Emergency Management Electricity Supply Emergencies Amendment Bill

2 commencement this act commences on the date of assent to this act.

Emergency management electricity supply emergencies amendment bill.

I rise today to speak on this bill that has been rushed before parliament. Part 1 preliminary 2. The opposition does not oppose the legislation but has a query that i will refer to shortly. The object of this bill is to amend the electricity supply act 1995 the principal act to provide for streamlined emergency management powers in the event of an electricity supply emergency in the state.

1 name of act this act is the electricity supply amendment emergency management act 2017. In support of the state government s our energy plan released on 14 march 2017 the emergency management electricity supply emergency amendment bill bill aims to provide south australia with control and security over its electricity supply in times of an electricity supply emergency. Emergency management electricity supply emergencies amendment bill march 31 2017 mr wingard mitchell 12 57. The last component the sixth component is the one the government has put on the table today the emergency management electricity supply emergencies amendment bill 2017.

As i said before that is a plan for failure. And for other purposes. Electricity supply amendment emergency management bill 2017 nsw the legislature of new south wales enacts. See legislation review digest no 17 of 2017 for an examination of this bill by the.

Progress legislative council. The legislation streamlines emergency management powers in the event of an electricity supply emergency in the state in part to take account of the privatisation of the. An act to amend the electricity supply act 1995 to make provision with respect to the management of electricity supply emergencies. I lead for the opposition on the electricity supply amendment emergency management bill 2017.

A the premier will be able to declare an electricity supply emergency if satisfied that the. And for other purposes. Adam searle 15 25. Electricity supply amendment emergency management bill 2017.

This act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation. That is exactly what it is. In this act a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified act amends the act so specified. The electricity supply amendment emergency management act 2017 nsw the act has been assented to on 23 november 2017 and has commenced on the date of assent the act is for the purpose of providing for electricity supply emergencies and to create a streamlined framework for emergency management powers.

A bill for electricity supply amendment emergency management bill 2017 new south wales an act to amend the electricity supply act 1995 to make provision with respect to the management of electricity supply emergencies.