State Energy Commission (Validation) Act 1978 (WA)

Western Australia State Energy Commission (Validation) Act 1978 Western Australia State Energy Commission (Validation) Act 1978 Contents 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Interpretation 1 4. Validation of financial matters 2 5. Validation of Treasurer's guarantee 2 6. Validation of undertakings and contracts 2 7. Validation of tariffs charges etc. 3 8. Validation of by‑laws 5 9. Prohibition of certain actions 5 Notes Compilation table 6 Defined terms Western Australia State Energy Commission (Validation) Act 1978 An Act to make provision in respect of the purported exercise by the State Energy Commission of certain powers. [Assented to 26 September 1978.] Be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: —

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Energy Commission (Validation) Act 1978.

2. Commencement This Act shall come into operation on the day on which the State Energy Commission Act Amendment Act 1978, comes into operation.

3. Interpretation In this Act — Commission means the body corporate known as The State Energy Commission of Western Australia preserved and continued in being by section eight of the principal Act and includes the body corporate previously known as The State Electricity Commission of Western Australia constituted pursuant to the principal Act; the amending Act means the State Energy Commission Act Amendment Act 1978; the principal Act means the State Electricity Commission Act 1945, as from time to time amended and now intituled the State Energy Commission Act 1945‑1978.

4. Validation of financial matters Notwithstanding that the Commission has, prior to the coming into operation of this Act, purported to exercise powers not then conferred upon the Commission of a kind that by virtue of the amending Act are now conferred upon the Commission, the exercise of any power or the doing of any act, matter or thing with respect to which provision is made in the amending Act which was exercised, made, done or executed by the Commission before the coming into operation of the amending Act and which would have been lawful had the amending Act then been in force at that time is deemed to be and to have been duly authorized, to have been lawfully and properly executed, and to have been given all necessary approvals.