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Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Part 4CCourt may order compliance with requirements 78
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Part 4C—Court may order compliance with requirements 78
39ZL Powers of court if requirement of Commission or inspector not complied with 78
Part 5—Inquiries and reports 79
40 Inquiry by Commission 79
41 Minister may refer matter for inquiry 79
41A Minister may limit use of powers under section 37 80
42 Notice of inquiry 80
43 Conduct of inquiry 81
45 Reports 82
46 Special reports 83
Part 6—Codes of Practice 84
47 Power to make Codes of Practice 84
48 Power to apply, adopt or incorporate 87
49 Publication of Codes of Practice and amendments 88
50 Automatic revocation of Codes of Practice after 10 years 88
Part 7—Enforcement 89
Division 1—Contravention order and related orders 89
Subdivision 1—Contravention order 89
53 Contravention order 89
Subdivision 2—Civil penalty orders 90
54 Civil penalty orders 90
54A Civil penalty amount—energy licensees 91
54B Civil penalty amount—officers of energy licensees 92
54C Civil penalty amount—other regulated entities 93
54D Civil penalty amount—officers of other regulated entities 94
54E How other civil penalty amounts are to be provided 94
Subdivision 3—Adverse publicity orders and other orders 96
54F Adverse publicity orders 96
54G Orders requiring provision of services, education, etc. 97
54H Compensation and other orders 98
Subdivision 4—Matters related to proceedings for contravention order 99
54I Proceedings under this Division are civil proceedings 99
54IA Time period to commence civil proceeding under this Division 99
54J Authority to commence proceedings 100
54K Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings 100
54L Criminal proceeding during proceeding for civil penalty order 100
54M Criminal proceedings commenced after proceeding for contravention order 101
54N Evidence given or produced during proceeding for contravention order 101
54O Conduct contravening more than one civil penalty requirement 101
54P Multiple contraventions of civil penalty requirements 102
54Q Multiple proceedings for contravention order to be heard together 102
54R Jurisdictional limit of Magistrates' Court does not apply to civil penalty order 102
Division 2—Penalty notice regime 103
54S Power to serve a penalty notice 103
54T Notice penalties 103
54U How other notice penalty amounts are to be provided 104
54V Form of penalty notice 106
54W Commission must not commence certain proceedings while penalty notice on foot or until time for payment has expired 108
54X Late payment 109
54Y Withdrawal of penalty notice 110
54Z Refund of notice penalty 110
54ZA Payment expiates contravention 110
54ZB Payment not to have certain consequences 111
54ZC Multiple contraventions 112