New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ACT 1995 - SECT 31A

31A Accredited service providers

(1) A person must not provide a contestable network service unless the person is accredited to provide services in accordance with the regulations (an
"accredited service provider" ) and the person's accreditation authorises the person to provide the contestable network service concerned.

: Maximum penalty--500 penalty units.

(2) The regulations may exempt the provision of specified, or a specified class of, contestable network services from the requirement that the services must be provided by an accredited service provider.

(3) The exemption may be unconditional or subject to conditions.

(4) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following--

(a) the accreditation of accredited service providers (including the imposition of conditions on accreditation),

(b) different classes of accredited service providers,

(c) the payment of fees in connection with the accreditation of accredited service providers (including the imposition of fees for applications for accreditation and renewal of accreditation).

(5) In this section--

"contestable network service" means--

(a) a service provided for the purpose of complying with a requirement imposed by a distributor under this Division, and

(b) any other distribution service (within the meaning of the National Electricity Rules ) prescribed by the regulations.