Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995 (Tas)

Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995

An Act to provide for a public officer to co-ordinate and advise on energy policy and to assist in planning the energy needs of the State and for related matters [Royal Assent 22 September 1995]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995 .

2. Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – Assessor means the Monitor and Assessor for Energy Security appointed under section 8A ; Co-ordinator means the Energy Security Co-ordinator appointed under section 8D ; Director means the Director of Energy Planning referred to in section 4 ; electricity includes electrical energy of any kind however produced, stored, transported or consumed; energy includes electricity, gas and thermal energy however derived as well as any other recognised energy resource; energy in storage has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 2018 ; gas means any gas or mixture of gases, whether naturally occurring or manufactured, intended for use – (a) as a fuel; or (b) in any chemical process; headwater storage has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 2018 ; HRL means the high reliability level specified by the Minister under section 3A(a) ; HRL recovery plan means a recovery plan submitted in accordance with section 8G ; Hydro means the Hydro-Electric Corporation continued under the Hydro-Electric Corporation Act 1995 ; National Electricity Law means the Law that is contained in the Schedule (as amended from time to time) to the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 of South Australia; National Electricity Market has the same meaning as in the Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995 ; PSL means the prudent storage level specified by the Minister under section 3A(b) ; PSL recovery plan means a recovery plan submitted in accordance with section 8F ; recovery plan includes the following: (a) an HRL recovery plan; (b) a PSL recovery plan; Regulator means the Tasmanian Economic Regulator appointed under the Economic Regulator Act 2009 ; renewable energy source means any of the following energy sources: (a) solar; (b) wind; (c) water; (d) an energy source declared under section 3B .