116Actions that may be taken to ensure safety and security of national electricity system

116 Actions that may be taken to ensure safety and security of national electricity system

116 Actions that may be taken to ensure safety and security of national electricity system

(1) AEMO may, if it considers that it is necessary—

(a) to maintain power system security; or

(b) for reasons of public safety,

direct a Registered participant, or authorise a person to direct a Registered participant, or subject to subsection (2), authorise a person, to take one or more relevant actions in accordance with the Rules.

(2) A person authorised under subsection (1) must not take any relevant action unless the person has directed the Registered participant to take the action and the Registered participant has failed to take the action within a reasonable period.

(2a) A direction under this section should, if practicable, be consistent with load shedding arrangements agreed or determined under section 115A.

(3) AEMO does not incur any civil monetary liability for any relevant action taken by a Registered participant in accordance with a direction given by it under this section unless the direction is given in bad faith.

(4) A person who directs a Registered participant to take a relevant action, or who takes a relevant action in accordance with an authorisation under subsection (1), does not incur any civil monetary liability for the action taken by the Registered participant or by the person unless the person gives the direction, or takes the relevant action, in bad faith.

(5) A Registered participant does not incur any civil monetary liability for a relevant action taken in accordance with a direction given to it under this section unless that action is taken in bad faith

(6) In this section—

relevant action means—

(a) to switch off, or re-route, a generator;

(b) to call equipment into service;

(c) to take equipment out of service;

(d) to commence operation or maintain, increase or reduce active or reactive power output;

(e) to shut down or vary operation;

(f) to, in accordance with the Rules and any procedures made in accordance with the Rules in relation to load shedding, shed or restore load;