Electricity Act 1994

A distribution entity may, if a customer’s premises are outside the distribution entity’s distribution area—

connect the premises to the entity’s supply network; and

supply electricity from its supply network to the premises.

Subsection (1) applies only if the premises—

are not within another distribution entity’s distribution area; or

if they are in another distribution entity’s area—

but the other distribution entity claims that it is not technically and economically practicable for it to connect and supply electricity to the customer; or

the other distribution entity agrees to the connection and supply.

However, the distribution entity may connect and supply electricity to the customer only if the connection and supply is not likely to impair its capacity to fulfil its obligation to connect and supply in its own distribution area.