Section 44AK — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

When a State/Territory energy law etc. imposes a duty

For the purposes of sections 44AI and 44AJ, a State/Territory energy law or local energy instrument imposes a duty on the AER if:

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

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

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Related sections

s 44AI — Commonwealth consent to conferral of functions etc. on AER
s 44AIA — No merits review of AER decisions
s 44AJ — How duty is imposed
s 44AL — Powers of the AER
s 44AM — Appointment of Commonwealth AER members
s 44AO — Acting appointment of Commonwealth AER member

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