Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

NATIONAL ENERGY RETAIL LAW (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 2012 (NO. 32 OF 2012)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Legislation amended  

   PART 2--CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) REGULATION 2005

   4.      Dictionary, definition of service bill  
   5.      Dictionary, definition of utility service  

   PART 3--ELECTRICITY FEED-IN (RENEWABLE ENERGY PREMIUM) ACT 2008

   6.      Meaning of eligible entity  
   7.      Section 5F (3), definition of occupier  
   8.      Feed-in from renewable energy generators to electricity  
   9.      Section 6 (2) (b)  
   10.     Section 6 (3)  
   11.     Section 7  
   12.     Recovery of cost of renewable energy premium  
   13.     Determination of premium rate  
   14.     Dictionary, note 2  
   15.     Dictionary, definition of electricity supplier  
   16.     Dictionary, new definition of NERL retailer  
   17.     Dictionary, definition of utility  

   PART 4--ELECTRICITY (GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS) ACT 2004

   18.     New section 6A  
   19.     Territory greenhouse gas benchmarks  
   20.     Greenhouse shortfalls may be carried forward  
   21.     Section 15  
   22.     Application for accreditation  
   23.     When certificates may be created  
   24.     Functions of regulator etc  
   25.     Conduct of audits  
   26.     Obligations under greenhouse gas benchmark rules  
   27.      New part 20  

   PART 20--TRANSITIONAL--NATIONAL ENERGY RETAIL LAW

   28.     Dictionary, new definition of AEMO  
   29.     Dictionary, definition of licence  
   30.     Dictionary, definition of market customer, paragraph (b)  
   31.     Dictionary, definition of NEMMCO  
   32.     Dictionary, definition of retail supplier  
   33.     Dictionary, definition of Utilities Act  

   PART 5--ELECTRICITY (GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS) REGULATION 2004

   34.     Default assessments  
   35.     Dictionary, note 3  
   36.     Dictionary, note 3  

   PART 6--ELECTRICITY (NATIONAL SCHEME) ACT 1997

   37.     New parts 3 and 4  

   PART 3--MISCELLANEOUS

   PART 4--TRANSITIONAL--NATIONAL ENERGY RETAIL LAW

   PART 7--ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1971

   38.     Articles to which pt 4 applies  
   39.     New section 25 (2)  

   PART 8--ENERGY EFFICIENCY (COST OF LIVING) IMPROVEMENT ACT 2012

   40.     Dictionary  
   41.     Working out priority household obligation  
   42.     Section 15 (2) (b), definition of SESO  
   43.     Compliance with energy savings obligations—supplier energy savings  
   44.     Section 20 (2), definitions of S and SESO  
   45.     Dictionary, definition of electricity supplier  
   46.     Dictionary, new definitions  
   47.     Dictionary, definitions of supplier energy savings result and supplier priority  
   48.     Dictionary, definition of tier 1 electricity supplier  
   49.     Dictionary, definition of tier 2 electricity supplier  
   50.     Dictionary, definition of utility  
   51.     Further amendments, mentions of electricity supplier etc  

   PART 9--GAS SAFETY ACT 2000

   52.     Section 31  
   53.     Dictionary, definition of utility  

   PART 10--INDEPENDENT COMPETITION AND REGULATORY COMMISSION ACT 1997

   54.     Dictionary  
   55.     Functions  
   56.     Nature of industry references  
   57.     Directions about prices  
   58.     Provision of information to commission  
   59.     Dictionary, note 2  
   60.     Dictionary, new definition of energy  
   61.     Dictionary, definition of law of the Territory, new paragraphs (f) to  
   62.     Dictionary, new definitions  
   63.     Dictionary, definitions of utility and utility service  

   PART 11--LEGISLATION ACT 2001

   64.     Dictionary, part 1, new definitions  

   PART 12--NATIONAL GAS (ACT) ACT 2008

   65.     Section 18  
   66.     New part 5  

   PART 5--TRANSITIONAL--NATIONAL ENERGY RETAIL LAW

   PART 13--SECOND-HAND DEALERS REGULATION 2002

   67.     Dictionary, definition of service bill  
   68.     Dictionary, definition of utility service  

   PART 14--UTILITIES ACT 2000

   69.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code  
   70.     Electricity services  
   71.     Gas services  
   72.     Customers  
   73.     Section 17 (1), definition of non-franchise customer  
   74.     Section 18  
   75.     Exemption  
   76.     Section 27  
   77.     Section 28 heading  
   78.     Section 28 (1)  
   79.     Section 28 (2), definition of national electricity rules  
   80.     Special conditions—gas distribution  
   81.     Section 31  
   82.     Energy industry levy  
   83.     Energy industry levy—imposition  
   84.     Section 54C (5), definition of E, paragraph (d)  
   85.     Production of distribution and sales  
   86.     Section 54I (2) (c) (iv)  
   87.     Returns under Taxation Administration Act  
   88.     Section 54M (2) (c) (iv)  
   89.     New section 54O  
   90.     Industry codes  
   91.     Contents  
   92.     Section 55 (2) (f)  
   93.     Application  
   94.     New section 56 (1A)  
   95.     New section 56A  
   96.     Technical regulation  
   97.      New section 64A  
   98.     New part 5A  

   PART 5A--NERL RETAILERS AND NERL EXEMPT SELLERS

           Division 5A--.1 Preliminary

           Division 5A--.2 NERL retailer obligations
           Subdivision

   5A.2.1. Greenpower
           Subdivision
   5A.2.2. Enforcement
   99.     Section 79  
   100.    Sections 80 to 82  
   101.    New section 86A  
   102.    New section 94A  
   103.    Sections 98 and 99  
   104.    Capital contribution charges—network  
   105.    New section 101 (3) (c) and (d)  
   106.    Alternative energy—supply utilities not to  
   107.    Unauthorised network connections  
   108.    Unauthorised abstraction etc of electricity  
   109.    Unauthorised abstraction etc of gas  
   110.    Section 134  
   111.    Enforcement  
   112.    Certain causes of action against customer  
   113.    Application—pt 12  
   114.    ACAT applications  
   115.    Table 172, item 1, column 3  
   116.    Table 172, new item 1A  
   117.    Continuity of utility services—nonpayment of customer  
   118.    Purposes of pt 13  
   119.    New section 260A  
   120.    New part 18  

   PART 18--TRANSITIONAL--NATIONAL ENERGY RETAIL LAW

   121.    Dictionary, note 2  
   122.    Dictionary, definition of electricity connection service  
   123.    Dictionary, definition of electricity supplier  
   124.    Dictionary, definition of gas connection service  
   125.    Dictionary, definition of gas supplier  
   126.    Dictionary, new definitions  
   127.    Dictionary, definition of utility service  
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