South Australia
Essential Services Commission Regulations 2019
under the Essential Services Commission Act 2002

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Disclosure of confidential information to consultants
Schedule 1—Revocation of Essential Services Commission Regulations 2004
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Essential Services Commission Regulations 2019.
2—Commencement
These regulations come into operation on 1 September 2019.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations—
Act means the Essential Services Commission Act 2002.
4—Disclosure of confidential information to consultants
	(1)	For the purposes of section 30(2)(e) of the Act, the Commission is authorised to disclose confidential information to consultants engaged by the Commission in the performance of its functions.
	(2)	Authorisation under this regulation does not apply to the disclosure of a Cabinet document unless the disclosure is approved by the Minister (and such approval may be subject to conditions as specified by the Minister).
	(3)	In this regulation—
Cabinet document includes a document prepared for the purposes of a meeting of the Cabinet and a document that would disclose the decisions or deliberations of the Cabinet.

Schedule 1—Revocation of Essential Services Commission Regulations 2004
The Essential Services Commission Regulations 2004 are revoked.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Principal regulations
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2019	195	Gazette 1.8.2019 p2911 	1.9.2019: r 2