National Electricity (South Australia) (Regulatory Sandboxing) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SA)

South Australia

National Electricity (South Australia) (Regulatory Sandboxing) Amendment Regulations 2022

under the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

Part 2—Amendment of National Electricity (South Australia) Regulations

3            Insertion of regulations 5B to 5D

5B          Additional innovative trial principles

5C          Prescribed period for extension of trial waiver

5D          Prescribed period for extension of trial Rule

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the National Electricity (South Australia) (Regulatory Sandboxing) Amendment Regulations 2022.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which section 5 of the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Laws) (Regulatory Sandboxing) Act 2022 comes into operation.

Part 2—Amendment of National Electricity (South Australia) Regulations

3—Insertion of regulations 5B to 5D

After regulation 5A insert:

5B—Additional innovative trial principles

For the purposes of section 7B(i) of the new National Electricity Law, the following principles are prescribed:

(a)whether the trial project is able to be trialled and evaluated;

(b)whether there is potential for the trial project to be successfully expanded;

(c)whether the trial project will provide for public sharing of knowledge, information and data resulting from the trial project.

5C—Prescribed period for extension of trial waiver

For the purposes of section 18ZQ(1) of the new National Electricity Law, the period of 1 year is prescribed.

5D—Prescribed period for extension of trial Rule

For the purposes of section 104A(1) of the new National Electricity Law, the period of 1 year is prescribed.

Made by the Governor

on the unanimous recommendation of the Ministers of the participating jurisdictions and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 8 December 2022

No 110 of 2022