The legislation listed below is of particular relevance to the electricity sector of the energy industry.  Electronic versions are available for browsing on the State Law Publisher web site.

Electricity Corporation Act 1994

This Act:

• establishes a corporation with the function of supplying electricity, and with functions necessary for and related to that purpose,
• makes provision for access to the corporation's transmission and distribution systems; and
• establishes how new generation will be sought by the corporation.

[Schedule 7 in particular]

Electricity Act 1945

This Act:

• makes provision as to the examination and licensing of persons in respect of their competency to carry out works relating to electricity, and the examination, prohibition or approval of electrical appliances; to repeal the Electricity Act 1937; and for other relative purposes.

Electricity Industry Act 2004

This Act governs the operation and regulation of the Western Australian electricity industry and:

• provides for the establishment of a Wholesale Electricity Market;
• establishes an independent licensing regime;
• provides for the development of an Electricity Networks Access Code;
• grants the heads of power to develop measures, such as the Customer Service Code, Energy Ombudsman and standard customer contracts;
• confers of a number of electricity related functions upon the Economic Regulation Authority, including responsibility for the licensing and access regime, providing advice to Government on electricity tariffs, and electricity market surveillance; and
• provides for the establishment of a Western Power Network extension and expansion policy.