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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 11 Hansard (30 November) . . Page.. 3573 ..
(a) assisting or working with people suffering financial hardship;
(b) law;
(c) business;
(d) consumer affairs.".
Clause 170, page 76, line 12, subclause (3), omit "2 years", substitute "3 years".
Clause 187, page 82, line 17, subclause (3), omit the subclause, substitute the following subclause:
"(3) â Before giving a direction under subsection (2), the council must have regard to the utility's reasons for the withdrawal of the utility service.".
New clause-
Page 96, line 15, after clause 225 insert the following new clause in the Bill:
"225Aâ Evidence of authorisation by utility
For this Act or a related law, a certificate that appears to be signed by or on behalf of a utility and contains a statement to the effect that-
(a) a stated thing was done by a stated person in accordance with an authorisation by the utility; or
(b) an authorisation by the utility was subject to a stated condition at a stated time or date;
is evidence of the matters stated.".
Amendments-
Clause 228, page 97, line 26, after subclause (1) insert the following new subclause:
"(1A) â The regulations may make provision in relation to the safe or efficient provision of utility services, including provision prohibiting or regulating activities-
(a) to ensure the safe or efficient operation of a utility network or network facility; and
(b) to protect people or property in relation to the operation of a utility network or network facility.".
New clause-
Page 103, line 24, after clause 239 insert the following new clause in the Bill:"239Aâ Safety and operating plans
(1) â Until a technical code for emergency planning takes effect in relation to the provision of a utility service for gas-
(a) a safety and operating plan under the former regulations that applied to the provision of the service continues to apply as if the plan were a technical code; and
(b) the former regulations continue to apply in relation to the plan.
(2) â In this section:
former regulations means the provisions of the Gas Supply Regulations 1999 in force immediately before the repeal of the Gas Supply Act 1998.".
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