Explanatory note

This amendment to the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 ("Code") comes into force on 21 June 2018.

The amendment:

  • removes the exclusion from the requirement to make disclosure information readily available to the public under clause 13.2A(1) of the Code on the ground that doing so would commercially disadvantage the participant in a material manner:
  • inserts a new exclusion from the requirement to make disclosure information readily available to the public on the ground that a reasonable person would not expect the disclosure information to be made readily available:
  • amends the timeframe for addressing misleading, deceptive, or incorrect information under Part 13.

Legislative information

Title Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment (Disclosure Obligations) 2018
Principal or amendment Amendment
Consolidated version No
Empowering Act and provisions Electricity Industry Act 2010, section 38
Replacement empowering Act and provisions Not applicable
Maker name Electricity Authority
Administering agency Electricity Authority
Date made 21 May 2018
Notification date 24 May 2018
Commencement date 21 June 2018
End date Not applicable
Consolidation as at date Not applicable
Related instruments Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010