National Energy Retail Law (Local Provisions) (Tariff Structures) Variation Regulations 2020 (SA)

South Australia

National Energy Retail Law (Local Provisions) (Tariff Structures) Variation Regulations 2020

under the National Energy Retail Law (South Australia) Act 2011

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of National Energy Retail Law (Local Provisions) Regulations 2013

4            Insertion of regulation 6A

6A          Tariff structures

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the National Energy Retail Law (Local Provisions) (Tariff Structures) Variation Regulations 2020.

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 National Energy Retail Law (Local Provisions) Regulations 2013

4—Insertion of regulation 6A

After regulation 6 insert:

6A—Tariff structures

(1)Section 22(1a) of the National Energy Retail Law (South Australia) applies in relation to South Australia.

(2)The following tariff structures are prescribed for the purposes of section 22(1a)(c) of the National Energy Retail Law (South Australia):

(a)in the case of a residential customer—

(i)the time of use tariff structure applying under the residential time of use tariff published by SA Power Networks; and

(ii)the demand tariff structure applying under the residential prosumer tariff published by SA Power Networks;

(b)in the case of a business customer who consumes energy at business premises below the upper consumption threshold—

(i)the small business time of use tariff structure published by SA Power Networks; and

(ii)the small business time of use with demand tariff structure published by SA Power Networks;

(c)in the case of an eligible retailer—a tariff structure determined by the retailer.

(3)A retailer's standing offer need only include 1 of the tariff structures prescribed by subregulation (2)(a) and 1 of the tariff structures prescribed by subregulation (2)(b), as determined by the retailer.

(4)In this regulation—

eligible retailer means a retailer that the Minister is satisfied—

(a)has a generally available market offer that provides efficient signals to customers about when to use energy; and

(b)is using its best endeavours to market that generally available market offer to customers.

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 24 September 2020

No 279 of 2020