South Australia
Electricity Corporations (Restructuring and Disposal) Regulations 1999
under the Electricity Corporations (Restructuring and Disposal) Act 1999

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Correction of statutory references to ETSA etc
5	Mining at Leigh Creek
Schedule 1—Amendment of Acts
Schedule 2—Variation of regulations
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Electricity Corporations (Restructuring and Disposal) Regulations 1999.
2—Commencement
These regulations will come into operation on the day on which they are made.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations—
Act means the Electricity Corporations (Restructuring and Disposal) Act 1999.
4—Correction of statutory references to ETSA etc
Pursuant to section 34 of the Act—
	(a)	the Acts specified in Schedule 1 are amended as indicated in that Schedule; and
	(b)	the regulations specified in Schedule 2 are amended as indicated in that Schedule.
5—Mining at Leigh Creek
For the purposes of section 48 of the Electricity Corporations Act 1994, a sale or lease of any seam of coal vested in the Crown at or near Leigh Creek or a contract for any such sale or lease or a right to mine any such seam of coal may be made or granted by or on behalf of the Crown with or to—
	(a)	a person who operates or will operate the Northern Power Station at or near Port Augusta; or
	(b)	a person approved by the Minister on the nomination of a person referred to in paragraph (a).

Schedule 1—Amendment of Acts

	Act	Provision	Amendment	
1	Country Fires Act 1989	section 28(2)(b)(xi)	Strike out this subparagraph and substitute:
	(xi)	a nominee of the Minister responsible for the administration of the Electricity Act 1996;	
2	Real Property Act 1886	section 223LA(1)
after the definition of division	Insert the following definition:
electricity entity means a person who holds a licence under the Electricity Act 1996 authorising the operation of a transmission or distribution network or a person exempted from the requirement to hold such a licence;	
		section 223LA(1)
definition of service easement	Strike out "electricity supply authority" and substitute "electricity entity".	
		section 223LG(3)	Strike out "electricity supply authority" twice occurring and substitute in each case "electricity entity".
Strike out "the authority" and substitute "the entity".	
		section 223LG(5)	After "an authority" insert "or entity".
After "the authority" insert "or entity".	
		section 223LG(7)	Strike out this subsection.	

Schedule 2—Variation of regulations

	Act	Regulation	Provision	Variation	
1	Harbors and Navigation Act 1993	Harbors and Navigation Regulations 1994 (see Gazette 20.10.1994 p987), as varied	Schedule 1 Entry relating to the smooth water limits at Port Augusta	Strike out "the ETSA Power Station" and substitute "latitude 32° 32.52′ South and longitude 137° 46.8′ East".	
2	Local Government Act 1934	Local Government Accounting Regulations 1993 (see Gazette 29.4.1993 p1526), as varied	regulation 12(2)	Strike out this subregulation.	
3	Native Vegetation Act 1991	Native Vegetation Regulations 1991 (see Gazette 18.4.1991 p131), as varied	regulation 3(1)(d)	Strike out "or of The Electricity Trust of South Australia".	
			regulation 3(1)(da)	After paragraph (d) insert:
	(da)	where—
	(i)	the clearance is incidental to the building, repair or maintenance work of an electricity entity within the meaning of the Electricity Act 1996; and
	(ii)	the clearance has been approved in writing by the Minister responsible for the administration of that Act; and
	(iii)	the person undertaking the clearance complies with any conditions of approval imposed by the Minister;	
4	Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act 1986	Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1995 (see Gazette 23.2.1995 p423), as varied	regulation 3.2.28(f)	Strike out "electrical supply authority" and substitute "electricity entity".	
			regulation 5.12.19(1)	Strike out "ETSA Corporation" and substitute "Minister responsible for the administration of the Electricity Act 1996".	
			regulation 6.5.1(2)(b)	Strike out "the Electricity Trust of South Australia" and substitute "an electricity entity (within the meaning of the Electricity Act 1996)".	
5	Plumbers, Gas Fitters and Electricians Act 1995	Plumbers, Gas Fitters and Electricians Regulations 1995 (see Gazette 29.6.1995 p3085), as varied	regulation 4(4)	Strike out "an electricity corporation" and substitute "a designated electricity entity".
Strike out "the electricity corporation" and substitute "the designated electricity entity".	
			regulation 4(7)
before the definition of drainage area	Insert the following definition:
designated electricity entity means—
	(a)	an electricity corporation within the meaning of the Electricity Corporations Act 1994;
	(b)	a State-owned company (within the meaning of the Electricity Corporations (Restructuring and Disposal) Act 1999) that holds a licence under the Electricity Act 1996;	
			regulation 4(7)
definition of electricity corporation	Strike out this definition.	
			regulation 15(2)(d)	Strike out this paragraph and substitute:
	(d)	the Minister responsible for the administration of the Electricity Act 1996;	
6	Residential Tenancies Act 1995	Residential Tenancies (General) Regulations 1995 (see Gazette 23.11.1995 p1427), as varied	regulation 5(b)(iii)	Strike out "the ETSA Corporation" and substitute "an electricity entity (within the meaning of the Electricity Act 1996)".	
7	Roads (Opening and Closing) Act 1991	Roads (Opening and Closing) Regulations 1991 (see Gazette 31.10.1991 p1212)	regulation 4(b)	Strike out this paragraph and substitute:
	(b)	an electricity entity within the meaning of the Electricity Act 1996;	
8	Road Traffic Act 1961	Road Traffic Regulations 1996 (see Gazette 29.8.1996 p888), as varied	regulation 5.05(2)(d)	Strike out this paragraph and substitute:
	(d)	where such vehicle is being used by an electricity entity within the meaning of the Electricity Act 1996 for the inspection, repair or maintenance of electricity infrastructure within the meaning of that Act;	

Legislative history
Notes
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes.
Principal regulations
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
1999	159	Gazette 29.7.1999 p626	29.7.1999: r 2