18Application for licence

18 Application for licence

(1)  An application for a licence –

(a) must be made to the Regulator in a form approved by the Regulator and contain the information specified in the form; and

(b) must identify the applicant's officers and, if applicable, its major shareholders; and

(c) must –

(i) [Section 18 Subsection (1) amended by No. 78 of 2005, s. 21, Applied:01 Jan 2008] if authority for generation of electricity is sought, contain details of the generating plant or proposed generating plant, identify the transmission system or distribution network to which the generating plant is to be connected and describe how the connection is to be made; and

(ii) [Section 18 Subsection (1) amended by No. 78 of 2005, s. 21, Applied:01 Jan 2008] if authority to operate a transmission system is sought, contain details of the transmission system or proposed transmission system and, if the transmission system is to be connected to another transmission system, details of the proposed connection; and

(iii) if authority to operate a distribution network is sought, contain details of the distribution network or proposed distribution network (including details of the area to be served by the distribution network); and

(iv) [Section 18 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2012, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2012] if authority for retailing electricity in the Bass Strait Islands is sought, contain details of the business or proposed business; and

(v) if authority is sought to carry out other operations in the electricity supply industry for which a licence is required under the regulations, contain details of the proposed operations and the other information required under the regulations; and

(d) must be accompanied by the application fees required under the regulations.

(2)  The applicant must give the Regulator further relevant information requested by the Regulator.