3Definitions

3 Definitions (1) In this Act— S. 3(1) def. of *AEMO* inserted by No. 23/2009 s. 16. ***AEMO*** means Australian Energy Market Operator Limited (ACN 072 010 327); S. 3(1) def. of *Department* inserted by No. 24/2023 s. 10. ***Department*** means Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action; S. 3(1) def. of *Energy Safe Victoria* inserted by No. 23/2009 s. 16, substituted by No. 4/2020 s. 57. ***Energy Safe Victoria*** has the same meaning as it has in the **Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005**; S. 3(1) def. of *Essential Services Commission* or *ESC* inserted by No. 23/2009 s. 16. ***Essential Services Commission*** or ***ESC*** means the Essential Services Commission established under section 7 of the **Essential Services Commission Act 2001**; S. 3(1) def. of *MSO Rules* inserted by No. 23/2009 s. 16. ***MSO Rules*** means the rules made on 2 February 1999 under section 48N of the **Gas Industry Act 1994** (and continued in effect under clause 17 of Schedule 5 to the **Gas Industry (Residual Provisions) Act 1994**), as in force immediately before the transition day; ***National Gas (Victoria) Law*** means the provisions applying because of section 7; ***National Gas (Victoria) Regulations*** means the provisions applying because of section 8; S. 3(1) def. of *South Australian Act* amended by No. 43/2012 s. 3(Sch. item 33). ***South Australian Act*** means the National Gas (South Australia) Act 2008 of South Australia; S. 3(1) def. of *transition day* inserted by No. 23/2009 s. 16. ***transition day*** means the day on which section 34 of the **Energy Legislation Amendment (Australian Energy Market Operator) Act 2009** comes into operation. (2) Words and expressions used in the National Gas (Victoria) Law and in this Act have the same respective meanings in this Act as they have in that Law. (3) This section does not apply to the extent that the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires.