The Energy Industry Act was put in place to regulate the energy industry in Victoria.

The Act established a State Electricity Commission (SEC). The SEC's aim was to promote a consistent regulatory approach between the electricity and the gas industry in Victoria. The Essential Services Commission Act 2001 (Vic) now applies to the Energy Industry Act 200 (Vic).

The Energy Industry Act gives the commission powers with respect to price regulation, production of energy by through wind generators, and a system called bill benchmarking, which allows residential customers to monitor and compare the amount of their energy use.

For more information on regulation of the energy industry in Victoria you should see; Essential Services Commission Act 2001 (Vic).

This Bill is presently before the Victorian Parliament. It proposes to amend the Electricity Industry Act 2000 to create multiple new criminal offences for the protection of land or premises, infrastructure and vehicles deemed to be “critical energy infrastructure”. The text of the Bill may be found here, the Second Reading Speech the Statement of Compatibility with the Victorian Charter of Human Rights may be found here.

• View the whole Act online via Austlii
• Essential Services Commission website

• Victorian Climate Charter
• Climate change law