| SCC | |
| State-owned statutory corporation overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 17 August 1935[1] |
| Preceding State-owned statutory corporation |
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| Dissolved | 2 January 1990 |
| Superseding State-owned statutory corporation |
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| Jurisdiction | Greater Metropolitan Sydney |
| Headquarters | Queen Victoria Building (1935–1968) Sydney County Council Building, 570 George Street, Sydney (1968–1990) |
The Sydney County Council (SCC) was formed in 1935 to produce electricity and operate the electricity network in a number of municipalities in metropolitan Sydney. Unlike other New South Wales county councils, which were voluntary associations of local councils to undertake local government activities permitted or required of them by the Local Government Act 1919 (including electricity, gas and water supply, flood mitigation, weed control, abattoirs, airports, town planning), Sydney County Council was established under a separate piece of legislation by the state government to perform the electricity distribution and streetlighting operations of the local government areas concerned. On its establishment it assumed control of the Electricity Department of the Sydney City Council, which was already supplying electricity to other municipalities. In 1952, the SCC lost most its electricity generation functions to the Electricity Commission of New South Wales (established 1950) and retained only its distribution functions. The SCC was merged with other municipal county councils in 1990 to form Sydney Electricity.
- ^ "Gas And Electricity Act, 1935". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 128. New South Wales, Australia. 12 July 1935. p. 2799. Retrieved 6 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.