Electricity Companies Act 1997
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(1) The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the Governor may make regulations that –
(a) contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act or the making of a transfer notice; and
(b) provide for all matters necessary for or incidental to the making of a transfer notice; and
(c) provide for all matters relating to the resolution of disputes arising from the making or interpretation of a transfer notice or any related matter; and
(d) specify whether an operation or activity, operations or activities of a class specified in the regulations or a part of an operation or activity is or are related to the transmission, distribution or retailing of electricity; and
(e) provide for the payment of fees under the regulations; and
(f) provide for the correction of registers under the Land Titles Act 1980 , for the issue of certificates of title under that Act and for related matters.
(3) A provision referred to in subsection (2)(a) may take effect on and from the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent or a later day.
(4) The regulations may –
(a) provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, any of the regulations is an offence; and
(b) in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.
(5) The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by the Minister or the Treasurer, or both.