Australian Energy Market Commission Establishment (Consumer Advocacy Panel) Variation Regulations 2013 (SA)

South Australia

Australian Energy Market Commission Establishment (Consumer Advocacy Panel) Variation Regulations 2013

under the Australian Energy Market Commission Establishment Act 2004

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Australian Energy Market Commission Establishment Regulations 2005

4            Variation of regulation 3A—Definition of small to medium consumer

5            Variation of Schedule 1—Criteria for grant allocation

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Australian Energy Market Commission Establishment (Consumer Advocacy Panel) Variation Regulations 2013.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Australian Energy Market Commission Establishment Regulations 2005

4—Variation of regulation 3A—Definition of small to medium consumer

1. Regulation 3A(a)—delete "4 000" and substitute:

   100

2. Regulation 3A(b)—delete "100 terajoules" and substitute:

   1 terajoule

5—Variation of Schedule 1—Criteria for grant allocation

1. Schedule 1, item 1—delete item 1

2. Schedule 1, item 2(a)—delete "or the National Electricity Rules" and substitute:

   , the National Electricity Rules, the National Energy Retail Law or the National Energy Retail Rules

3. Schedule 1, item 2(b)—delete "or the National Electricity Rules" and substitute:

   , the National Electricity Rules, the National Energy Retail Law or the National Energy Retail Rules

4. Schedule 1, item 3(a) and (b)—delete paragraphs (a) and (b) and substitute:

   (a)relate to the development or operation of gas pipelines, or policies associated with obtaining access to gas pipelines, or the retailing of gas, or relate to other issues covered by the National Gas Law, the National Gas Rules, the National Energy Retail Law or the National Energy Retail Rules; or

   (b)directly relate to an aspect of the responsibilities—

   (i)of the Australian Energy Regulator, the AEMC or AEMO under the National Gas Law, the National Gas Rules, the National Energy Retail Law or the National Energy Retail Rules; or

   (ii)of the Economic Regulation Authority under the National Gas Law or the National Gas Rules as they apply in Western Australia; or

5. Schedule 1, item 5—at the end of item 5 insert:

   while recognising that an applicant without the capacity to contribute to the costs of the project should not, by that fact alone, be precluded from being a successful applicant for funding

6. Schedule 1, item 6—after paragraph (d) insert:

   and

   (e)an outline of the benefits of the project in terms of making a contribution to consumer advocacy.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 19 December 2013

No 291 of 2013

MRE13/016CS