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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 11 Hansard (6 November) . . Page.. 3759 ..
(CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) BILL 1997
Debate resumed from 25 September 1997, on motion by Mr Kaine:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Bill, by leave, taken as a whole
MR KAINE (Minister for Urban Services) (4.58): I move:
Page 3, line 19, clause 7, omit "Section 39", substitute "Section 40".
Clause 7 inadvertently refers to section 39 of the Electricity Supply Act rather than section 40. This amendment is to correct that minor error. I present an explanatory memorandum on the Government amendment to the Bill.
MR WHITECROSS (4.58): I have read the Minister's explanatory memorandum on this amendment; but, for the edification of the house, could the Minister explain the nature of the arrangements between ACTEW, ACTEW Energy Ltd and Great Southern Energy which this provision seeks to protect?
Mr Kaine: I am sorry; I was not listening. Do you expect a response from me?
MR WHITECROSS: Yes. You are moving the amendment.
MR SPEAKER: What was your question again, Mr Whitecross, or were you being facetious?
MR WHITECROSS: No, I was not being facetious at all, Mr Speaker. The provision relates, apparently, to unauthorised electricity supply arrangements being unenforceable by any person other than a retail customer under a customer supply contract unless, at the time the arrangement was made, the supplier was authorised by licence to enter into it. The explanatory memorandum says that clause 7 is intended to apply to existing arrangements entered into by ACTEW, ACTEW Energy Ltd or Great Southern Energy. I am particularly interested in the arrangements entered into by Great Southern Energy that this provision might relate to. I just thought it might be helpful for the Minister to explain that to the house.
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