sec.33Relationship with national electricity laws

sec.33 Relationship with national electricity laws

It is the intention of Parliament that this part applies despite anything stated in the national electricity laws. It is also the intention of Parliament that the national electricity laws continue to apply in relation to a priority transmission investment to the extent the national electricity laws are not inconsistent with this part. Subsection (4) applies in relation to a provision of this part, or a regulation under a provision of this part, that provides for a matter relating to a priority transmission investment to which the national electricity laws apply or would otherwise apply. A regulation— may provide for the application of a provision of the national electricity laws (a national provision ) in relation to the priority transmission investment; and for that purpose, may— provide that a national provision does not apply in relation to a matter or applies in relation to a matter with stated modifications; and state how other provisions of the national electricity laws apply in relation to a matter having regard to a national provision not applying or applying with stated modifications in relation to the matter. In this section, a reference to a priority transmission investment includes a reference to an eligible priority transmission investment or a candidate priority transmission investment. (sec.33-ssec.1) It is the intention of Parliament that this part applies despite anything stated in the national electricity laws. (sec.33-ssec.2) It is also the intention of Parliament that the national electricity laws continue to apply in relation to a priority transmission investment to the extent the national electricity laws are not inconsistent with this part. (sec.33-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies in relation to a provision of this part, or a regulation under a provision of this part, that provides for a matter relating to a priority transmission investment to which the national electricity laws apply or would otherwise apply. (sec.33-ssec.4) A regulation— may provide for the application of a provision of the national electricity laws (a national provision ) in relation to the priority transmission investment; and for that purpose, may— provide that a national provision does not apply in relation to a matter or applies in relation to a matter with stated modifications; and state how other provisions of the national electricity laws apply in relation to a matter having regard to a national provision not applying or applying with stated modifications in relation to the matter. (sec.33-ssec.5) In this section, a reference to a priority transmission investment includes a reference to an eligible priority transmission investment or a candidate priority transmission investment.

• (a) may provide for the application of a provision of the national electricity laws (a national provision ) in relation to the priority transmission investment; and