❓ Mr. Grylls questions the Minister for Energy about provisions for instalment payments of electricity connection fees within the Electricity Corporations Bill 2005 and the broader reform package. The Minister clarifies that the provision is addressed in the Electricity Industry Act 2004 and the Electricity Networks Access Code, ensuring independent scrutiny and public consultation.
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During my contribution to the second reading debate of the Electricity Corporations Bill 2005 yesterday, I flagged the restoration of a payment scheme whereby residential and commercial customers may pay their connection fees in instalments. (1) Will the minister please direct me to the provision in the Electricity Corporations Bill 2005 that prescribes that the Electricity Networks Corporation must offer a service to allow customers to pay their connection fees in instalments? (2) If there is no provision in the bill, is there any part of the government’s reform package that will compel the Electricity Networks Corporation to offer the service? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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(1)-(2) This is a very specific and detailed question. It takes time to recollect the information to provide an answer to a question like this. Off the top of my head, there is no specific provision in the bill that the member referred to. The issue is in fact addressed in another piece of legislation, the Electricity Industry Act 2004. As my recollection is flooding back to me, it tells me that the Electricity Industry Act 2004 provides a regulatory framework for network access. It is good news for the Leader of the National Party and in exchange for this I know he will support our electricity reform package. This is the precursor to us having a tripartite press conference later. The Minister for Energy established the Electricity Networks Access Code in November 2004, which regulates access to the south west interconnected system. This access code includes a model capital contributions policy - I will provide the member with an answer when I write out my thoughts - that provides additional guidance to the Economic Regulation Authority and Western Power Corporation on issues such as - (a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
(1) Will the minister please direct me to the provision in the Electricity Corporations Bill 2005 that prescribes that the Electricity Networks Corporation must offer a service to allow customers to pay their connection fees in instalments? (2) If there is no provision in the bill, is there any part of the government’s reform package that will compel the Electricity Networks Corporation to offer the service? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) This is a very specific and detailed question. It takes time to recollect the information to provide an answer to a question like this. Off the top of my head, there is no specific provision in the bill that the member referred to. The issue is in fact addressed in another piece of legislation, the Electricity Industry Act 2004. As my recollection is flooding back to me, it tells me that the Electricity Industry Act 2004 provides a regulatory framework for network access. It is good news for the Leader of the National Party and in exchange for this I know he will support our electricity reform package. This is the precursor to us having a tripartite press conference later. The Minister for Energy established the Electricity Networks Access Code in November 2004, which regulates access to the south west interconnected system. This access code includes a model capital contributions policy - I will provide the member with an answer when I write out my thoughts - that provides additional guidance to the Economic Regulation Authority and Western Power Corporation on issues such as - (a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
(2) If there is no provision in the bill, is there any part of the government’s reform package that will compel the Electricity Networks Corporation to offer the service? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) This is a very specific and detailed question. It takes time to recollect the information to provide an answer to a question like this. Off the top of my head, there is no specific provision in the bill that the member referred to. The issue is in fact addressed in another piece of legislation, the Electricity Industry Act 2004. As my recollection is flooding back to me, it tells me that the Electricity Industry Act 2004 provides a regulatory framework for network access. It is good news for the Leader of the National Party and in exchange for this I know he will support our electricity reform package. This is the precursor to us having a tripartite press conference later. The Minister for Energy established the Electricity Networks Access Code in November 2004, which regulates access to the south west interconnected system. This access code includes a model capital contributions policy - I will provide the member with an answer when I write out my thoughts - that provides additional guidance to the Economic Regulation Authority and Western Power Corporation on issues such as - (a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) This is a very specific and detailed question. It takes time to recollect the information to provide an answer to a question like this. Off the top of my head, there is no specific provision in the bill that the member referred to. The issue is in fact addressed in another piece of legislation, the Electricity Industry Act 2004. As my recollection is flooding back to me, it tells me that the Electricity Industry Act 2004 provides a regulatory framework for network access. It is good news for the Leader of the National Party and in exchange for this I know he will support our electricity reform package. This is the precursor to us having a tripartite press conference later. The Minister for Energy established the Electricity Networks Access Code in November 2004, which regulates access to the south west interconnected system. This access code includes a model capital contributions policy - I will provide the member with an answer when I write out my thoughts - that provides additional guidance to the Economic Regulation Authority and Western Power Corporation on issues such as - (a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
(1)-(2) This is a very specific and detailed question. It takes time to recollect the information to provide an answer to a question like this. Off the top of my head, there is no specific provision in the bill that the member referred to. The issue is in fact addressed in another piece of legislation, the Electricity Industry Act 2004. As my recollection is flooding back to me, it tells me that the Electricity Industry Act 2004 provides a regulatory framework for network access. It is good news for the Leader of the National Party and in exchange for this I know he will support our electricity reform package. This is the precursor to us having a tripartite press conference later. The Minister for Energy established the Electricity Networks Access Code in November 2004, which regulates access to the south west interconnected system. This access code includes a model capital contributions policy - I will provide the member with an answer when I write out my thoughts - that provides additional guidance to the Economic Regulation Authority and Western Power Corporation on issues such as - (a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
