Queensland Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL ELECTRICITY (QUEENSLAND) LAW - SECT 90EA

90EA South Australian Minister to make initial Rules relating to Retailer Reliability Obligation

(1) The Minister in right of the Crown of South Australia administering Part 2 of the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 of South Australia (the
"South Australian Minister" ) may make Rules—

(a) for or with respect to—

(i) the Retailer Reliability Obligation amendments; and

(ii) any other subject contemplated by, or consequential on, the Retailer Reliability Obligation amendments; and

(b) that revoke or amend a Rule as a consequence of the enactment of the Retailer Reliability Obligation amendments.

(2) Rules may be made under subsection (1) only on the recommendation of the MCE.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) , a reference in section 34 (1) to the national electricity system is taken to be a reference to the national electricity system or a local electricity system (as the context requires).

(4) Rules in the nature of a derogation may be made under subsection (1) even though there may not have been a request for a derogation.

(5) Rules made under subsection (1) may be differential Rules.

(6) Section 34 (3) applies to Rules made under subsection (1) in the same way as it applies to Rules made by the AEMC.

(7) If the Minister makes Rules under subsection (1) , the Minister cannot make another Rule under that subsection.

(8) In this section—

"differential Rule" means a Rule that—

(a) varies in its terms as between—

(i) the national electricity system; and

(ii) 1 or more, or all, of the local electricity systems; or

(b) does not have effect with respect to 1 or more of those systems;

"local electricity system" means—

(a) an electricity system in this jurisdiction prescribed or declared in or under the application Act of this jurisdiction to be a local electricity system; and

(b) the generating systems and other facilities owned, controlled or operated in this jurisdiction connected to that local electricity system;

"Retailer Reliability Obligation amendments" means the amendments made to this Law by the National Electricity (South Australia) (Retailer Reliability Obligation) Amendment Act 2019 .