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Electricity Corporations Act 2005
2Now known as the *Electricity Transmission and Distribution Systems (Access) Act 1994*.
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2 Now known as the *Electricity Transmission and Distribution Systems (Access) Act 1994*.
3 The amendment in the *State Superannuation Amendment Act 2007* s. 81 is not included because it was deleted by the *State Superannuation Amendment Act 2011* s. 4 before the amendment purported to come into operation.
4 Schedule 5 clause 21(2)(a)(ii) of this Act had not come into operation when it was deleted by the *Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009* s. 50(3)(b).
Defined terms
*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*
**Defined term Provision(s)**
1994 Act 142(1)
acquire 34(1)
agreement 218(1)
amending Act 194
ancillary services 34(1)
annual reporting provisions 210(1), 211(1)
approved instrument 39(1)
area of operations 52(1)
arrangement 75(3)
asset 142(1), 194
business arrangement 59(1)
commencement day 142(1)
continuing corporation 194
corporation 3(1), 35, 41, 50, 60(1), 80, 114(1)
corporation or corporations previously concerned 161(1), 164(2)
customer 54(1)
daily amount 39(4), 63A(4)
declared matters 53(2)
distribution licence 54(1)
dividend function 214(1)
Economic Regulation Authority 3(1)
EGRC 194
electricity 3(1)
electricity distribution system 60(1)
Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation 3(1)
Electricity Networks Corporation 3(1)
electricity system and market rules 3(1)
electricity transmission system 60(1)
energy efficient technologies 34(1)
former name 218(1)
function 3(1)
gas 3(1)
Gas Corporation assignee 175(1)
Government agreement 152(1), 194
GTE Act 3(1)
instrument 187(1)
integrated regional licence 54(1)
last financial year 210(6), 211(2)
last quarter 210(4)
liability 142(1), 192(3), 194, 219(1)
management 21(2)
members of staff 26(1), 31(1)
merger 194
merger provisions 194
merger time 194
merging corporation 194
new corporation 142(1)
new name 218(1)
original guarantee 174(2)
participate 59(1)
prescribed contract 80
prescribed customer 54(1)
principal Act 142(1)
quarter 210(1)
records 142(1)
Regional Power Corporation 3(1)
relevant act 216(1)
relevant new corporation 187(1)
relevant officials 178(1), 205(1)
relevant person 219(1)
renewable sources 34(1)
right 142(1), 194
segregation arrangements 62(1), 63A(1)
services 54(1)
South West interconnected system 3(1)
specified 39(1), 54(6), 63A(1), 80, 114(1)
specified day 164(2), 166(1)
State tax 177(1), 204(1)
tariff customer 181(1)
telecommunication services 34(1)
terms and conditions 39(1)
transfer order 142(1)
transitional regulations 194, 221(1)
Treasury officer 137(1)
unallocated asset or liability 53(1)
Western Power Corporation 142(1)
wholesale arrangements 38(1), 39(1)
wholesale products 38(1), 39(1)
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