Div 3Other modifications related to conferral of VicGrid functions and powers under the Law 103

Division 3—Other modifications related to conferral of VicGrid functions and powers under the Law 103 16ZT Meaning of civil penalty provision and conduct provision 103 16ZU Civil penalty amounts for breaches of civil penalty provisions 104 16ZV Functions and powers of AER under the Law 104 16ZW Manner in which AER performs AER economic regulatory functions or powers 104 16ZX Applications for judicial review 105 16ZY Definitions for the purposes of Division 3A of Part 6 105 16ZZ Determination in the review 105 16ZZA Assistance from AER, AEMO or VicGrid 105 16ZZB Obligations under Rules to make payments 106 16ZZC Definitions for the purposes of Part 7 107 16ZZD Immunity in relation to failure to supply electricity 107 16ZZE Schedule 2—Miscellaneous provisions relating to interpretation 108 Part 4—Economic regulatory distribution functions transitional arrangements 109 17 Definitions 109 18 Meaning of distribution services 111 19 Meaning of relevant regulatory duty 112 20 Meaning of relevant regulatory function or power 112 21 Specified distribution licence conditions 113 22 Specified ESC code or guideline provisions 113 22A Specified regulatory law or instrument provisions are ESC enforceable regulatory requirements 114 23 Certain ESC regulatory functions, powers and duties conferred and imposed on the AER 114 24 ESC ceases to have certain distribution system related regulatory functions, powers and duties 115 25 Enforcement of Victorian distribution pricing determination and distribution licences by AER 116 26 ESC cannot enforce Victorian pricing determination or certain distribution licence conditions 117 27 AER may request amendment of distribution licences and distribution service related code or guideline 118 27A AER determinations under the AMI Order 118 28 Provision of information and assistance by ESC to the AER 120 28A Provision of information and assistance by AER to the ESC 121 29 Appeals against certain decisions or actions of the AER 122 29A Interveners in appeals against decisions or determinations under the AMI Order 125 Part 5—Victorian declared networks 127 Division 1—Ministerial declarations 127 30 Declaration of declared transmission system 127 31 Declaration of declared transmission system operator 127 Division 1A—Advisory functions 127 31A Application of advisory functions 127 Division 2—Declared network functions 128 32 Application of declared network functions 128 33 Certain defined terms for the purposes of the National Electricity (Victoria) Law 128 Division 2A—Grid impact authorities 129 Subdivision 1—Issue of grid impact authorities 129 33A Application 129 33B Decision on application 133 33C Grid impact authority issued subject to conditions 134 Subdivision 2—Amendment of grid impact authorities 135 33D Application 135 33E Decision on application 136 Subdivision 3—Revocation of grid impact authorities 137 33F Revocation of grid impact authority 137 Subdivision 4—Miscellaneous 138 33G Grid impact assessment guidelines 138 33H Determination of fee for applications for grid impact authorities and amendments 139 Division 2B—REZ scheme declarations 140 33I REZ scheme declaration 140 33J Public consultation for the making of a REZ scheme declaration 142 Division 2C—REZ scheme authorities 142 Subdivision 1—Issue of REZ scheme authorities 142 33K Application 142 33L Decision on application 146 33M Content of REZ scheme authority 147 33N REZ scheme authority issued subject to conditions 149 Subdivision 2—Amendment of REZ scheme authorities 149 33O Application 149 33P Decision on application 150 Subdivision 3—Revocation of REZ scheme authorities 151 33Q Revocation of REZ scheme authority 151 Subdivision 4—Miscellaneous 152 33R Surrender of REZ scheme authority 152 33S REZ scheme authority cannot be transferred without VicGrid consent 153 33T VicGrid consent for transfer of REZ scheme authority 153 33U Interest on unpaid REZ scheme fees 154 33V Recovery of REZ scheme fees 154 Division 3—Regulatory arrangements 154 34 Definitions 154 35 Declaration of current connection agreements and current network agreements 156 36 Ministerial specification of ESC code or guideline or provision under ESC code or guideline 156 37 Current network agreements 157 38 Current connection agreements 157 39 Specified code or guidelines and specified VENCorp provisions 157 40 Current VENCorp transmission determination 158 41 VENCorp's negotiating framework and negotiated transmission service criteria 158 Division 4—Land access for augmentations 159 42 Definition 159 43 Model lease and licence 159 44 Declared transmission system operator must provide access to land and premises 159 45 Resolution of dispute arising from attempt to negotiate a lease or licence 160 46 Termination of lease or licence 161 47 General principles governing AER determinations 161 Division 5—Other matters 162 48 Notice of change to declared transmission system operator 162 50 Customer load shedding arrangements 163 Part 6—Electricity transmission infrastructure planning 164 Division 1—Preliminary 164 51 Definitions 164 Division 2—VicGrid 166 53 Functions of VicGrid 166 54 Ministerial declarations 168 54A Excluded area Order 169 54B Procedure for making excluded area Order 169 55 Delegation 170 55A Reports to Treasurer 171 55B Half-yearly reports—reports and statements 172 55C Half-yearly reports—inclusion of required information 172 55D Status of VicGrid 173 55E Immunity—general 173 55F Immunity—failure to supply electricity 174 55G Immunity—use of computer software 175 55H Exemption from Freedom of Information Act 1982 175 Division 3—Victorian transmission planning objective 176 56 What is the Victorian transmission planning objective? 