WHEREAS, by "The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland Acts, 1952 to 19.54," it is among other things enacted that the Governor in Council may make Regulations for all or any of the purposes therein mentioned and that such Regulations may adopt or exclude regulations made under "The Electric Light and Power Acts, 1896 to 1946": Now;
therefore, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, with the advice of the Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers therein vested in him, has been pleased to make the following Regulations:-
THE SOUTHERN ELECTRIC AUTHORITY OF QUEENSLAND REGULATIONS
1. These Regulations may be cited as "The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland Regulations."
2. ( 1) Unless otherwise provided "The Electric Light and Power Regula- tions of 193 8" (other than the Regulations listed in subclause ( 1) of Regulation 3 of these Regulations) are hereby adopted and, subject as hereinafter provided, tht:: same shall be incorporated in and form part of these Regulations as if they were set out at length herein.
(2) The term "electric authority" whenever used in the said Regula- tions shall include The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland.
( 3) The said Regulations shall be read subject to the provisions of
"The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland Acts, 1952 to 1954,"
and all Regulations thereunder (including these Regulations) and to the extent of any inconsistency such provisions shall prevail.
3. ( 1) The following Regulations forming part of "The Electric Light and Power Regulations" are expressly excluded from these Regulations namely Regulation 4, Regulations 63 to 83 inclusive, and Regulations 85 to 115 inclusive.
(2) Electricity for the purposes of general supply shall be alternating current having a frequency of fifty cycles per second provided from either a three-phase system having a voltage of four hundred and fifteen volts between any two-phase conductors and two hundred and forty volts between any phase conductor and the neutral conductor or a single-phase system having a voltage of two hundred and forty volts between conductors except where supply is now given by way of direct current which supply may be continued and in the case of such direct current supply general supply shall be given at two hundred and twenty or four hundred and forty volts. The neutrals of both systems shall be earthed.
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The Authority may alter the system of supply from direct current to alternating current, provided however, that all motors and apparatus the property of the consumers, which may be required to be replaced for use with alternating current, must be replaced by the Authority by motors and apparatus of equal ,power and driving (or driven) speed and in equal physical and mechanical condition without cost to such consumers, and to their satisfaction.
Where alternating current mains are not laid, it shall be at the Authority's option to supply consumers with direct current energy; but if, and when, the Authority alters the system of supply to alternating current, the installation so connected shall be dealt with in a manner similar to existing direct current installations, unless the consumer or consumers have already agreed with the Authority to change over their installations to alternating current at their own cost.
( 3) During the whole of the period when a supply of energy is required to be maintained by the Authority in its electric lines under the provisions of "The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland Acts, 1952 to 1954," it shall be maintained at a constant pressure (hereinafter termed "the standard pressure") but the standard pressure may be different for different parts of the electric lines.
Unless changes in pressure occur so frequently as to cause unsteadi- ness in the supply the Authority shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of this clause and with the requirements of the Acts so long as the variation in the pressure at any consumer's terminals does not under any conditions of the supply which the consumer is entitled to receive exceed the following limits:-
(1) In the case of city, town, urban, and closely settled areas:
Four per cent. from the declared constant pressure in the case of extra low, low, and medium pressures; and three per cent. from the declared constant pressure in the case of high and extra high pressures.
(2) In the case of rural and sparsely settled areas: Six per cent.
from the declared constant pressure in the case of extra low, low, and medium pressures; and five per cent. from the declared constant pressure in the case of high and extra high pressures.
( 4) Unless otherwise directed by the Commission, the Authority shall be entitled to construct substations, electric lines, and works above ground and shall not be required to make a return in Form A or Form B under the provisions of Regulations 21 or 31 of "The Electric Light and Power Regulations of 1938."
( 5) The Authority may discontinue the supply of electricity to any consumer or other person in any circumstances in which an electric authority is authorised to discontinue the supply of electricity under the provisions of "The Electric Light and Power Acts, 1896 to 1946," or otherwise.
4. ( 1 ) Subject as aforesaid, the several terms to which meanings are assigned under "The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland Acts, 1952 to 1954," shall have the same respective meanings in these Regulations.
