BLSA CEO says there are now considerable risks that the bill will not be made law before the end of the year.
I am appalled at the delays in processing the Electricity Regulation Act Amendment Bill that came to light last week. Due to apparent administrative bungling, the bill has not been properly tabled at parliament by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, so it has not started the process through committees to become law. The bill was approved by cabinet in March, and the delays are inexplicable and unacceptable.
Of course, I know there are many in government that will be just as frustrated and disappointed as I am at the delays, including those in Necom. But for business to continue to invest its energy into partnering with government to resolve the crisis, we need confidence that such bungles will not happen. We need to see the institution of government holding people accountable when agreed actions are not taken, just as we would see in business.
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