Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1999 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1999 No. 75 Electricity Act 1994 ELECTRICITY AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 3) 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Amendment of ch 4, pt 1, div 2 (Meters and control apparatus) . . . . . . . . . 3 Division 2—Meter and control apparatus requirements if customer is non-contestable for premises 218A Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of ch 4, pt 5, div 1 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Amendment of s 248T (Meaning of “relevant distribution entity”) . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of ch 4, pt 5, div 1, sdiv 2 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Amendment of s 248TB (Actual or estimated consumption of more than 4 GWh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Insertion of new ss 248TBA–248TBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 248TBA New or replacement single premises of same registered owner . . 5 248TBB Subsequent registered owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 248TBC Declarations continue despite consumption or use . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 Amendment of s 248TD (Consideration of application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 Amendment of s 248TH (Dispute resolver may seek advice or information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Electricity Amendment (No. 3) No. 75, 1999 11 Insertion of new ch 4, pt 5, div 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Division 5—Metering obligation if customer is contestable for premises 248TK Customer’s metering obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

s1 3 s5 Electricity Amendment (No. 3) No. 75, 1999 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1999 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Electricity Regulation 1994 . ˙ Amendment of ch 4, pt 1, div 2 (Meters and control apparatus) 3. Chapter 4, part 1, division 2, heading— omit, insert — ‘ Division 2—Meter and control apparatus requirements if customer is non-contestable for premises ˙ ‘ Application of div 2 ‘ 218A. This division applies to the supply of electricity to a premises of a customer, other than the supply to a premises for which the customer is a contestable customer. 1 ’. ˙ Amendment of ch 4, pt 5, div 1 hdg 4. Chapter 4, part 5, division 1, heading, ‘ declaration ’— omit, insert — ‘ declarations ’. ˙ Amendment of s 248T (Meaning of “relevant distribution entity”) 5.(1) Section 248T, heading— omit, insert — 1 For the supply to a premises for which a customer is a contestable customer, see section 248TK (Customer’s metering obligation).

s6 4 s7 Electricity Amendment (No. 3) No. 75, 1999 ‘ Definitions for div 1 ’. (2) Section 248T— insert — ‘ “lot” includes a parcel of land. “registered owner” , of a lot, means— (a) the person recorded in the freehold land register under the LandTitle Act 1994 as the person entitled to the fee simple interest in the lot; or (b) a lessee (other than a sublessee), licensee (other than a sublicencee) or permittee of the lot under the Land Act 1994 .’. ˙ Amendment of ch 4, pt 5, div 1, sdiv 2 hdg 6. Chapter 4, part 5, division 1, subdivision 2, heading, ‘ Declaration ’— omit, insert — ‘ Declarations ’. ˙ Amendment of s 248TB (Actual or estimated consumption of more than 4 GWh) 7.(1) Section 248TB, heading, ‘ 4 GWh ’— omit, insert — ‘ 0.2 GWh ’. (2) Section 248TB(2)(c)— omit, insert — ‘(c) 1 July 1999.’. (3) Section 248TB(3)— omit, insert — ‘ (3) However, subsection (2)(c) does not apply if the relevant distribution entity is satisfied under section 248TD(2)(b) as it was in force immediately

s8 5 s8 Electricity Amendment (No. 3) No. 75, 1999 before this subsection commenced. ‘ (4) Subsection (2)(c), (3) and this subsection expire on 30 June 1999.’. ˙ Insertion of new ss 248TBA–248TBC 8. Part 5, division 1, subdivision 2— insert — ˙ ‘ New or replacement single premises of same registered owner ‘ 248TBA.(1) This section applies if— (a) under section 248TB, a customer is declared to be a contestable customer for the supply of electricity to a single premises (the “original premises” ) of the customer; and (b) the customer is the registered owner of the lot or all of the lots that the original premises are on. ‘ (2) The customer is also declared to be a contestable customer for the supply of electricity to— (a) a single premises on the lot or lots that replaces, or substantially replaces, the original premises; and (b) any other single premises on the lot or lots, other than a premises— (i) that existed before the declaration took effect; and (ii) for which the customer was not declared to be a contestable customer under the declaration. ˙ ‘ Subsequent registered owner ‘ 248TBB.(1) This section applies if— (a) under section 248TB, a customer (the “original customer” ) is declared to be a contestable customer for the supply of electricity to a single premises of the customer; and (b) the customer was, when the declaration took effect, the registered owner of the lot or all of the lots that the single premises are on; and

s9 6 s9 Electricity Amendment (No. 3) No. 75, 1999 (c) another person (the “new customer” ) becomes the registered owner of the lot or all of the lots. ‘ (2) The new customer is declared to be a contestable customer for the supply of electricity to each single premises on the lot or lots, other than a single premises— (a) that existed before the new customer became the registered owner of the lot or all of the lots; and (b) for which the original customer was not a contestable customer under the declaration. ˙ ‘ Declarations continue despite consumption or use ‘ 248TBC. If a customer is declared under this subdivision to be a contestable customer for a premises, the declaration continues despite— (a) the actual consumption of electricity for the premises; or (b) the purpose for which the premises are used.’. ˙ Amendment of s 248TD (Consideration of application) 9.(1) Section 248TD(1), ‘14 days’— omit, insert — ‘1 month’. (2) Section 248TD(2)(a), ‘the premises’— omit, insert — ‘each electrical line to the premises’. (3) Section 248TD(2)(b), ‘4 GWh’— omit, insert — ‘0.2 GWh’. (4) Section 248TD(2)(b)(ii), ‘1 October 1997’— omit, insert — ‘1 July 1998’.

s 10 7 s 11 Electricity Amendment (No. 3) No. 75, 1999 (5) Section 248TD(2)(c)— omit. (6) Section 248TD(4), definition “relevant period” , paragraph (a), ‘14 days’— omit, insert— ‘1 month’. (7) Section 248TD(4), definition “relevant period” , paragraph (b), ‘1 month’— omit, insert — ‘3 months’. ˙ Amendment of s 248TH (Dispute resolver may seek advice or information) 10. Section 248TH(3), words after ‘account’— omit, insert — ‘in making a decision under section 248TG(5).’. ˙ Insertion of new ch 4, pt 5, div 5 11. Chapter 4, part 5— insert — ‘ Division 5—Metering obligation if customer is contestable for premises ˙ ‘ Customer’s metering obligation ‘ 248TK.(1) This section applies if a customer is a contestable customer for the supply of electricity to a premises of the customer. ‘ (2) The customer must provide, install and maintain a ‘metering

s 11 8 s 11 Electricity Amendment (No. 3) No. 75, 1999 installation’ under the Market Code, chapter 7 2 for each electric line to the premises in the way required of a ‘Market Customer’ under that chapter. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 6 May 1999. 2. Notified in the gazette on 7 May 1999. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Mines and Energy. © State of Queensland 1999 2 The Market Code, chapter 7 (Metering). For the meaning of ‘metering installation’ under the Market Code, see the Market Code, chapter 10 (Glossary), definition “metering installation”.