Australian Capital Territory

Utilities (Transfer of Licence) Notice 2015

Notifiable Instrument NI2015-711

made under the
Utilities Act 2000, section 40 (Transfer), section 52(1)(e) (Public notice of licence decisions), section 53 (Public access to licences etc).

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Utilities Notice (Transfer of Licence) 2015.
2	Public notice of licence decision – transfer of utility licence
The Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (Commission) has agreed to transfer a utility licence from TransGrid (ABN: 19 622 755 774) to NSW Electricity Networks Operations Pty Limited as Trustee for the NSW Electricity Networks Operations Trust (ABN: 70 250 995 390) (licensee) to provide electricity transmission services in the ACT. 
3	Licensed utility service
The transferred utility licence allows the licensee to provide electricity transmission services under section 6(d) of the Utilities Act 2000.
4	Date of effect of the transfer of licence
The transfer comes into effect on 16 December 2015. To avoid doubt, the licensee will hold a utility licence, and TransGrid will cease to hold a utility licence, upon the transfer coming into effect.
5	Public access to licence
The licence is available to download from the Commission’s website at http://www.icrc.act.gov.au/utilities-licensing/current-licences/, and for inspection at our office weekdays during 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at:

Level 8, 221 London Circuit
Canberra ACT 2601	

Malcolm Gray
Senior Commissioner
16 December 2015