{"id":"sl-2017-35","name":"Utilities (General) Regulation 2017","slug":"utilities-general-regulation-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"35 of 2017","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173893,"registerId":"act-sl-2017-35-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Utilities (General) Regulation 2017","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nUtilities (General) Regulation 2017\nSL2017-35\nmade under the\nUtilities Act 2000\nRepublication No 1\nEffective: 1 December 2017\nRepublication date: 1 December 2017\nRegulation not amended\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Utilities (General) Regulation 2017, made under the Utilities Act\n2000 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial\nchanges)) as in force on 1 December 2017. It also includes any commencement, repeal or\nexpiry affecting this republished law.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the\nACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial amendments\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made\nby an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).\nThe changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law\ninto line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M\nappears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears\nin the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for\nan individual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR1\n01/12/17\nUtilities (General) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 01/12/17\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nUtilities (General) Regulation 2017\nmade under the\nUtilities Act 2000\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n2 Notes 2\n3 Exempt class of utility service—Act, s 15A 2\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 3\n2 Abbreviation key 3\n3 Legislation history 4\n\n\n\nR1\n01/12/17\nUtilities (General) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 01/12/17\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nUtilities (General) Regulation 2017\nmade under the\nUtilities Act 2000\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Utilities (General) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 01/12/17\nR1\n01/12/17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Utilities (General) Regulation 2017.\n2 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of\nthis regulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of\nnotes.\n3 Exempt class of utility service—Act, s 15A\n(1) An embedded network is an exempt class of utility service.\n(2) In this section:\nembedded network means an embedded network under the national\nelectricity rules, chapter 10 (Glossary).\nNote National electricity rules is defined in the Act, dict.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR1\n01/12/17\nUtilities (General) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 01/12/17\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished\nlaw but are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The\ndetails of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced\nexpiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 4 Utilities (General) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 01/12/17\nR1\n01/12/17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was made as part of the Utilities Legislation Amendment Act 2017\n(see A2017-33 s 6) and is taken to have been made under the Utilities Act 2000\nA2000-65 (see s 262 (1) as ins by A2017-33, s 5).\nUtilities (General) Regulation 2017 SL2017-35\ntaken to have been notified LR 7 November 2017 (A2000-65\ns 262 (3) (a) as ins by A2017-33 s 5)\ns 1 commenced 7 November 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder taken to have commenced 1 December 2017 (A2000-65\ns 262 (3) (b) as ins by A2017-33 s 5)\n© Australian Capital Territory 2017","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation implements a targeted change: it designates embedded networks as an exempt class (reg 3). The text and the legislation history show this was the intended effect of the 2017 amendment (endnotes, legislation history). There is no indication in the republished law that the exemption’s scope was later expanded or narrowed beyond that implementation."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, single substantive provision — primary effect set out in reg 3(1): low textual complexity.","External dependency — definition of 'embedded network' depends on national electricity rules (reg 3(2) and note), requiring cross‑instrument reading.","Parent Act interaction — effect depends on how Utilities Act 2000, s 15A and other provisions apply to exempt classes, so reading both instruments is necessary.","Compliance and incentive shift — exempts a class from Act obligations, altering who bears compliance costs and consumer protections (reg 3(1)).","Potential scope ambiguity — terse wording leaves uncertainty about the specific obligations removed and any residual regulatory duties without consulting the Act and national rules (reg 3).","Contextual amendment history — made as part of the Utilities Legislation Amendment Act 2017, so legislative intent and commencement details appear in the legislation history (endnotes, legislation history)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation declares that \"embedded networks\" are an exempt class of utility service under the Utilities Act (reg 3). It therefore changes which electricity arrangements are covered by the Act: operators of embedded networks, their customers, and the regulator are affected because exempt status removes certain Act obligations and licensing requirements. Who pays and who decides: operators are likely to face lower regulatory compliance costs while customers may have different protections; the exemption references the national electricity rules for the embedded network definition (reg 3(1)–(2))."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation appears to maintain its original narrow purpose. It was created specifically to exempt embedded networks from ACT utility licensing requirements following amendments to the Utilities Act 2000 in 2017. The scope remains tightly focused on this single exemption without expansion into broader utility regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 substantive sections (Name, Notes, Exemption)","Single operative provision (section 3) with one exemption and one definition","No cross-references to other ACT legislation except a single reference to the National Electricity Rules and the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No penalties, offences, or enforcement mechanisms","Minimal defined terms (only 'embedded network')"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation exempts embedded electricity networks—private, in‑building networks where owners buy in bulk and on‑sell to units—from ACT utility licensing under the Utilities Act 2000.  \n\nIt affects building owners/operators, tenants, and the ACT regulator by removing a local licensing layer, reducing red tape and regulatory duplication while relying on the National Electricity Rules to maintain consumer protections."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/utilities-general-regulation-2017","history":"/api/acts/utilities-general-regulation-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/utilities-general-regulation-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/utilities-general-regulation-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/utilities-general-regulation-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/utilities-general-regulation-2017/documents"}}