REGULATIONS 109 (2) The term "routine works" shall mean and include all routine works listed in subclause (2) of clause 32 of the agreement made the thirteenth day of July, 1939, between City Electric Light Company Limited and The State Electricity Commission of Queensland, namely:-
( a) Furniture, fixtures, and equipment suitable to and to be used for the purposes of the office and general administration of the undertaking of the Authority.
(b) Tools and similar equipment suitable to and to be used for for the purposes of the undertaking.
(c) Motor and other vehicles (together with equipment) suitable to and to be used for the purposes of the undertaking.
(d) Apparatus and other equipment necessary for supply of electric energy to consumers whether for installation in the premises of consumers or in the premises of the Authority other than a generating station or substation which are suitable to and to be used for the purposes of the undertaking.
(e) Meters and indicators suitable to and to be used for the purposes of the undertaking including the calibration and testing thereof.
(f) Works, additions to, and/or extensions of works at, on, or in any generating station of the Authority suitable to and used by the Authority in the generation of electricity and requiring an expenditure of not more than one per cent.
of the installed cost of such generating station and the equipment therein at any one time nor more than two and one-half per cent. of such installed cost in any period of one year.
(g) Works in the nature of proper maintenance of existing works already included in the undertaking of the Authority.
(h) Extensions of and additions to any building for office or administrative purposes suitable to and to be used for the purposes of the undertaking, the cost of which in any period of one year does not exceed five per cent. of the capital cost of such building.
(i) Extensions of and additions to substations and any works and equipment in or on the same for the purpose of supplying or transforming alternating electricity and extensions of and additions to electric lines conveying or distributing electricity at voltages not in excess of six hundred and fifty volts between conductors which are required in consequence of increased loading and which are suitable to and to be used for the purposes of the undertaking.
(j) Fuels material stocks and stores suitable to and to be used for the purposes of the undertaking.
(k) Service lines together with the incidental materials and equipment required for the purpose of effecting supply to consumers and suitable to and used for the purposes of the undertaking.
(1) Works, additions to, and/or extensions of works for the purpose of transforming electricity to or of conveying or distributing electricity at voltages not in excess of six
hundred and fifty volts between conductors for the purpose of supply to consumers unless it is estimated that at the end
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of the sixth year the supply of energy which will be annually taken from such works additions to and/ or extensions of works will not at the rates of charges from time to time charged by the Authority for general supply produce annually a sum equal to or exceeding ten pounds per centum upon the .cost of providing and effecting such works additions to and/ or extensions of works:
Provided that no extension of the continuous current system of the Authority the installed cost of which exceeds one hundred pounds (£100) shall be a routine work.
(m) Works, additions to, and/or extension of works for the purpose of supplying electricity to public lamps suitable to and used by a Local or other Statutory Authority.
( 3) The term "routine works" shall also mean and include all other works of any description notified in writing by the Commission to the Authority.
5. If any person makes a default in complying with any of these Regula- tions (including any Regulations adopted by the provisions of these Regulations) he shall, where no other penalty is prescribed by "The
~uthern Electric Authority of Queensland Acts, 1952 to 1954," or by
~'The Electric Light and Power Acts, 1896 to 1946," be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds (£50) for every such default.
THE SOUTHERN ELECTRIC AUTHORITY OF QUEENSLAND
. . BY-LAWS
Published Gazette 4 May 1957, p. 37; amended by notification published Gazette 20 February 1960, pp .. 1025-6.
Department of Mines, Brisbane, 29th April, 1957.
THE undermentioned By-laws made, with the approval of The State Electricity Commission of Queensland, by The Southern Electric Authority of' Queensland pursuant to "The Southern Electric Authority of Queens- land Acts, 1952 to 1954," are approved.
