South Australia regulation

Essential Services Commission Regulations 2019

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South Australia

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regulation

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These Regulations (commencing 1 Sept 2019) authorise the Essential Services Commission to disclose confidential information to consultants it engages (reg 4(1)), but bar disclosure of Cabinet documents unless the Minister gives approval and may set conditions (reg 4(2)). The Regulations also revoke the 2004 Regulations (Schedule). They affect the Commission, the consultants it hires and the Minister: the Commission can share confidential material to perform its functions, while the Minister controls access to Cabinet documents.

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Essential Services Commission Regulations 2019

South Australia Essential Services Commission Regulations 2019 under the Essential Services Commission Act 2002

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Disclosure of confidential information to consultants Schedule 1—Revocation of Essential Services Commission Regulations 2004 Legislative history

1—Short title These regulations may be cited as the Essential Services Commission Regulations 2019. 2—Commencement These regulations come into operation on 1 September 2019. 3—Interpretation In these regulations— Act means the Essential Services Commission Act 2002. 4—Disclosure of confidential information to consultants (1) For the purposes of section 30(2)(e) of the Act, the Commission is authorised to disclose confidential information to consultants engaged by the Commission in the performance of its functions. (2) Authorisation under this regulation does not apply to the disclosure of a Cabinet document unless the disclosure is approved by the Minister (and such approval may be subject to conditions as specified by the Minister). (3) In this regulation— Cabinet document includes a document prepared for the purposes of a meeting of the Cabinet and a document that would disclose the decisions or deliberations of the Cabinet. Schedule 1—Revocation of Essential Services Commission Regulations 2004 The Essential Services Commission Regulations 2004 are revoked. Legislative history Notes • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au. Principal regulations Year No Reference Commencement 2019 195 Gazette 1.8.2019 p2911 1.9.2019: r 2

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1 Essential Services Commission Regulations 2019

South Australia Essential Services Commission Regulations 2019 under the Essential Services Commission Act 2002