Version No. 068
No. 62 of 2001
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 July 2024
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Version No. 068
No. 62 of 2001
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 July 2024
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 23 August 2001
Legislative Council: 9 October 2001
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to establish the Essential Services Commission, to repeal the Office of the Regulator-General Act 1994 and consequentially amend certain other Acts and for other purposes."
Constitution Act 1975:
Section 85(5) statement:
Legislative Assembly: 23 August 2001
Legislative Council: 9 October 2001
Absolute majorities:
Legislative Assembly: 27 September 2001
Legislative Council: 16 October 2001, 17 October 2001
The Essential Services Commission Act 2001 was assented to on 23 October 2001 and came into operation on 1 January 2002: section 2.
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 47 on 1.1.02: s. 2; s. 80(6) inserted on 1.12.21 by No. 41/2021 s. 39: Special Gazette (No. 673) 30.11.21 p. 1; ss 66B, 66C on 1.7.24: s. 66A
S. 47 provided that Pt 6 (ss 47–52) expired on 31.12.07; s. 80(6) repealed s. 80 on 1.12.23
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2002, No. 11/2002
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Transport (Further Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002, No. 32/2002
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Wrongs and Other Acts (Public Liability Insurance Reform) Act 2002, No. 49/2002
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Energy Legislation (Consumer Protection and Other Amendments) Act 2003, No. 40/2003
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Water Legislation (Essential Services Commission and Other Amendments) Act 2003, No. 48/2003
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 11 on 1.1.04: Government Gazette 11.12.03 p. 3117
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Essential Services Commission (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 75/2004
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Electricity Industry (Wind Energy Development) Act 2004, No. 86/2004
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Energy Legislation (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 91/2004
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 70) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 115–117 on 1.1.07: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Essential Services Commission Amendment Act 2008, No. 15/2008
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 3–26 on 1.7.08: Government Gazette 26.6.08 p. 1388
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Transport Integration Act 2010, No. 6/2010 (as amended by No. 45/2010)
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 20) on 1.7.10: Special Gazette (No. 256) 30.6.10 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Accident Towing Services Amendment Act 2011, No. 40/2011
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Water Legislation Amendment (Water Infrastructure Charges) Act 2011, No. 63/2011
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 92, 93 on 17.10.12: s. 2(1); ss 134, 135 on 31.12.16: s. 2(8)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Fire Services Levy Monitor Act 2012, No. 81/2012
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 113(1) on 19.12.12: s. 2(1); s. 113(2) on 30.12.14: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Transport Legislation Amendment (Foundation Taxi and Hire Car Reforms) Act 2013, No. 43/2013
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 31(1)(3)(4) on 1.2.14: Special Gazette (No. 17) 28.1.14 p. 1; s. 31(2) on 30.6.14: s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Treasury Legislation and Other Acts Amendment Act 2014, No. 44/2014
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Energy Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) Act 2015, No. 49/2015
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 13–17 on 1.1.16: Special Gazette (No. 403) 15.12.15 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Local Government Amendment (Fair Go Rates) Act 2015, No. 65/2015
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 168–171 on 7.6.16: Special Gazette (No. 177) 7.6.16 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Amendment (Further Reforms) Act 2017, No. 63/2017
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 21(Sch. 1 item 4) on 2.7.18: Special Gazette (No. 248) 29.5.18 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Energy Legislation Amendment (Victorian Default Offer) Act 2019, No. 6/2019
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Essential Services Commission Amendment (Governance, Procedural and Administrative Improvements) Act 2019, No. 21/2019
Ss 4–20 on 6.12.19: Special Gazette (No. 496) 3.12.19 p. 1
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Ss 387, 390(Sch. 1 item 36) on 6.4.20: Special Gazette (No. 150) 24.3.20 p. 1
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Act 2021, No. 11/2021
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Energy Legislation Amendment (Energy Fairness) Act 2021, No. 28/2021 (as amended by No. 41/2021)
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 32 on 1.3.22: Special Gazette (No. 87) 22.2.22 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2021, No. 33/2021 (as amended by No. 41/2021)
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Essential Services Commission (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Amendment Act 2021, No. 41/2021
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 4 2">– 39 on 1.12.21: Special Gazette (No. 673) 30.11.21 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Windfall Gains Tax and State Taxation and Other Acts Further Amendment Act 2021, No. 52/2021
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2022, No. 13/2022
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
State Taxation and Treasury Legislation Amendment Act 2022, No. 23/2022
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Local Government Legislation Amendment (Rating and Other Matters) Act 2022, No. 30/2022
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment Act 2022, No. 34/2022
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 68 on 1.7.23: Special Gazette (No. 333) 27.6.23 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Energy Legislation Amendment (Electricity Outage Emergency Response and Other Matters) Act 2023, No. 12/2023
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2024, No. 6/2024
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Essential Services Commission Act 2001
3 Explanatory details
No entries at date of publication.