📜 Electricity Industry Amendment (Capital Charges) Bill 2026

Legislative Assembly Second ReadingLABill 656 May 2026

The Electricity Industry Amendment (Capital Charges) Bill 2026 amends the Electricity Industry Act 2004 to establish a capital charges scheme for access to certain transmission systems, aiming to increase certainty for charges and ensure network service providers do not earn excess revenue.

Impact

Electricity network service providers and those seeking access to transmission systems will be affected. The bill aims to provide more certainty in capital charges and prevent excessive revenue for providers, potentially impacting connection costs and investment decisions.

Key Changes

["Inserts Part 9C into the Electricity Industry Act 2004 to establish a capital charges scheme.", "Introduces capital charges for access to services provided by means of relevant networks.", "Provides for adjustment mechanisms to ensure network service providers do not earn more revenue than permitted under Part 8 of the Act.", "Allows the Code to modify regulations to implement or facilitate additional circumstances related to capital charges."]

Parliamentary Progress

LA IntroducedLA6 May 2026
LA Second Reading MovedLA6 May 2026
LA Second Reading SpeechLA6 May 2026

Affected Sectors

utilitiesresources

Penalty Provisions1 found

unclear

129ZDUnclear

Unauthorised disclosure of information to Coordinator

“(2) If information is disclosed under this section — (a) no civil or criminal liability is incurred for the disclosure; and (b) the disclosure is not — (i) a breach of any duty of confidentiality or secrecy imposed by law; or (ii) a breach of professional ethics or standards or any principles of conduct applicable to a person’s employment; or (iii) unprofessional conduct.”

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