Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987
6Constitution of Corporation
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6 Constitution of Corporation
6 Constitution of Corporation
(1) There is constituted by this Act a corporation with the corporate name of the Energy Corporation of New South Wales.
(2) The Corporation is taken to be the continuation of the Corporation constituted under this Act, section 7 immediately before the repeal of that section by the Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2023.
(3) The Corporation is a NSW government agency.
Note—
See the Interpretation Act 1987, section 13A.
(4) The Corporation is subject to the control and direction of the Minister.
(4A) The Corporation is also subject to the control and direction of the Secretary, but only to the extent necessary to enable the Secretary to exercise the Secretary’s functions under this Act or another Act.
(5) The Department and the Corporation must, to the maximum extent possible, act in a complementary way to achieve a unified administration of this Act and other Acts conferring or imposing functions on the Corporation.
s 6: Rep 2005 No 18, Sch 1 [6]. Ins 2023 No 49, Sch 2[3]. Am 2024 No 41, Sch 4[1].