Corporate Body
Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania (1930 - 1996)
State of Tasmania
- From
- 1930
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - To
- 1996
- Functions
- Energy and Advisory or regulatory body
- Reference No
- CA 7299
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Hobart, Tasmania
Summary
The Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania replaced the Hydro-Electric Department in January 1930, when the Hydro-Electric Department was converted to a public corporation through the passing of the Hydro-Electric Commission Act 1929. This Act provided it with an autonomous form of management separated from the executive government. The Commission was to manage the existing works and also to control the waters of the state.
During 1987 the Hydro-electric Commission became the subject of major structural and operational changes. In July legislation was passed to give the Commission a more flexible and up-to-date corporate structure, and to expand its activities to allow utilisation of its skills and expertise while continuing its primary objective of generating and supplying electricity.
The legislation provided for the creation of a separate trading entity called the Hydro-Electric Commission Enterprises Corporation. The corporation would enable the Commission to tender for work both in and out of the state not presently undertaken by Tasmanian firms, thus diversifying and making use of its technical expertise. The legislation also altered the executive of the Commission, changing the structure from one commissioner and four associate commissioners to a total of six commissioners, with one being appointed as General Manager and one as Chairman.
Related entries
Timeline
1914 - 1930 Hydro Electric Department
1930 - 1996 Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania
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Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-533401. Details
Resource Sections
- 'TA314 Hydro-Electric Commission', in Agency Details, Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Government. https://stors.tas.gov.au/AI/TA314. Details
- 'Primary description of agency CA 7299; Hydro-electric Corporation [Tasmania]. Registration of entity: 25 June 1991', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2002, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%207299. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_h.html. Details
Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes
Created: 16 July 2001, Last modified: 25 April 2024
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