Section 12 - Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987 - Functions

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(1) The Corporation may also do any or all of the following—

(a) investigate the extent of the energy resources available within the State,

(b) carry out, or commission the carrying out of, such inspections, tests, investigations, surveys, experiments, boring, drilling and exploration as it considers necessary or desirable to enable it to effectively exercise its functions under this or any other Act,

(c) evaluate the future demands for energy and energy resources within the State and the capacity of the State to meet those demands, whether from internal resources or otherwise, and assess the impact of any lack of energy or energy resources on the development of the State or any part of the State,

(d) promote the locating and the development, extraction, provision, transportation, distribution, conservation and utilisation of energy and energy resources,

(e) (Repealed)

(f) disseminate or promote the dissemination of information regarding the locating and the development, extraction, provision, allocation, transportation, distribution, pricing, conservation, utilisation and conditions of supply of energy and energy resources,

(g) carry out, commission or co-ordinate research, development and demonstration with respect to any matter relating to energy or energy resources,

(h) assist and co-operate with authorities of the Commonwealth and other States and Territories in the planning and co-ordination of policies related to energy and energy resources,

(i) have consultations, and make arrangements, with any public authority in respect of the exercise or undertaking by that authority of anything within that authority’s functions that may affect energy or energy resources,

(j) undertake negotiations on behalf of, or in co-operation with, persons who are interested in making energy or energy resources available for use by the community,

(k) formulate proposals to assist with the provision by a gas producing, extracting or transporting undertaking of a bulk supply of gas to a gas distributing undertaking including a scheme to enable that gas to be provided,

(l) acquire a gas producing or distributing undertaking by agreement,