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122 Saving of Retail Code
(1) The Retail Code made under regulation 2A of the Utilities
Commission Regulations 2001 as in force immediately before the
commencement of section 24 of the amending Act continues in
force after the commencement of section 44B of this Act and is
taken to have been authorised under that section.
(2) From the commencement of section 44B, a reference to
regulation 2A of the Utilities Commission Regulations 2001 in any
code, licence, instrument, contract or document of any other kind is
taken to be a reference to section 44B.
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section 112
Electricity Commission Ordinance 1978 No. 27, 1978
Electricity Commission Act 1979 No. 79, 1979
Electricity Commission Act (No. 2) 1979 No. 101, 1979
Electricity Commission Act (No. 3) 1979 No. 120, 1979
Electricity Commission Amendment Act 1980 No. 13, 1981
Electricity Commission Amendment Act 1981 No. 77, 1981
Electricity Commission Amendment Act 1982 No. 6, 1982
Electricity Commission Amendment Act 1985 No. 17, 1985
Electricity Commission Amendment Act (No. 2) 1985 No. 42, 1985
Electricity Commission Amendment Act 1986 No. 30, 1986
Electricity Commission Amendment Act (No. 2) 1986 No. 73, 1986
Electricity Commission Amendment Act 1987 No. 21, 1987
Electricity Amendment Act 1988 No. 37, 1988
Electricity Amendment Act 1993 No. 33, 1993
Electricity Amendment Act 1999 No. 41, 1999
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1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Electricity Reform Act 2000 (Act No. 10, 2000)
Assent date 21 March 2000
Commenced 1 April 2000 (Gaz S14, 31 March 2000)
Land Title (Consequential Amendments) Act 2000 (Act No. 45, 2000)
Assent date 12 September 2000
Commenced 1 December 2000 (s 2, s 2 Land Title Act 2000 (Act No. 2,
2000) and Gaz G38, 27 September 2000, p 2)
Corporations Reform (Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17, 2001)
Assent date 29 June 2001
Commenced 15 July 2001 (s 2, s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth Act No. 50,
2001) and Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001)
Electricity Reform Amendment Act 2001 (Act No. 34, 2001)
Assent date 19 July 2001
Commenced 19 July 2001
Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)
Assent date 14 December 2005
Commenced 14 December 2005
Personal Property Securities (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010
(Act No. 30, 2010)
Assent date 9 September 2010
Commenced ss 58 to 60: 30 January 2012 (Gaz, S2, 24 January 2012);
rem: 25 November 2011 (Gaz,S68, 25 November 2011)
Penalties Amendment (Justice and Treasury Legislation) Act 2010 (Act No. 38, 2010)
Assent date 18 November 2010
Commenced 1 February 2011 (Gaz S6, 1 February 2011)
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Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010
(Act No. 41, 2010)
Assent date 8 December 2010
Commenced 1 January 2011 (Gaz S71, 20 December 2010)
Emergency Management Act 2013 (Act No. 27, 2013)
Assent date 8 November 2013
Commenced 27 November 2013 (Gaz S63, 27 November 2013)
Local Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)
Assent date 2 June 2014
Commenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014,
(s 2)
National Electricity (Northern Territory) (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2015 (Act
No. 16, 2015)
Assent date 22 May 2015
Commenced pt 2 and pt 4, div 2: 1 July 2016;
pt 4 divs 3 and 4: 1 July 2019; pt 5: 1 July 2015;
rem: 22 May 2015 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2015 (Act No. 26, 2015)
Assent date 18 September 2015
Commenced 14 October 2015 (Gaz G41, 14 October 2015, p 3)
Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)
Assent date 6 April 2016
Commenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related
Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34,
29 April 2016)
National Electricity (Northern Territory) (National Uniform Legislation) Consequential
Amendment Regulations 2019 (SL No. 16, 2019)
Notified 1 July 2019
Commenced 1 July 2019 (r 2)
Utilities Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Act No. 16, 2020)
Assent date 24 April 2020
Commenced 25 April 2020 (s 2)
Electricity Reform Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 23, 2021)
Assent date 18 November 2021
Commenced 19 November 2021 (s 2)
Electrical Safety Act 2022 (Act No. 3, 2022)
Assent date 14 April 2022
Commenced 1 July 2024 (s 2(2))
Electricity Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 26, 2023)
Assent date 1 November 2023
Commenced pts 2 and 4: 1 July 2024 (s 2(2) and Gaz S54, 26 June 2024);
rem: 31 October 2023 (s 2(1))
