(1) A NERL retailer must—
(a) first offer a greenpower product to a person who proposes to purchase electricity for premises from the retailer; and
(b) have a greenpower product available for purchase by its customers to whom it sells or supplies electricity.
(2) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a NERL retailer in relation to—
(a) a person for whom the retailer is acting as designated RoLR in relation to a RoLR event under the National Energy Retail Law (ACT) ; or
(b) a person who is a move-in customer or carry-over customer; or
(c) a transaction with a person if the retailer must obtain the person's explicit informed consent for the transaction under the National Energy Retail Law (ACT) , section 38 (Requirement for explicit informed consent for certain transactions).
(3) If a small customer stops, or proposes to stop, purchasing a greenpower product from a NERL retailer, the retailer must not impose a charge (however described) on the small customer in relation to the cessation.
(4) In this section:
"carry-over customer"—see the National Energy Retail Law (ACT) , section 2 (1).
"customer"—see the National Energy Retail Law (ACT) , section 5.
"designated RoLR"—see the National Energy Retail Law (ACT) , section 122.
"greenpower product"—see the National GreenPower Accreditation Program: Program Rules , Appendix D (Definition of Terms), made by the National GreenPower Steering Group, as in force from time to time.
Note The National GreenPower Accreditation Program: Program Rules are accessible at www.greenpower.gov.au
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"move-in customer"—see the National Energy Retail Law (ACT) , section 2 (1).
"RoLR event", in relation to a retailer—see the National Energy Retail Law (ACT) , section 122.
"small customer"—see the National Energy Retail Law (ACT) , section 5.