Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2011 (Qld)

Queensland Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2011 Subordinate Legislation 2011 No. 42 made under the ElectricityAct1994 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 76 (Who is the retailer of last resort) . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s 76A (Who is a relevant distribution entity) . . . . . 3 5 Replacement of s 127 (Prescribed special approval holder—Act, s 61B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 127 Prescribed special approval holder—Act, s 61B . . . . 3 6 Insertion of new s 134A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 134A Prescribed percentage for annual GEC liability—Act, s 135ELA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Amendment of sch 3 (Special approval holders treated as electricity entities). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2011 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2011 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the Electricity Regulation 2006. 3 Amendment of s 76 (Who is the retailer of last resort ) (1) Section 76(1)(b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) the holder of special approval no. SA02/11; Editor’s notes — 1 The holder of special approval no. SA02/11 is Origin Energy Electricity Limited. 2 A copy of the special approval may be inspected at the department’s office at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane.’. (2) Section 76(3)— omit, insert— ‘(3) The holder of special approval no. SA02/11 is the ROLR for an affected customer if— (a) an appointed retailer is not the ROLR for the customer; and (b) the customer is in the retail area stated in special approval no. SA02/11; and Editor’s note — A copy of the special approval in which the retail area is stated may be inspected at the department’s office at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane. (c) the holder of special approval no. SA02/11 is not the defaulting retailer.’. (3) Section 76(4)(a), ‘Country Energy’— omit, insert — Page 2 2011 SL No. 42

Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2011 [s 4] ‘the holder of special approval no. SA02/11’. (4) Section 76(8), definition Country Energy’s area — omit . 4 Amendment of s 76A (Who is a relevant distribution entity ) Section 76A(2)(c)— omit, insert— ‘(c) Essential Energy, to the extent that it supplies electricity in— (i) the supply area described in Essential Energy’s special approval no. SA01/11; or Editor’s note — A copy of a map of the supply area may be inspected at the department’s office at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane. (ii) the distribution area under any distribution authority issued to Essential Energy.’. 5 Replacement of s 127 (Prescribed special approval holder—Act, s 61B) Section 127— omit, insert— ‘127 Prescribed special approval holder—Act, s 61B ‘(1) Essential Energy, in relation to special approval no. SA01/11, is prescribed for the Act, section 61B. ‘(2) The holder of special approval no. SA02/11 is prescribed for the Act, section 61B. Editor’s note — The holder of special approval no. SA02/11 is Origin Energy Electricity Limited.’. 2011 SL No. 42 Page 3

Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2011 [s 6] 6 Insertion of new s 134A After section 134— insert— ‘134A Prescribed percentage for annual GEC liability—Act, s 135ELA ‘For section 135ELA(c) of the Act, the prescribed percentage for 2011 is 15%.’. 7 Amendment of sch 3 (Special approval holders treated as electricity entities) Schedule 3, item 4— omit, insert— ‘4 Essential Energy, under special approval no. SA01/11 section 131A 5 the holder of special approval no. SA02/11 section 131A Editor’s note — The holder of special approval no. SA02/11 is Origin Energy Electricity Limited.’. 8 Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) Schedule 9— insert— ‘ Essential Energy means Essential Energy established under the Energy Services Corporations Act 1995(NSW).’. Page 4 2011 SL No. 42

Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2011 ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 14 April 2011. 2 Notified in the gazette on 15 April 2011. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation. © State of Queensland 2011 2011 SL No. 42 Page 5