Wholesale Electricity Market Rules Amending Rules 2018 (No. 3) (WA)

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ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2004
ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY (WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKET)
REGULATIONS 2004
WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKET RULES
Amending Rules 2018

I, Mr Ben Wyatt, Minister for Energy for the State of Western Australia, under regulation 7(4) of the Electricity Industry (Wholesale Electricity Market) Regulations 2004 hereby make the amending rules contained in this document.
These amending rules are to commence on 29 June 2018.

Dated at Perth this 26th day of June 2018.

BEN WYATT MLA, Minister for Energy.

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1. Market Rule 1.20 amended
(1) Amend clause 1.20 heading by inserting the words “and Constrained Network Access” after
“Wholesale Electricity Market”.
(2) Amend clause 1.20.1 by deleting the words “1 July 2020” and replacing them with “1 October
2022”.
(3) Amend clause 1.20.1(a) by inserting the words “and Constrained Network Access” after “Wholesale
Electricity Market”.
(4) Amend clause 1.20.1(b) by inserting the words “and Constrained Network Access” after “Wholesale
Electricity Market”.
(5) Amend clause 1.20.2(a) by inserting the words “and Constrained Network Access” after “Wholesale
Electricity Market”, and deleting the final word “and”.
(6) Delete clause 1.20.2(b) and replace it as follows—

1.20.2(b) designing, developing, and consulting about, changes to the legislative regime applying to the Wholesale Electricity Market (including the Electricity Industry Act, the Regulations and these Market Rules) to accommodate Wholesale Electricity Market and Constrained Network Access Reform; and

(7) Insert a new clause 1.20.2(c), after clause 1.20.2(b), as follows—

1.20.2(c) project management, governance, planning, change management and stakeholder management activities to facilitate implementation of Wholesale Electricity Market and Constrained Network Access Reform.

(8) Delete clause 1.20.3 and replace it as follows—

1.20.3 When determining and approving the Allowable Revenue and Forecast Capital Expenditure or a reassessment of the Allowable Revenue or Forecast Capital Expenditure for AEMO for all or part of the Review Periods from 1 July 2016 to 1 July 2019 and 1 July 2019 to 1 July 2022, the Economic Regulation Authority must determine them on the basis that Wholesale Electricity Market and Constrained Network Access Reform will be implemented before 1 October 2022.

(9) Insert a new clause 1.20.4, after clause 1.20.3, as follows—

1.20.4 For the purposes of clause 2.22A any activity performed by AEMO in carrying out its functions under this clause 1.20 is deemed to be provision of a service described in clause 2.22A.1.

(10) Insert a new clause 1.20.5, after clause 1.20.4, as follows—

1.20.5	For the Review Period from 1 July 2019 to 1 July 2022—
(a)	AEMO is not required to submit its proposal for Allowable Revenue and Forecast Capital Expenditure for that Review Period until 15 March 2019; and
(b)	the Economic Regulation Authority is not required to determine AEMO’s Allowable Revenue and Forecast Capital Expenditure for that Review Period until 14 June 2019.

2. Chapter 11 Glossary amended
(1) Delete the definition of “Wholesale Electricity Market Reform” and replace it as follows—

Wholesale Electricity Market and Constrained Network Access Reform: means any proposed change to the operation of the Wholesale Electricity Market or related network access arrangements, or the regulatory regime applying to the Wholesale Electricity Market (including the Electricity Industry Act, the Regulations and these Market Rules), that has been endorsed by the Minister (whether or not legislation has been made to implement it).

(2) Delete the definition for “Wholesale Energy and Ancillary Service Report”.