The Minister for Energy established the Electricity Networks Access Code in November 2004, which regulates access to the south west interconnected system. This access code includes a model capital contributions policy - I will provide the member with an answer when I write out my thoughts - that provides additional guidance to the Economic Regulation Authority and Western Power Corporation on issues such as - (a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
(a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
(b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
(1) Will the minister please direct me to the provision in the Electricity Corporations Bill 2005 that prescribes that the Electricity Networks Corporation must offer a service to allow customers to pay their connection fees in instalments? (2) If there is no provision in the bill, is there any part of the government’s reform package that will compel the Electricity Networks Corporation to offer the service? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) This is a very specific and detailed question. It takes time to recollect the information to provide an answer to a question like this. Off the top of my head, there is no specific provision in the bill that the member referred to. The issue is in fact addressed in another piece of legislation, the Electricity Industry Act 2004. As my recollection is flooding back to me, it tells me that the Electricity Industry Act 2004 provides a regulatory framework for network access. It is good news for the Leader of the National Party and in exchange for this I know he will support our electricity reform package. This is the precursor to us having a tripartite press conference later. The Minister for Energy established the Electricity Networks Access Code in November 2004, which regulates access to the south west interconnected system. This access code includes a model capital contributions policy - I will provide the member with an answer when I write out my thoughts - that provides additional guidance to the Economic Regulation Authority and Western Power Corporation on issues such as - (a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
(2) If there is no provision in the bill, is there any part of the government’s reform package that will compel the Electricity Networks Corporation to offer the service? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) This is a very specific and detailed question. It takes time to recollect the information to provide an answer to a question like this. Off the top of my head, there is no specific provision in the bill that the member referred to. The issue is in fact addressed in another piece of legislation, the Electricity Industry Act 2004. As my recollection is flooding back to me, it tells me that the Electricity Industry Act 2004 provides a regulatory framework for network access. It is good news for the Leader of the National Party and in exchange for this I know he will support our electricity reform package. This is the precursor to us having a tripartite press conference later. The Minister for Energy established the Electricity Networks Access Code in November 2004, which regulates access to the south west interconnected system. This access code includes a model capital contributions policy - I will provide the member with an answer when I write out my thoughts - that provides additional guidance to the Economic Regulation Authority and Western Power Corporation on issues such as - (a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) This is a very specific and detailed question. It takes time to recollect the information to provide an answer to a question like this. Off the top of my head, there is no specific provision in the bill that the member referred to. The issue is in fact addressed in another piece of legislation, the Electricity Industry Act 2004. As my recollection is flooding back to me, it tells me that the Electricity Industry Act 2004 provides a regulatory framework for network access. It is good news for the Leader of the National Party and in exchange for this I know he will support our electricity reform package. This is the precursor to us having a tripartite press conference later. The Minister for Energy established the Electricity Networks Access Code in November 2004, which regulates access to the south west interconnected system. This access code includes a model capital contributions policy - I will provide the member with an answer when I write out my thoughts - that provides additional guidance to the Economic Regulation Authority and Western Power Corporation on issues such as - (a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
(1)-(2) This is a very specific and detailed question. It takes time to recollect the information to provide an answer to a question like this. Off the top of my head, there is no specific provision in the bill that the member referred to. The issue is in fact addressed in another piece of legislation, the Electricity Industry Act 2004. As my recollection is flooding back to me, it tells me that the Electricity Industry Act 2004 provides a regulatory framework for network access. It is good news for the Leader of the National Party and in exchange for this I know he will support our electricity reform package. This is the precursor to us having a tripartite press conference later. The Minister for Energy established the Electricity Networks Access Code in November 2004, which regulates access to the south west interconnected system. This access code includes a model capital contributions policy - I will provide the member with an answer when I write out my thoughts - that provides additional guidance to the Economic Regulation Authority and Western Power Corporation on issues such as - (a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
The Minister for Energy established the Electricity Networks Access Code in November 2004, which regulates access to the south west interconnected system. This access code includes a model capital contributions policy - I will provide the member with an answer when I write out my thoughts - that provides additional guidance to the Economic Regulation Authority and Western Power Corporation on issues such as - (a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
(a) fair treatment of the first and subsequent users of the connection; for instance, rebates should be provided to the first user where appropriate to ensure that it is not subsidising subsequent users; and (b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
(b) the manner in which capital contribution payments may be made - This is the key phrase the member for Merredin has been looking for - including a provision for the periodic financial payments and payments in kind. The new arrangement provides for the independent Economic Regulation Authority to approve Western Power’s capital contribution policy. It will include widespread public consultation. This is a major improvement on existing arrangements, under which Western Power is not subject to independent scrutiny.
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