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Electricity Act 1994
sec.257Directions to State electricity entities and related group entities
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### sec.257 Directions to State electricity entities and related group entities
A State electricity entity or related group entity must comply with a direction given to it by the Ministers.
A direction must be in writing and signed by the Ministers.
The Ministers may give a direction only if they are satisfied it is necessary or convenient to help or give effect to the objects of the Act , the restructuring of the Queensland electricity supply industry, reforms concerning the Queensland electricity supply industry or to ensure a financially viable Queensland electricity supply industry.
The board of a State electricity entity or related group entity must implement a direction given under subsection (1) but an act or decision of the board is not invalid merely because of a failure to comply with the direction.
A regulation may declare the following entities that are not State electricity entities, to be a State electricity entity for this section—
a GOC;
a subsidiary of a GOC;
a government company;
as long as the business, or part of the business, of the relevant entity was, at some time carried on, in whole or in part, by a business unit, division or branch of a State electricity entity or State electricity entities.
In this section—
Ministers means the Minister who administers this Act and the Minister who administers the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993 .
s 257 prev s 257 sub 1997 No. 77 s 67
exp 19 December 2002 (see s 257(2))
pres s 257 (prev s 299) ins 1997 No. 26 s 53
amd 1997 No. 77 s 74 ; 2016 No. 36 s 36 (1) – (3)
renum and reloc 2016 No. 36 s 36 (4)
(sec.257-ssec.1) A State electricity entity or related group entity must comply with a direction given to it by the Ministers.
(sec.257-ssec.2) A direction must be in writing and signed by the Ministers.
(sec.257-ssec.3) The Ministers may give a direction only if they are satisfied it is necessary or convenient to help or give effect to the objects of the Act , the restructuring of the Queensland electricity supply industry, reforms concerning the Queensland electricity supply industry or to ensure a financially viable Queensland electricity supply industry.
(sec.257-ssec.4) The board of a State electricity entity or related group entity must implement a direction given under subsection (1) but an act or decision of the board is not invalid merely because of a failure to comply with the direction.
(sec.257-ssec.5) A regulation may declare the following entities that are not State electricity entities, to be a State electricity entity for this section— a GOC; a subsidiary of a GOC; a government company; as long as the business, or part of the business, of the relevant entity was, at some time carried on, in whole or in part, by a business unit, division or branch of a State electricity entity or State electricity entities.
(sec.257-ssec.6) In this section— Ministers means the Minister who administers this Act and the Minister who administers the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993 .
- (a) a GOC;
- (b) a subsidiary of a GOC;
- (c) a government company;