accredited power station means a relevant power station accredited under Division 3 of Part 2;
S. 3(1) def. of AEMO inserted by No. 23/2009 s. 36(1).
AEMO means Australian Energy Market Operator Limited (ACN 072 010 327);
approved interstate renewable energy regime means a law of another State or a Territory approved under section 5;
arrangement means—
(a) any agreement, arrangement, understanding, promise or undertaking, whether express or implied and whether or not enforceable, or intended to be enforceable, by legal proceedings; and
(b) any scheme, plan, proposal, action, course of action or course of conduct;
business day means a day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a public holiday appointed under the Public Holidays Act 1993;
carried forward surplus has the meaning given by section 64;
certificate means a renewable energy certificate created under Division 4 of Part 2;
certificate surrender notice means a notice issued under section 72;
Commonwealth certificate means a certificate within the meaning of section 5(1) of the Commonwealth scheme;
Commonwealth nominated person means a nominated person within the meaning of section 5(1) of the Commonwealth scheme;
Commonwealth Regulator means the Regulator within the meaning of section 5(1) of the Commonwealth scheme;
Commonwealth scheme means the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 of the Commonwealth;
Commonwealth scheme participant means—
(a) a person registered under the Commonwealth scheme; or
(b) a Commonwealth nominated person;
Commonwealth scheme power station means—
(a) an accredited power station within the meaning of section 5(1) of the Commonwealth scheme; or
(b) a power station provisionally accredited under Division 2A of Part 2 of the Commonwealth scheme;
electronic signature of a person means the person's unique identification in an electronic form that is approved by the ESC under subsection (3);
eligible renewable energy source has the meaning given by section 22;
energy acquisition statement has the meaning given by section 67;
ESC means the Essential Services Commission established under section 7 of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001;
ESC rules means rules made by the ESC under section 113;
S. 3(1) def. of Essential Services Commission Enforcement Fund inserted by No. 41/2021 s. 78.
Essential Services Commission Enforcement Fund means the fund established by section 54ZP of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001;
excluded acquisition has the meaning given by section 56;
GWh means gigawatt hour;
monitoring warrant means a warrant issued under section 104;
MW means megawatt;
MWh means megawatt hour;
S. 3(1) def. of NEMMCO repealed by No. 23/2009 s. 36(2).
nominated person, in relation to an accredited power station, means—
(a) if no approvals have been given under section 48 in relation to the accredited power station—the person who made the application for accreditation; or
(b) if one or more approvals have been given under that section in relation to the accredited power station—the last person so approved;
notional scheme acquisition has the meaning given by section 55;
occupier in relation to premises, includes a person present at the premises who is in apparent control of the premises;
pre-scheme capacity, in relation to an accredited power station, means that part of the capacity of the power station to generate electricity, measured in MW, that is specified by the ESC under section 17 to be pre-scheme capacity;
premises includes the following—
(a) a structure, building or vehicle;
(b) a place (whether enclosed or built on or not);
(c) a part of a thing referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
produce includes permit access to;
protected information has the same meaning as in section 5(1) of the Commonwealth scheme;
registered person means a person registered under Division 1 of Part 2;
register of accredited power stations has the meaning given by section 81;
register of applications for accredited power stations has the meaning given by section 83;
register of registered persons has the meaning given by section 80;
register of renewable energy certificates has the meaning given by section 82;
registration number has the meaning given by section 11;
related body corporate has the same meaning as in section 50 of the Corporations Act;
relevant entity has the meaning given by section 60;
relevant power station means a power station—
(a) situated in Victoria; or
(b) situated in another State or a Territory in which an approved interstate renewable energy regime applies;
renewable energy certificate shortfall has the meaning given by section 64;
renewable energy shortfall penalty has the meaning given by section 62;
renewable power percentage means the percentage fixed under section 65;
required GWh of electricity from eligible renewable energy sources has the meaning given by section 66;
required renewable energy has the meaning given by section 64;
scheme acquisition means—
(a) a standard scheme acquisition; or
(b) a notional scheme acquisition—
but does not include an excluded acquisition;
scheme capacity, in relation to an accredited power station, means that part of the capacity of the power station to generate electricity, measured in MW, that is specified by the ESC under section 17 to be scheme capacity;
small generation unit means a device that—
(a) generates electricity using an eligible renewable energy source; and
(b) is situated—
(i) in Victoria; or
(ii) in another State or a Territory in which an approved interstate renewable energy regime applies; and
(c) is specified by the ESC rules to be a small generation unit;
stakeholder, in relation to an accredited power station, means—
(a) a person who operates the accredited power station (whether alone or together with one or more other persons); or
(b) a person who owns all, or a part, of the accredited power station (whether alone or together with one or more other persons);
standard scheme acquisition has the meaning given by section 54;
warrant premises, in relation to a monitoring warrant, means the premises to which the warrant relates;
year means calendar year.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, electricity is taken to be a good that can be acquired.
(3) The ESC may, in writing, approve an electronic form for the purposes of the definition of electronic signature in subsection (1).