Victorian Current Acts

GAS INDUSTRY ACT 2001 - SECT 48G

S. 48G(1) substituted by No. 3/2014 s. 18(1).

    (1)     A licence to sell gas is deemed to include a condition requiring the licensee to, within 3 months after being granted a licence—

        (a)     prepare a policy to deal with domestic customers experiencing financial hardship; and

        (b)     submit the policy for approval to the Commission under section 48I.

S. 48G(2) repealed by No. 3/2014 s. 18(1).

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S. 48G(3) amended by No. 3/2014 s. 18(2).

    (3)     A licence to sell gas is deemed to include a condition requiring the licensee to implement a financial hardship policy by the date specified in the financial hardship policy.

S. 48G(4) amended by No. 3/2014 s. 18(3).

    (4)     A term or condition in a contract for the supply or sale of gas by a licensee to a domestic customer is void to the extent that it is inconsistent with the financial hardship policy of the licensee.

S. 48GA inserted by No. 3/2014 s. 19.