18AAgreement with electricity company—reserved land

18A Agreement with electricity company—reserved land S. 18A(1) amended by No. 14/2024 s. 13. (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with an electricity company— (a) to manage and control; or (b) to carry out duties, functions and powers related to the company's purpose on— any reserved land, other than land that is a reference area under the **Reference Areas Act 1978**, that is used, or is to be used, for the purposes of or in connection with the company's purpose. (2) An agreement under subsection (1)— (a) must be in writing; and (b) may be amended from time to time or terminated by further written agreement between the parties; and (c) must contain provisions with respect to the protection and conservation of the land subject to the agreement. (3) In this section— S. 18A(3) def. of *electricity company* amended by No. 69/2000 s. 48(3). ***electricity company*** means a generation company, transmission company or distribution company within the meaning of the **Electricity Industry Act 2000**; ***company's purpose*** means— (a) in relation to an electricity company that is a generation company, the generation of electricity for the purposes of supply or sale; (b) in relation to an electricity company that is a transmission company, the transmission of electricity; (c) in relation to an electricity company that is a distribution company, the distribution or supply of electricity. S. 18B inserted by No. 66/2000 s. 52, amended by No. 82/2009 s. 25, substituted by No. 62/2010 s. 111.