Section 29BC — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

When a State/Territory energy law imposes a duty

For the purposes of sections 29BA and 29BB, a State/Territory energy law imposes a duty on the Council if:

(a) the law confers a function or power on the Council; and

(b) the circumstances in which the function or power is conferred give rise to an obligation on the Council to perform the function or to exercise the power.

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Related sections

s 29B — Functions and powers of Council
s 29BA — Commonwealth consent to conferral of functions etc. on Council
s 29BB — How duty is imposed
s 29C — Membership of Council
s 29D — Terms and conditions of office
s 29E — Acting Council President

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