{"id":"energy-coordination-regulations-2004","name":"Energy Coordination Regulations 2004","slug":"energy-coordination-regulations-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176562,"registerId":"wa-energy-coordination-regulations-2004-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Energy Coordination Regulations 2004","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nEnergy Coordination Act 1994\n\nEnergy Coordination Regulations 2004\n\n- **Reprinted under the *Reprints Act 1984* as**\n- **at 21 February 2014**\n\n\nWestern Australia\n\nEnergy Coordination Regulations 2004\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n13. Prescribed information (s. 21) 1\n\nSchedule 1 — Prescribed information\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 5\n\n  \n\n- Crest **Reprinted under the *Reprints Act 1984* as**\n- **at 21 February 2014**\n\n\nWestern Australia\n\nEnergy Coordination Act 1994\n\nEnergy Coordination Regulations 2004\n\n[Part 1 heading deleted: Gazette 2 Aug 2011 p. 3165.]\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations may be cited as the *Energy Coordination Regulations 2004* 1.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation on 19 March 2004.\n\n[**3.** Deleted: Gazette 2 Aug 2011 p. 3165.]\n\n[Part 2 (r. 4-12) deleted: Gazette 2 Aug 2011 p. 3165.]\n\n[Part 3 heading deleted: Gazette 2 Aug 2011 p. 3166.]\n\n##### 13. Prescribed information (s. 21)\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 21 of the Act, a person or an occupier of premises may be requested to provide any or all of the kinds of information described in Schedule 1.\n\n(2) The reference in Schedule 1 item 5 to energy infrastructure includes a reference to apparatus, facilities, structures, plant and equipment associated with the operation of such infrastructure.\n\n[Regulation 13 inserted: Gazette 25 May 2010 p. 2271.]\n\nSchedule 1 — Prescribed information\n\n[r. 13]\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 25 May 2010 p. 2272.]\n\n1. Information relating to previous consumption, production, processing, storage, transportation, sale, supply, delivery or receipt of energy by the person or occupier.\n\n2. Information relating to forecast consumption, production, processing, storage, transportation, sale, supply, delivery or receipt of energy by the person or occupier.\n\n3. Information relating to wholesale or retail arrangements for the importation, production, processing, storage, transportation, sale, supply, delivery or receipt of energy by the person or occupier including information in respect of the following —\n\n(a) the parties to those arrangements;\n\n(b) principles and processes relating to those arrangements and changes to those arrangements;\n\n(c) actual and contracted quantities of energy imported, produced, processed, stored, transported, sold, supplied, delivered or received under those arrangements;\n\n(d) pricing and the calculations or processes underlying price movements, but only if the person or occupier is —\n\n(i) a licensee under the Act; or\n\n(ii) a licensee under the *Electricity Industry Act 2004*; or\n\n(iii) a licensee under the *Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969*; or\n\n(iv) a body established by the *Electricity Corporations Act 2005* section 4(1) or a subsidiary of such a body under that Act; or\n\n(v) a person who is exempt under section 11H(1) of the Act from section 11G(2) of the Act; or\n\n(vi) a person who is exempt under the *Electricity Industry Act 2004* section 8(1) from section 7(4) of that Act and who sells electricity to at least one customer who consumes not more than 160 MWh of electricity per annum;\n\n(e) the content of contracts forming part of, or relating to, those arrangements;\n\n(f) operating costs associated with, and assets utilised under, those arrangements.\n\n4. Information relating to disruptions to the production, processing, storage, transportation, sale, supply, delivery or receipt of energy by the person or occupier including information in respect of the following —\n\n(a) the nature, cause and sequence of events giving rise to a disruption;\n\n(b) the nature and timing of communications relating to a disruption;\n\n(c) the trading arrangements that apply during a disruption and the subsequent recovery period including —\n\n(i) arrangements as to the allocation of energy, transportation capacity and storage capacity; and\n\n(ii) pricing and the calculations or processes underlying price movements;\n\n(d) the actual or estimated financial impact of a disruption.\n\n5. Information relating to energy infrastructure owned or operated, or proposed to be owned or operated, by the person or occupier including information in respect of the following —\n\n(a) the performance or anticipated performance of that infrastructure;\n\n(b) the content of contracts relating to the performance of that infrastructure;\n\n(c) the age, size and capacity of that infrastructure;\n\n(d) operational arrangements including —\n\n(i) arrangements as to redundancy or partial production capability of that infrastructure; and\n\n(ii) arrangements designed to maintain and enhance the reliability of that infrastructure;\n\n(e) costs associated with the acquisition, planning, construction, operation and maintenance of that infrastructure;\n\n(f) asset management arrangements;\n\n(g) the reliability of that infrastructure including —\n\n(i) details and history of service interruptions or reductions; and\n\n(ii) anticipated future capacity and reliability.\n\n6. Information relating to an energy resource or reserve under the control of the person or occupier including information in respect of the following —\n\n(a) the quality of that resource or reserve;\n\n(b) the anticipated amount of energy recoverable from that resource or reserve.\n\n7. Information relating to the emission of greenhouse gases from premises owned or occupied by the person or occupier.\n\n[Schedule 1 inserted: Gazette 25 May 2010 p. 2272-4.]\n\n![dline]()\n\nNotes\n\n1 This reprint is a compilation as at 21 February 2014 of the *Energy Coordination Regulations 2004* and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Energy Coordination Regulations 2004* | 19 Mar 2004 p. 849-60 | 19 Mar 2004 (see r. 2) |\n| *Energy Coordination Amendment Regulations 2004* | 15 Jun 2004 p. 2026-7 | 15 Jun 2004 |\n| *Energy Coordination Amendment Regulations 2010* | 25 May 2010 p. 2271-4 | r. 1 and 2: 25 May 2010 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 26 May 2010 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Energy Coordination Amendment Regulations 2011* | 2 Aug 2011 p. 3165-6 | r. 1 and 2: 2 Aug 2011 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 3 Aug 2011 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Energy Coordination Regulations 2004* as at 21 Feb 2014** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not available for analysis. No comparison between original intent and final form is possible from the information provided."