G. H. DEVRIES.
WHEREAS, by "The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland Acts, 1952 to 1954," it is among other things enacted that the Authority may, with the approval of the Commission, make By-laws for all or any of the matters and things therein mentioned, and that such By-laws may adopt or exclude any By-laws made under the provisions of "The Electric Light and Power Acts, 1896 to 1946": Now, therefore, The Southern
Electric Authority of Queensland, with the approval of The State Electricity Commission of Queensland, in pursuance of the powers therein vested in it, hereby makes the following By-laws:-
THE SOUTHERN ELECTRIC AUTHORITY OF QUEENSLAND BY-LAWS
1. These By-laws may be cited as "The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland By-laws."
BY-LAWS 111 2. ( 1) Unless otherwise provided, "The Electric Light and Power By-laws," being By-laws made under the provisions of "The Electric Light and Power Acts, 1896 to 1946," are hereby adopted and, subject as hereinafter provided, the same shall be incorporated in and form part of these By-laws as if they were set out at length herein.
(2) The term "electric authority," whenever used in the said By-laws, shall include The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland.
( 3) The said By-laws shall be read subject to the provisions of "The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland Acts, 1952 to 1954," and all Regulations and By-laws thereunder (including these By-laws), and to the extent of any inconsistency such provisions shall prevail.
3. Subject as aforesaid the several terms to which meanings are assigned under "The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland Acts, 1952 to 1954," or under "The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland Regula- tions" shall have the same respective meanings in these By-laws.
4. If any person makes default in complying with any of these By-laws (including any By-laws adopted by the provisions of these By-laws) he shall, where no other penalty is prescribed by "The Southern Electric Authority of Queensland Acts, 1952 to 1954," or by "The Electric Light and Power Acts, 1896 to 1946," be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding Fifty pounds (£50) for every such default.
REQUISITION MADE BY OWNERS OR OCCUPIERS
5. A requisition requiring the Authority to construct electric lines for the purposes of general supply throughout any road or part of a road may be made by six or more owners or occupiers of premises along such road or part of a road or by the Local Authority. Provided however that if for the purposes of such general supply the Authority is or would be required to construct any electric line or lines exceeding in length one mile such requisition must be signed by three or more owners or occupiers of premises as aforesaid for every 880 yards of such electric line or lines so required to be con~tructed by the Authority. Every such requisition shall be signed by the persons making the same or by or on behalf of the Local Authority (as the case may be) and shall specify an address within the area of supply, of each person signing the same at which a notice under By-law 6 may be served upon such person by the Authority, and shall be served upon the Authority.
Inserted by notification published Gazette 20 February 1960, pp. 1025-6.
PROCEDURE ON REQUISITION. AUTHORITY MAY WITHIN THREE MoNTHs SERVE NoncE
6. ( 1) When a requisition is made by· any such owners or occupiers as aforesaid the Authority shall within three months after the service upon it of the requisition serve a notice upon each of the persons by whom the requisition is signed stating:-
( a) That it agrees to be bound by the requisition; or
(b) That it declines to be bound by such requisition unless the persons by whom the requisition is signed or some of them will bind themselves to take or guarantee that there shall be taken a supply of electricity for the period mentioned in such notice as will at the rates of charge from time to tiine charged by the Authority for general supply produce annually such rea~onable sum as shall be specified by the Authority
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in such notice and deposit with the Authority sufficient security for the payment to the Authority of all moneys which may become due to it from such persons; or
(c) That it declines to be bound by such requisition unless the persons by whom the requisition is signed or some of them will bind themselves to take or guarantee that there shall be taken at all times thereafter a supply of electricity as will at the rates of charge from time to time charged by the Authority for general supply produce annually such reasonable sum as shall be specified by the Authority in such notice and deposit with the Authority· sufficient security for the payment to the Authority of all moneys which may become due to it from such persons; or
(d) That it declines to be bound by such requisition upon the ground that the same is unreasonable.
AUTHORITY NOT REQUIRED TO GIVE SUPPLY LIKELY TO BE UNPROFITABLE OR BURDENSOME TO OTHER CONSUMERS
(2) If it is reasonably estimated that at the end of the sixth year from the date of such requisition the supply of electricity which will be annually taken by consumers in such road or parts of a road will at the rates of charge from time to time charged by the Authority for general supply produce annually a sum equal to or exceeding twenty pounds per centum upon the expense of providing and laying down the required electric lines and works and/ or additions to existing electric lines and works which may be necessary for the purpose of providing such supply the Authority shall serve a notice pursuant to paragraph (a) or paragraph '(b) of subclause ( 1) hereof but otherwise the Authority shall be entitled to serve a notice pursuant to either paragraph (c) or paragraph (d) of subclause ( 1 ) hereof at its option.
