Queensland Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL ELECTRICITY (QUEENSLAND) LAW - SECT 49

49 AEMO’s statutory functions

(1) The following functions are conferred on AEMO:

(a) to operate and administer the wholesale exchange;

(b) to promote the development and improve the effectiveness of the operation and administration of the wholesale exchange;

(c) to register persons as Registered participants;

(d) to exempt certain persons from being registered as Registered participants;

(e) to maintain and improve power system security;

(f) to facilitate retail customer transfer, metering and retail competition;

(fa) any functions of a data holder under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 of the Commonwealth for CDR data relating to a designated energy sector;

(g) for an adoptive jurisdiction—the additional advisory functions or declared network functions (as the case requires);

(h) any functions conferred by jurisdictional electricity legislation or an application Act;

(i) any other functions conferred under this Law or the Rules.

Notes—

1 AEMO has additional functions under its Constitution.

2 It should be noted that AEMO’s statutory functions include its functions under the National Gas Law, the National Gas Rules and related subordinate legislation: See definition of statutory functions in section 2 .

3 AEMO also has responsibilities, under Part 4 of the Australian Energy Market Commission Establishment Act 2004 of South Australia, related to administrative costs associated with the work of the Consumer Advocacy Panel.

4 AEMO has additional functions and powers under the National Energy Retail Law and the National Energy Retail Rules.

(2) In its role as National Transmission Planner, AEMO has the following functions:

(a) to prepare, maintain and publish a plan for the development of the national transmission grid (the
"National Transmission Network Development Plan" ) in accordance with the Rules;

(b) to establish and maintain a database of information relevant to planning the development of the national transmission grid and to make the database available to the public;

(c) to keep the national transmission grid under review and provide advice on the development of the grid or projects that could affect the grid;

(d) to provide a national strategic perspective for transmission planning and coordination;

(e) any other functions conferred on AEMO under this Law or the Rules in its capacity as National Transmission Planner.

(3) AEMO must, in carrying out functions referred to in this section, have regard to the national electricity objective.