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was retrievable — the source page returned a 'page not available' error rather than actual legal text","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without access to the substantive provisions","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"The Energy Coordination Regulations 2004 (WA) could not be retrieved, so its specific rules aren’t available here. Likely governing coordination of electricity and gas activities, it would affect energy suppliers, network operators and regulators. If you need the text, search the Western Australian legislation website or contact the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office Helpdesk."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have shrunk dramatically from their original scope. The 2011 amendments deleted Parts 1, 2, and 3 (regulations 3-12), which originally covered additional matters now removed from the regulatory scheme. What remains is solely the information-gathering mechanism under section 21 of the Act. The original regulations appear to have been broader administrative machinery, but have been stripped back to a single purpose: prescribing what information the Coordinator of Energy can request from industry participants."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document — only 1 operative regulation (r. 13) plus Schedule 1","Minimal cross-referencing — only references to s. 21 of the parent Act and a few other statutes","Straightforward structure — simple list format in Schedule 1 with 7 categories of information","Some conditional logic in item 3(d) restricting pricing information to 6 specific categories of licensees/exempt entities","Single definition expansion in r. 13(2) clarifying that 'energy infrastructure' includes associated apparatus and equipment","Significant content deleted — Parts 1, 2, and 3 were removed in 2011, leaving only the information-gathering provisions","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations give the Western Australian government power to collect detailed information about energy use, production, and infrastructure from businesses and property owners. They work alongside the *Energy Coordination Act 1994* to help the government monitor and plan for the state's energy needs.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Energy companies** — including electricity, gas, and petroleum pipeline operators\n- **Large energy consumers** — businesses that use significant amounts of power\n- **Property owners** — anyone who owns or operates energy infrastructure or emits greenhouse gases\n- **Energy traders** — companies involved in buying, selling, or transporting energy\n\n**What information can be requested:**\n\nThe government can ask for seven broad categories of information:\n\n1. **Historical data** — past energy consumption, production, and sales\n2. **Forecasts** — predicted future energy needs and production\n3. **Commercial arrangements** — contracts, pricing (in limited circumstances), and trading agreements\n4. **Disruption reports** — details of outages, their causes, and financial impacts\n5. **Infrastructure details** — age, capacity, reliability, and maintenance of power plants, pipelines, etc.\n6. **Resource reserves** — information about energy resources like gas reserves or coal deposits\n7. **Greenhouse gas emissions** — pollution data from premises\n\n**Important limitation on pricing information:**\n\nThe government can only ask for detailed pricing information from specific regulated entities — mainly licensed energy companies and government-owned corporations. Ordinary businesses don't have to reveal their pricing calculations.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese powers help the government ensure energy security, plan infrastructure investments, respond to emergencies (like blackouts or supply shortages), and monitor environmental impacts. However, they also involve significant intrusion into commercial confidentiality, which is why pricing information is restricted to regulated entities only."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. Amendments inserted regulation 13 and Schedule 1 in 2010 to prescribe specific categories of information that may be requested under s.21 (see r.13 and Schedule 1), and earlier Parts 2 and 3 were deleted in 2011. The current regulations are therefore focused on the regulator’s information‑gathering scope rather than the broader content that appeared in earlier versions."},"complexity_factors":["Prescriptive list of technical and commercial data categories (Schedule 1 items 1–7) increases reporting breadth and preparatory burden.","Cross-references to multiple other statutes and licence types (Schedule 1 item 3(d) references the Energy Coordination Act, Electricity Industry Act 2004, Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969, Electricity Corporations Act 2005 and exemption provisions) create compliance complexity (Sch.1 item 3(d)).","Includes forward-looking and sensitive commercial information (forecasts, contract content, pricing methodologies, asset management) which raises confidentiality and redaction issues (Sch.1 items 2, 3(e)–(f), 5(a)–(g)).","Requires disclosure about operational disruptions, communications and financial impacts, which may demand incident reporting systems and coordination across business units (Sch.1 item 4).","Applies to both owners/operators and occupiers of premises, widening the population subject to requests and enforcement (r.13(1)).","Regulation is narrowly focused (a single operative regulation and Schedule) but relies on the Act’s section 21 for enforcement discretion, concentrating practical complexity in information collection and administration (r.13)."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the specific kinds of energy-related information the regulator may require under section 21 of the Energy Coordination Act 1994. They list categories such as past and forecast energy use, commercial and wholesale arrangements, disruptions, infrastructure performance, resource quality, and greenhouse gas emissions, and apply to persons or occupiers from whom information is sought.\n\nThat creates legal reporting obligations and compliance costs for affected businesses and occupiers (including certain licensees and small sellers identified in the Schedule); it clarifies the regulator’s information reach while increasing data and contractual disclosure requirements."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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