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❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Treasurer regarding section 32 notices issued by the ERA to Western Power over the past five years, inquiring about the reasons, responses, and any penalties applied.

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Asked

15 October 2013

Member

Hon Robin Chapple

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Treasurer

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I refer to the answer to question without notice No. 128 of 11 June 2013, and I ask: (a) has the Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) issued any section 32 notices to Western Power in the past five years; (b) if yes to (a), on what dates, and what was the reason for issuing each notice; (c) if yes to (a), in each instance, did the ERA receive a response from Western Power; (d) if yes to (c), in each instance, was further action taken by the ERA; (e) if yes to (d), in each instance, was the nature of this action a letter of reprimand and/or a monetary penalty; and (f) in any of the instances in (b), where Western Power did not satisfactorily address the notice, was a penalty applied, and if not, why not?

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Answered

19 November 2013

Responded by

Minister for Mental Health representing the Treasurer

Response time

35 days

(a) Yes
(b) 8 January 2009 and 17 October 2011. Contraventions of Electricity Transmission Licence (ETL 2) and Electricity Distribution Licence (EDL 1)
(c) Yes
(d) Not applicable
(e) Not applicable
(f) No penalties were applied to Western Power by the Authority.

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