Subdiv 6Miscellaneous 121

Subdivision 6—Miscellaneous 121 48DY Alternative verdict for charge of knowingly or recklessly disconnecting supply of gas at premises 121 Division 4A—Hardship policies 121 48E Definitions 121 48F Objects 122 48G Financial hardship policies 122 48GA Review of financial hardship policy at the direction of Commission 123 48GB Licensee may submit variation to, or replacement of, financial hardship policy for approval 124 48GC Content of financial hardship policies 124 48H Commission may develop guidelines 125 48I Commission approval 125 Division 5—Community service agreements 127 49 Community services 127 50 Transitional provision relating to community services 128 51 The Commission may decide certain matters 128 Division 6—Victorian specific retailer of last resort processes 130 51A Definitions 130 51B Effect of issue of RoLR event on licence held by failed national retailer 130 51C Certain information to be provided to AER and AEMO by the Commission 131 Division 7—Trial waivers 132 Subdivision 1—Interpretation 132 52 Definitions 132 53 Innovative trial principles 133 Subdivision 2—Trial waiver orders 134 54 Order in Council in relation to trial waivers 134 Subdivision 3—Grant of trial waivers 135 55 Trial waiver 135 56 Conditions of trial waiver 137 57 Consultation on trial waiver 137 58 Publication of trial waiver 137 59 Duration of trial waiver 138 Subdivision 4—Extension of trial waivers 138 60 Extension of trial waiver 138 Subdivision 5—Variation and revocation of trial waivers 139 61 Variation of trial waiver, or conditions of trial waiver, by Commission 139 62 Variation of trial waiver, or conditions of trial waiver, by agreement 141 63 Revocation of trial waiver 141 Subdivision 5A—Compliance 142 63A Compliance with conditions of trial waiver 142 Subdivision 6—Trial project guidelines 142 64 Preparation and issue of trial project guidelines 142 65 Amendment of trial project guidelines 143 66 Consideration of AER trial project guidelines 144 Subdivision 7—Information sharing with the AER 144 67 Information disclosure 144 Subdivision 8—Miscellaneous 144 68 Register of trial waivers 144 69 Trial waiver not personal property 145 Part 7—Gas company property and works 147 Division 1—Pipelines generally 147 140 Certain pipelines are not part of land 147 141 Agreement for operation of pipelines 147 Division 2—Compulsory acquisition of land and easements 148 142 Power of gas transmission company or gas distribution company to acquire land 148 143 Power to acquire easements 149 144 Application of other laws in relation to land vested in a gas company 149 145 Rateability of property 151 Division 3—Easements 151 146 Making of easements in subdivisions 151 147 Easements over lands held by Crown licensees or lessees 152 Division 4—Powers as to works 152 147A Definitions 152 148 Powers as to works etc. 153 149 Power to open and break up roads etc. 155 149A Safety duties in relation to works on or in immediate vicinity of rail infrastructure or rolling stock 157 149B Notification of owners or occupiers of land on which there is rail infrastructure or rolling stock 158 149C Notification of gas distribution and transmission companies before railway operations carried out 159 Division 5—Offences 159 150 Obstructing construction or operation of pipelines 159 151 Offences relating to transmission pipelines 160 152 Offences relating to gas supply 160 Division 6—General 162 153 Definition 162 154 Identity cards 162 155 Power of entry 163 156 Emergency powers 163 157 Offence to obstruct officer or employee of gas company 163 Part 9—Gas supply emergency provisions 165 Division 1—Emergency provisions 165 206 Proclamation that this Part applies 165 207 Powers of Minister 165 208 Offence not to comply with direction etc. 169 209 Offence to obstruct a person carrying out a direction etc. 171 210 Offences by bodies corporate 171 211 Offences by partnerships or unincorporated associations 172 212 Judicial notice 173 213 Immunity from suit 173 213A Corporations Act displacement 173 Division 2—Enforcement 173 214 Powers of entry—enforcement 173 215 Occupier to be given copy of consent 174 216 Search warrant 174 217 Announcement before entry 175 218 Copy of warrant to be given to occupier 176 Division 3—Infringement notices 176 219 Definition 176 220 Power to serve a notice 177 222 Infringement penalties 177 Part 9A—Compliance and enforcement reporting 178 223 Compliance and enforcement report—gas retailers 178 224 Performance indicators for compliance and enforcement reports 180 225 Reporting of systemic issues referred to Commission 181 Part 10—General 183 229 Delegation by Minister 183 229A Offence to give false or misleading information or documents 183 229B Monetary benefits orders 184 229C Determining amount to be paid under monetary benefits order 184 229D Recovery of amounts ordered to be paid 186 229E Adverse publicity orders 186 230 Offences by bodies corporate 187 231 Proceedings for offences 187 232 Gas retailer not liable for failure to supply 188 233 Exemption from liability to transmit or convey gas 188 234 Evidence of ownership 189 235 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 190 236 Regulations 190 Part 11—Abolition of VENCorp 193 237 Definitions 193 238 Abolition of VENCorp 194 239 Transferred employees 195 240 Financial reporting obligations 196 241 Taxes 197 242 Validity of things done under this Part 198 243 Corporations Act displacement 199 Part 12—Savings and transitional provisions 200 244 Savings and transitional provisions—Essential Services Commission (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Amendment Act 2021 200