{"id":"energy-safety-levy-act-2006","name":"Energy Safety Levy Act 2006","slug":"energy-safety-levy-act-2006","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30556,"registerId":"wa-energy-safety-levy-act-2006-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Energy Safety Levy Act 2006","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nEnergy Safety Levy Act 2006\n\nWestern Australia\n\nEnergy Safety Levy Act 2006\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Energy safety levy imposed 1\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 2\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nEnergy Safety Levy Act 2006\n\nAn Act to impose the energy safety levy determined under the *Energy Safety Act 2006*.\n\nThe Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:\n\n##### 1. Short title\n\nThis is the *Energy Safety Levy Act 2006*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThis Act comes into operation on the day on which the *Energy Safety Act 2006* comes into operation.\n\n##### 3. Energy safety levy imposed\n\nIf a levy is determined under the *Energy Safety Act 2006* sections 14(1) and 16 in respect of an energy industry participant, that levy is imposed in respect of the energy industry participant.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Energy Safety Levy Act 2006*. The following table contains information about that Act.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Short title** | **Number and year** | **Assent** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *Energy Safety Levy Act 2006* | 25 of 2006 | 21 Jun 2006 | 28 Jun 2006 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 27 Jun 2006 p. 2349) |\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not available in the provided source material. Only a website error message was returned."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was provided — only an error page indicating the URL is broken","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without access to the actual Act","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the law itself"],"plain_english_summary":"## Energy Safety Levy Act 2006 (WA)\n\n**⚠️ Content Unavailable**\n\nThe source document provided does not contain the actual text of the *Energy Safety Levy Act 2006* (Western Australia). The link to this legislation on the Western Australian Parliament website is no longer working due to system upgrades.\n\n**What we can reasonably infer from the title:**\n- This is a Western Australian law from 2006\n- It likely establishes a **levy** (a compulsory charge or fee) related to **energy safety** regulation\n- It probably funds the operations of a body responsible for overseeing electrical and gas safety in WA (likely **Energy Safety**, a division of the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety)\n- The levy would likely be paid by energy industry participants such as network operators, distributors, or retailers\n\n**To find the actual text**, visit [www.legislation.wa.gov.au](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) and search for the Act directly."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose of imposing the energy safety levy. There is no evidence of scope creep — the Act contains only the essential mechanism to legally effect the levy determined under the companion Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections (short title, commencement, and levy imposition)","No defined terms within the Act itself","Single operative provision (section 3) consisting of one sentence","No cross-references except to the companion Energy Safety Act 2006","No conditional logic, exceptions, or administrative procedures","Total length under 200 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a very short Western Australian law that does one simple thing: it officially imposes (puts into legal effect) a fee called the 'energy safety levy' on businesses that participate in the energy industry.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Creates the legal authority to charge this levy\n- The actual amount of the levy isn't set in this Act — instead, it's calculated under a separate law, the *Energy Safety Act 2006*\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Energy industry participants** — businesses or organisations involved in generating, distributing, or selling electricity or gas in Western Australia\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Without this Act, the government couldn't legally collect the levy, even if the *Energy Safety Act 2006* calculated how much was owed\n- This is a common legal technique: one law sets up the rules and calculations, while a separate 'levy Act' creates the actual power to collect the money (this separation helps with constitutional and procedural requirements)\n- The money raised typically funds safety regulation and oversight of the energy industry"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The text shows no amendment to or narrowing of the original imposition function. Its sole role is to impose levies as determined under the Energy Safety Act 2006; there is no indication within this compilation that the Act's scope was changed from its original enactment."},"complexity_factors":["Very short text: three operative clauses only (short title, commencement, imposition).","Substantive authority and detail are entirely cross-referenced to the Energy Safety Act 2006 (ss.14(1), 16), creating dependency on another instrument for core rules.","No procedural, enforcement or calculation detail in this Act—interpretation relies on external provisions.","Potential administrative discretion and specification of levy (amount, basis, exemptions) are located outside this Act, increasing practical complexity despite textual simplicity.","Low number of stakeholders directly addressed, but legal effect is broad (applies to all 'energy industry participants' as defined elsewhere)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act imposes an energy safety levy on any \"energy industry participant\" when a levy is determined under the Energy Safety Act 2006 (see ss. 14(1) and 16). \n\nMechanically, it does not set rates or procedures itself: it makes affected businesses legally liable to pay whatever levy is determined under the Energy Safety Act. That places a direct cost and administrative compliance obligation on industry, with rate-setting and collection decided under the other Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/energy-safety-levy-act-2006","history":"/api/acts/energy-safety-levy-act-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/energy-safety-levy-act-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/energy-safety-levy-act-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/energy-safety-levy-act-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/energy-safety-levy-act-2006/documents"}}