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National Electricity (Victoria) Act 2005
7Application of Regulations under National Electricity Law
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7 Application of Regulations under National Electricity Law
The Regulations in force for the time being under Part 4 of the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 of South Australia—
(a) apply as Regulations in force for the purposes of the National Electricity (Victoria) Law; and
(b) as so applying may be referred to as the National Electricity (Victoria) Regulations.
8 Interpretation of some expressions in the National Electricity (Victoria) Law and the National Electricity (Victoria) Regulations
(1) In the National Electricity (Victoria) Law and the National Electricity (Victoria) Regulations—
***Legislature of this jurisdiction*** means the Parliament of Victoria;
***the jurisdiction*** or ***this jurisdiction*** means the State of Victoria;
***the National Electricity Law*** or ***this Law*** means the National Electricity (Victoria) 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 Victoria; 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 (Victoria) Law.
9 Proceedings in respect of breaches of the National Electricity (Victoria) Law, the National Electricity (Victoria) Regulations and National Electricity Rules
Except as otherwise provided in section 59(1) of the National Electricity (Victoria) Law, proceedings may not be instituted in a relevant court in respect of a breach of a provision of the National Electricity (Victoria) Law, the National Electricity (Victoria) Regulations or the National Electricity Rules that is not an offence provision by any person (other than the AER).