PERIOD AND AMOUNT TO BE SPECIFIED IN NOTICE
( 3) The Authority shall not without the authority in writing of the .Commission specify in a notice served by the Authority in pursuance of paragraph (b) of subclause ( 1) hereof any sum exceeding Fifteen pounds per centum (£15%) or in a notice served by the Authority in pursuance
·of paragraph (c) of subclause ( 1) hereof any sum exceeding Twenty pounds per centum (£20%) upon the expense of providing and laying down the required electric lines and works and/ or additions to existing electric lines and works which may be necessary for the purpose ·of providing such supply nor in the case of a notice· pursuant to the said paragraph (b) a period exceeding six years.
AccEPTANCE oF REQUISITION
( 4) If the Authority shall at any time in the manner aforesaid serve a notice in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) of subclause ( 1) of this By-law the requisition shall become and be binding upon the Authority on and from the date of service of such notice. .
AuTHORITY's FAILURE To SERVE NoTICE
( 5) If the Authority shall fail, neglect, or refuse within the afore- said period of three months to serve upon each of the persons by whom any requisition is signed any notice as aforesaid the Authority unless the Commission shall otherwise direct shall be deemed to be bound by such requisition and such requisition shall become and be binding upon the Authority upon the expiration of the aforesaid period of three months.
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( 6) If the Authority shall within the time and in the manner hereinbefore provided serve a notice in accordance with the provisions either of paragraph (b) or of paragraph (c) of subclause ( 1) of this By-law the requisition shall not be binding upon the Authority unless within twenty-eight days after the service of such notice there be tendered to the Authority an agreement severally executed by the persons by whom the requisition is signed or some of them binding them to take or guaran- teeing that there shall be taken for the period mentioned in such notice
by the Authority such specified amounts of electricity respectively as will in the aggregate at the rates of charge from time to time charged by the Authority for general supply produce an annual sum amounting to the annual sum specified in the notice and sufficient security for the payment to the Authority of all moneys which may be become due to it from such persons under such agreement is deposited with the Authority (if required by the Authority by such notice as aforesaid) within the period limited for tender of the agreement as aforesaid.
Upon the tender to the Authority of the said Agreement and the deposit with the Authority of the required security (if any) within the period limited for the tender of the said Agreement the requisition shall become and be binding upon the Authority.
APPEAL To CoMMISSION
(7) If the Authority shall serve a notice pursuant to paragraph (b) paragraph (c) or paragraph (d) of subclause (1) of this By-law the persons by whom such requisition aforesaid has been signed or some of them may within twenty-eight days appeal to the Commission by notice of appeal which shall be in writing and shall within the period . aforesaid be served upon the Commission and the Authority. Such notice of appeal shall be in such form, if any, as is prescribed by the Commission and shall set out the grounds upon which such persons rely and shall have annexed thereto a copy of the requisition and a copy of the notice . served by the Authority. Within . a period of fourteen days after the service upon the Authority of such notice of appeal the Authority shall
·serve upon the Commission and such persons as aforesaid a reply in writing setting out the grounds upon which the Authority has relied in giving such notice as aforesaid.
POWERS OF CoMMISSION ON APPEAL
( 8) If after hearing such persons as aforesaid and the Authority the Commission is satisfied that the Authority is not entitled in accordance with subclause (2) of this By-law to serve a notice pursuant to paragraph :(c) or paragraph (d). of subclause (1)' of this By-law or in the case of a notice pursuant to the said paragraph (b) ·that the sum named in such notice or the period named in such notice should be varied the· Com- mission may direct the Authority to setve a further notice under the provisions of paragraph (b) of subclause (1) of this By-law and may order that the Authority shall in such notice prescribe such sum and such period as are in the circumstances just such sum being a sum not less than ten pounds per centum upon the expense of providing and laying down the required electric lines and/ or additions to existing electric
~lines. and works which may be necessary for the purpose of providing
·such supply and such period being a period of not less than three years and in such case the Authority shall serve such notice within a period of fourteen days. In default of making any such decision the Commission
!)hall dismiss the appeal.