Section 6C - Energy Services Corporations Act 1995 - Functions of energy transmission operators

6CFunctions of energy transmission operators

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6C Functions of energy transmission operators

(1) An energy transmission operator has the functions conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act or law.

(2) The principal functions of an energy transmission operator are:

(a) to establish, maintain and operate facilities for the transmission of electricity and other forms of energy, and

(b) to provide services for the transmission of electricity and other forms of energy in accordance with the relevant regulatory regime.

(2A) An energy transmission operator may also utilise and develop its facilities for the transmission of electricity to carry out telecommunications services (the telecommunications function).

(2B) Without limiting subsection (2A), in exercising the telecommunications function, an energy transmission operator may do any of the following:

(a) install a telecommunications cable or equipment by attaching it to, or incorporating it in, any of its facilities for the transmission of electricity,

(b) remove any telecommunications cables or equipment so installed,

(c) operate and carry out work relating to telecommunications cables so installed,

(d) operate those facilities for the transmission of electricity for the purposes of telecommunications.

(2C) Any power or right that an energy transmission operator has under an affected easement with respect to the exercise of its principal functions is taken to extend to the exercise of the telecommunications function.

(2D) Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 5 of the Electricity Supply Act 1995 apply to and in respect of the exercise by an energy transmission operator of the telecommunications function as if the references in those Divisions to electricity works included references to telecommunications works.

Note—

An energy transmission operator, may, for example, for the purposes of exercising its telecommunications function, exercise powers of entry under, and in accordance with, Division 3 of Part 5 of the Electricity Supply Act 1995.