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3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 6, 13, 16, 17, 23, 24, 27,
32, 38, 40, 42, 44, 48, 51, 57, 59, 66, 66A, 72, 86 and 113.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
lt amd No. 3, 2022, s 268
s 3 amd No. 3, 2022, s 269
s 4 amd No. 17, 2001, s 21; No. 44, 2005, s 35; No. 16, 2015, s 46; SL No. 16,
2019, r 4; No. 23, 2021, s 4; No. 3, 2022, s 270; No. 26, 2023, s 4
pt 2
div 2 hdg rep No. 3, 2022, s 271
ss 7 – 9 rep No. 3, 2022, s 271
s 10 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4
rep No. 3, 2022, s 271
ss 11 – 12 rep No. 3, 2022, s 271
s 14 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4; SL No. 16, 2019, r 5
s 19 amd No. 34, 2001, s 2; No. 38, 2010, s 4; No. 16, 2015, s 47
s 21 amd No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 22 amd SL No. 16, 2019, r 6
s 23 sub No. 26, 2023, s 5
s 26 amd No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 27 amd No. 16, 2015, s 48; No. 3, 2022, s 272; No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 28 sub No. 26, 2023, s 6
s 29 amd No. 16, 2015, s 49
rep No. 26, 2023, s 6
s 31 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4
s 32 amd No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 36 amd No. 26, 2023, s 7
s 37A ins No. 30, 2010, s 33
pt 3
div 2A hdg ins No. 23, 2021, s 5
ss 37B – 37K ins No. 23, 2021, s 5
s 38 amd No. 16, 2015, s 50; No. 23, 2021, s 6
s 40 amd No. 16, 2015, s 51; No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 42 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4; No. 16, 2015, s 52
s 41 sub No. 3, 2022, s 273
s 42 amd No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 43 amd No. 16, 2015, s 53; No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 45 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4
s 44 amd No. 16, 2020, s 4; No. 26, 2023, s 8
pt 3
div 5A ins No. 26, 2023, s 9
ss 44A – 44K ins No. 26, 2023, s 9
s 49 amd No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 54 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4
s 57 amd No. 19, 2014, s 26
s 59 amd No. 45, 2000, s 11
s 60 amd No. 3, 2022, s 274
s 63 amd No. 3, 2022, s 275
pt 4
div 4 hdg rep No. 3, 2022, s 276
s 64 rep No. 3, 2022, s 276
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pt 4
div 5 hdg amd No. 3, 2022, s 277
s 66 amd No. 27, 2013, s 128
pt 4
div 6 hdg ins No. 16, 2015, s 54
rep SL No. 16, 2019, r 7
s 66A ins No. 16, 2015, s 54
rep SL No. 16, 2019, r 7
pt 5 hdg rep No. 3, 2022, s 278
ss 67 – 69 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4
sub No. 3, 2022, s 278
ss 70 – 71 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4
rep No. 3, 2022, s 278
s 72 amd No. 16, 2015, s 55; No. 3, 2022, s 279
s 74 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4
s 77 amd No. 3, 2022, s 280
ss 78 – 80 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4
rep No. 3, 2022, s 281
s 81 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4
pt 6
div 3 hdg ins No. 3, 2022, s 282
s 81A ins No. 3, 2022, s 282
s 82 rep No. 3, 2022, s 283
s 83 amd No. 3, 2022, s 284
s 84 amd No. 3, 2022, s 285
s 86 amd No. 45, 2000, s 11; No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 87 amd SL No. 16, 2019, r 8; No. 3, 2022, s 286
s 87A ins SL No. 16, 2019, r 9
sub No. 26, 2023, s 10
s 88 amd No. 3, 2022, s 287
s 89 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4
s 90 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4; No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 91 amd No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 92 amd No. 3, 2022, s 288
rep No. 26, 2023, s 11
ss 94 – 95 amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
ss 96 – 99 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4
rep No. 3, 2022, s 289
ss 100 – 102 amd No. 38, 2010, s 4
s 103 amd No. 3, 2022, s 290
s 105 sub No. 26, 2015, s 20
amd No. 3, 2022, s 291
s 108 amd No. 34, 2001, s 3
sub No. 26, 2023, s 12
s 109 amd No. 3, 2022, s 292; No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 110 amd No. 17, 2001, s 21; No. 26, 2023, s 15
s 111 amd No. 41, 2010, s 30; No. 16, 2015, s 56; SL No. 16, 2019, r 10; No. 23,
2021, s 7; No. 3, 2022, s 293; No. 26, 2023, s 13
pt 9 hdg ins No. 26, 2015, s 22
s 112 amd No. 16, 2015, s 57
pt 9 hdg ins No. 16, 2015, s 58
rep No. 26, 2015, s 21
pt 10 hdg ins No. 26, 2015, s 21
ss 114 – 116 ins No. 16, 2015, s 58
pt 11 hdg ins No. 26, 2015, s 23
s 117 ins No. 26, 2015, s 23
pt 12 hdg ins No. 23, 2021, s 8
s 118 ins No. 23, 2021, s 8
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pt 13 hdg ins No. 26, 2023, s 14
ss 119 – 122 ins No. 26, 2023, s 14
sch hdg amd No. 16, 2015, s 59
sch 2 ins No. 16, 2015, s 60
rep SL No. 16, 2019, r 11