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Electricity Act 1994
sec.200AAmendment of distribution authorities and conditions by notice to distribution entity
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### sec.200A Amendment of distribution authorities and conditions by notice to distribution entity
The regulator may amend a distribution authority or the conditions of a distribution authority by notice under subsection (2) given to the holder of the authority.
The regulator may amend a distribution authority or the conditions of a distribution authority by a notice only if—
the regulator is satisfied the amendment is—
necessary having regard to the objects of this Act; or
necessary or convenient to help or give effect to the objects of the Act , the restructuring of the Queensland electricity supply industry or reforms concerning the Queensland electricity supply industry; and
the regulator has given the holder of the authority an opportunity to make representations on the matter.
This section does not affect the power to amend under sections 199 and 200 .
s 200A ins 1997 No. 77 s 56
amd 2005 No. 51 s 3 sch
(sec.200A-ssec.1) The regulator may amend a distribution authority or the conditions of a distribution authority by notice under subsection (2) given to the holder of the authority.
(sec.200A-ssec.2) The regulator may amend a distribution authority or the conditions of a distribution authority by a notice only if— the regulator is satisfied the amendment is— necessary having regard to the objects of this Act; or necessary or convenient to help or give effect to the objects of the Act , the restructuring of the Queensland electricity supply industry or reforms concerning the Queensland electricity supply industry; and the regulator has given the holder of the authority an opportunity to make representations on the matter.
(sec.200A-ssec.3) This section does not affect the power to amend under sections 199 and 200 .
- (a) the regulator is satisfied the amendment is— (i) necessary having regard to the objects of this Act; or (ii) necessary or convenient to help or give effect to the objects of the Act , the restructuring of the Queensland electricity supply industry or reforms concerning the Queensland electricity supply industry; and
- (i) necessary having regard to the objects of this Act; or
- (ii) necessary or convenient to help or give effect to the objects of the Act , the restructuring of the Queensland electricity supply industry or reforms concerning the Queensland electricity supply industry; and
- (b) the regulator has given the holder of the authority an opportunity to make representations on the matter.
- (i) necessary having regard to the objects of this Act; or
- (ii) necessary or convenient to help or give effect to the objects of the Act , the restructuring of the Queensland electricity supply industry or reforms concerning the Queensland electricity supply industry; and