Electricity Reform Act 2012
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6 Electricity reform measures
(1) The measures that may be taken to achieve the electricity reform objectives include the following:
(a) the introduction of full retail competition into the electricity supply industry so that customers, including small customers, have a choice of electricity retailers from which electricity may be purchased;
(b) the restructuring of State-owned electricity entities;
(c) the integration of Aurora Energy's distribution network with Transend's transmission system to form a single combined network business;
(d) the transfer to the Hydro-Electric Corporation, or the sale to the private sector, of Aurora Energy (Tamar Valley) and any business of Aurora Energy (Tamar Valley);
(e) the establishment of independent regulation of the Hydro-Electric Corporation's wholesale market contracts;
(f) the sale to the private sector of the retail business of Aurora Energy or a subsidiary of Aurora Energy.
(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the measures that may be taken to achieve the electricity reform objectives.