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Bill
Electricity Corporations Amendment Bill 2013
Bill No.
40
Synopsis
The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 to implement the merger of the Electricity Retail Corporation (currently trading as Synergy) and the Electricity Generation Corporation (currently trading as Verve Energy). The Bill acts to discontinue the Electricity Retail Corporation and vest its assets, liabilities and rights in the Electricity Generation Corporation. The continuing Electricity Generation Corporation is then to be renamed the Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation.
Status
Assented to
Royal Assent given 18 Dec 2013 as Act No. 25 of 2013. Different sections of this Act come into operation on Royal Assent and Proclamation. For details refer to Commencement Clause of the Bill (see also
Assent and Commencement information for Acts
)
Bill History
Download the Bill as Introduced
Download the Bill as passed by originating House
Download the Bill as passed for assent
Explanatory Memorandum presented in the Legislative Assembly
Explanatory Memorandum presented in the Legislative Council
Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Assembly (p. 4935c)
Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 6097a)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Electricity Corporations Act 2005
Related Committee Activity
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
LC SNP (SNP NO. 40, Issue 2)
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 20 from the Governor, dated 22 Oct 2013)
(Message No. 33 from the Legislative Council, dated 12 Dec 2013)
(Message No. 28 from the Governor, dated 18 Dec 2013)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
16 Oct 2013
First Reading
16 Oct 2013
Second Reading
16 Oct 2013
Second Reading Agreed
31 Oct 2013
Consideration in Detail
31 Oct 2013
Third Reading
13 Nov 2013
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
19 Nov 2013
First Reading
19 Nov 2013
Second Reading
19 Nov 2013
Second Reading Agreed
10 Dec 2013
Committee of the whole
10 Dec 2013
Third Reading
12 Dec 2013
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes
Bill declared urgent in the Legislative Assembly under Standing Order 168(2) on 29/10/2013.