Electricity Transmission Regulations 1996 (WA)

Western Australia Electricity Transmission and Distribution Systems (Access) Act 1994 1 Electricity Transmission Regulations 1996 Western Australia Electricity Transmission Regulations 1996 Contents Part 1 — General 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Interpretation 1 5. Electricity transmission system prescribed (Act s. 89(1)) 1 6. Restricted application of regulations 1 Part 2 — Access 7. Access procedure 1 8. Access application 1 9. Provision and use of information in respect of an access application 1 10. Preliminary assessment 1 11. Access offer 1 12. Capital contributions 1 13. First come first served 1 14. Confidentiality 1 15. Access agreements 1 16. Cost of processing access applications 1 16A. Suspension of time periods 1 Part 3 — Pricing, prices and charges 17. Pricing methods and prices 1 18. Charges 1 Part 4 — Balancing 18A. Application of Part modified for wholesale electricity market 1 19. Standby arrangements 1 20. Loss factors 1 21. Interpretation of regulations 22, 23 and 25 1 22. Balancing 1 23. Excess standby generation charge 1 24. Excess network usage charge 1 25. Other consequences of being out of balance 1 Part 5 — Technical regulation 26. Technical Code 1 27. Network planning criteria 1 28. Good electricity industry practice 1 29. Interruption and curtailment powers 1 30. Safety and security of electricity transmission network 1 31. Operation, maintenance and extension planning 1 32. Information required to prepare annual reports 1 33. Augmentation of the electricity transmission network 1 Part 6 — Access terms 34. Reasonable endeavours 1 35. Force majeure and interruption 1 36. Effect of access to capacity 1 37. Minimum term and renewal 1 38. Contract maximum demand and declared sent‑out capacity 1 39. Commencement date 1 Part 7 — Enforcement, liability and insurance 40. Enforcement 1 41. Liability, insurance and indemnity 1 Part 8 — Other matters 43. Prudential requirements 1 44. Title to electricity 1 45. Assignment of access agreements 1 46. Essential terms 1 47. Representations and warranties 1 48. Payment arrangements 1 Part 9 — Committed capacity and transitional provisions 49. Regional Power Corporation's existing capacity 1 49A. Contract maximum demand for existing connections 1 50. Existing agreements 1 Schedule 1 — Access application flow chart Schedule 2 — Access information Part A — Information to be included in an access application Part B — Information to be included in a response Schedule 3 — Terms of an access offer Notes Compilation table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Western Australia Electricity Transmission and Distribution Systems (Access) Act 1994 1 Electricity Transmission Regulations 1996