National Electricity (New South Wales) Act 1997
8Interpretation of expressions in National Electricity (NSW) Law and National Electricity (NSW) Regulations
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8 Interpretation of expressions in National Electricity (NSW) Law and National Electricity (NSW) Regulations
8 Interpretation of expressions in National Electricity (NSW) Law and National Electricity (NSW) Regulations
(1) In the National Electricity (NSW) Law and the National Electricity (NSW) Regulations—
Legislature of this jurisdiction means the Legislature of New South Wales.
magistrate means a Judge of the Local Court of New South Wales.
Supreme Court means the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
the jurisdiction or this jurisdiction means the State of New South Wales.
the National Electricity Law or this Law means the National Electricity (NSW) Law.
(2) The Acts Interpretation Act 1915, and other Acts, of South Australia do not apply to—
(a) the National Electricity Law set out in the Schedule to the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 of South Australia in its application as a law of New South Wales, or
(b) the regulations in force for the time being under Part 4 of the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 of South Australia in their application as regulations in force for the purposes of the National Electricity (NSW) Law.
s 8: Am 1998 No 54, Sch 2.24 [1]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.66.