176 Division 4—Victorian transmission plan guidelines 177 57 Victorian transmission plan guidelines 177 58 Effect of Victorian transmission plan guidelines 179 Division 5—Victorian transmission plan 179 59 What is a Victorian transmission plan? 179 60 Preparing and publishing Victorian transmission plan 182 61 Updating Victorian transmission plan 183 62 AEMO and service providers to have regard to Victorian transmission plan 183 Division 6—Renewable energy zones 184 63 Declaration of renewable energy zones 184 64 Procedure for making renewable energy zone Order 185 65 Publication of renewable energy zone Order and statement of reasons 186 Division 8—General 187 68 Agreements for AEMO to assist VicGrid 187 68A Competition and Consumer Act and Competition Code 187 68B Providing false or misleading information 189 Part 7—Landholder payments 190 Division 1—Preliminary 190 69 Definitions 190 Division 2—Land other than public land 192 70 Determination of eligibility 192 71 Initial payment 194 72 Calculation of initial payment 195 73 Subsequent payments 196 74 Calculation of subsequent payments 197 Division 3—Public land 198 75 Determination of eligibility—public land 198 76 Initial payment—public land 200 77 Subsequent payments—public land 201 78 Calculation of subsequent payments—public land 202 Division 4—General 202 79 Guidelines 202 80 Transmission company notification requirements 203 81 Waiver of entitlement to payment 204 82 Transfer of interest in land subject to relevant transmission interest 204 83 Overpayments 205 84 Effect on compensation under other Acts 206 85 Administration agreements 207 85A Consolidated Fund appropriated for payments to eligible persons and for VicGrid's costs under this Part 208 86 Review of decisions 208 87 Delegation 208 Part 8—The Funds 209 Division 1—The VicGrid Fund 209 88 Establishment and structure of VicGrid Fund 209 89 General account of VicGrid 209 90 REZ scheme fee account of VicGrid 210 Division 2—The REZ Community Energy Fund 211 91 Establishment and purpose of REZ Community Energy Fund 211 92 Payments in and out of the REZ Community Energy Fund 212 93 REZ Community Energy Fund program guidelines 213 Division 3—The Traditional Owners Fund 213 94 Establishment and purpose of Traditional Owners Fund 213 95 Payments in and out of the Traditional Owners Fund 214 Division 4—Miscellaneous 216 96 VicGrid may invest funds 216 Part 9—Review of community benefits framework 217 97 Definitions 217 98 Statements of expectations in relation to reviews under this Part 217 99 Minister may direct VicGrid to cause an independent review to be conducted 218 100 Initial review by VicGrid to conduct review of community benefits framework 218 101 Independent reviews commissioned by VicGrid 218 102 Public notification of independent review commissioned by VicGrid 219 Part 10—Transitional and other provisions—National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid Stage 2 Reform) Act 2025 221 Division 1—Preliminary 221 103 Application of Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 221 Division 2—CEO VicGrid 221 104 Definitions 221 105 Administrative Office Head of VicGrid (AO) to be CEO of VicGrid 222 106 Proceedings to which the CEO VicGrid was party 222 107 Superseded references to CEO VicGrid 222 Division 3—AEMO 223 108 Definitions 223 109 Things done by AEMO 223 110 Things commenced but not completed by AEMO 223 111 Superseded references to AEMO that relate to AEMO's Victorian network functions 224 Division 4—Other provisions 224 112 Consultation requirements for renewable energy zone Orders not to apply for specified Order 224 113 Consultation requirements for REZ scheme declaration not to apply for certain REZ scheme declaration 225 114 Consultation on initial grid impact assessment guidelines 225 115 Victorian transmission plan and guidelines 225 116 Pending determinations of eligibility—CEO VicGrid—landholder payment 226 117 AEMO's revenue methodology to be VicGrid's revenue methodology 226 118 AEMO's current pricing methodology to be VicGrid's pricing methodology 227 Division 5—Miscellaneous 229 119 Regulations dealing with transitional matters 229 Part 11—Transfer of property, rights and liabilities—National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid Stage 2 Reform) Act 2025 230 Division 1—Preliminary 230 120 Definitions 230 Division 2—VicGrid (AO) 230 121 Definitions 230 122 Minister may fix relevant date 232 123 Department Head to prepare allocation statement or statements 232 124 Certificate of Department Head 233 125 Property, rights and liabilities allocated in accordance with statement 233 126 Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances 234 127 Substitution of party to agreement 234 128 Former Crown instruments 234 129 Proceedings relating to former Crown property 235 130 Proceedings to which VicGrid (AO) was a party 235 131 Taxes 235 132 Evidence 235 133 Superseded references to VicGrid (AO) 236 Division 3—AEMO 236 134 Definitions 236 135 Application 237 136 Minister may fix relevant date 238 137 AEMO chief executive officer to prepare allocation statement or statements 238 138 Certificate of AEMO chief executive officer 239 139 Property, rights and liabilities allocated in accordance with statement 240 140 Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances 240 141 Substitution of party to agreement 240 142 Former AEMO instruments 241 143 Proceedings to which AEMO was a party 241 144 Specific proceedings—former AEMO property 241 145 VicGrid liable to pay AEMO criminal fines 242 146 VicGrid liable to pay AEMO civil penalty amounts 242 147 Taxes 243 148 Evidence 243 Division 4—Miscellaneous 244 149 Corporations Act displacement 244 150 Validity of things done under this Part 244 Schedule 1––Specified building block amounts applying to applicable Victorian distribution determinations 246 Schedule 2—Amendment of National Electricity Rules 249 Schedule 3—Transitional provisions for retail customer connection arrangements 316 Schedule 4—Modifications for wholesale electricity markets and network service providers 323 Endnotes 341 1 General information 341 2 Table of Amendments 343 3 Explanatory details 348 **Version No.** **038** **National Electricity (Victoria) Act 2005** **No. 8 of 2005** Version incorporating amendments as at **The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:**