan parks) rather than the general public","Likely references the parent Electricity Industry Act 2004 (WA), adding one layer of cross-referencing complexity","Inability to access the text prevents assessment of any conditions or carve-outs that could add complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This order appears to exempt Western Australian caravan park operators who supply electricity within their parks from some requirements of the Electricity Industry Act 2004, so they aren’t treated as full licensed retailers or network operators. It affects caravan park owners and their residents/guests by easing regulatory and licensing burdens. Note: the actual text wasn’t available, so specific limits or conditions of the exemption are unknown."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 2005 order focused primarily on price caps and basic transparency for electricity supply. The 2018 amendment significantly expanded the scope by adding comprehensive life support equipment protections (clause 7), including registration requirements, medical confirmation processes, disconnection prohibitions, and notification obligations. This transformed the instrument from a simple pricing regulation into a broader consumer protection scheme for vulnerable residents."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to external legislation (Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995, Electricity Industry Act 2004, Energy Operators By-laws 2006, Code of Conduct for Supply of Electricity 2016)","Conditional logic based on electricity source (Electricity Retail Corporation vs Regional Power Corporation vs self-generation)","Nested subclauses with multiple paragraphs (e.g., clause 6(3) has sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), each with sub-sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii))","Time-sensitive requirements (48-hour notification deadlines in clause 7)","Dual commencement dates for amendments (2009 and 2018 amendments had staged commencements)","13 defined terms across the instrument, some referencing external definitions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThis law gives caravan park operators in Western Australia a special exemption from the usual rules that require a licence to sell electricity. Normally, only licensed electricity retailers can sell power to customers. This order lets caravan park operators sell electricity to their residents without needing that licence, but only if they follow specific conditions designed to protect residents.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Caravan park operators** – they can supply electricity to sites in their parks without holding an electricity licence\n- **Permanent park residents** – people who live in caravan parks as their main home (not tourists or short-term visitors)\n- **Electricity retailers** – the big power companies (Electricity Retail Corporation and Regional Power Corporation) that sell electricity to the caravan park operators\n\n**Key protections for residents:**\n\nThe exemption comes with strict conditions:\n\n- **Price caps:** Operators cannot charge permanent residents more than the standard residential rates set by the government for the main power companies. If the operator generates their own electricity, they can only charge enough to cover their costs.\n- **Transparency:** Operators must clearly show residents how much electricity they used and what they're being charged for.\n- **Life support equipment:** Special protections exist for residents who need medical equipment (like oxygen machines or ventilators) to survive:\n  - Operators must keep a register of which residents need life support equipment\n  - They cannot cut off power to these residents without 48 hours' notice (unless the resident agrees)\n  - They cannot disconnect power for unpaid bills if someone needs life support equipment\n  - They must pass on any warnings about planned power outages\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nWithout this exemption, caravan park operators would need expensive electricity licences, which would likely push up costs for residents. But without these rules, operators could potentially overcharge vulnerable people or cut off power to those with serious medical needs. This law strikes a balance – allowing operators to supply power while ensuring permanent residents get fair prices and critical protections, especially for those whose lives depend on electricity."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/electricity-industry-caravan-park-operators-exemption-order-2005","history":"/api/acts/electricity-industry-caravan-park-operators-exemption-order-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/electricity-industry-caravan-park-operators-exemption-order-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/electricity-industry-caravan-park-operators-exemption-order-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/electricity-industry-caravan-park-operators-exemption-order-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/electricity-industry-caravan-park-operators-exemption-order-2005/documents"}}