Electricity—National Scheme (Queensland) Regulation 2014

This regulation may be cited as the Electricity—National Scheme (Queensland) Regulation 2014.

This regulation commences on 1 July 2015.

In this regulation—

Ergon Energy Corporation means Ergon Energy Corporation Limited ACN 087 646 062.

National Electricity Law means the National Electricity Law set out in the schedule to the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 (SA).

National Electricity Rules or Rules has the meaning given in the National Electricity Law.

Ergon Energy Corporation is nominated as an entity to which the National Electricity Law, section 6A applies for the distribution systems operated by Ergon Energy Corporation that do not form part of the national grid.

However, the nomination of Ergon Energy Corporation does not apply to the extended Mount Isa–Cloncurry supply network.

In this section—

extended Mount Isa–Cloncurry supply network—

means the supply network as defined under the Electricity Act 1994, section 8—

located in the Mount Isa–Cloncurry region; and

owned by Ergon Energy Corporation immediately before the commencement of this section; and

not connected to the national grid; and

includes any increase in the supply network after the commencement of this section.

national grid has the meaning given in the Rules.

For the National Electricity Law, section 6A(2), the National Electricity Rules, chapter 5A, applies to Ergon Energy Corporation in its capacity as a nominated distributor, subject to the modifications set out in schedule 1.

This section applies to a stand-alone power system that—

consists of a distribution system owned, controlled or operated, or proposed to be owned, controlled or operated, by a regulated distribution system operator; and

is, or will be, located within 1 of the following areas—

the distribution area described in distribution authority no. D01/99, schedule 1;

Note—

The holder of distribution authority no. D01/99 is Ergon Energy Corporation.

the distribution area described in distribution authority no. D07/98, schedule 1;

Note—

The holder of distribution authority no. D07/98 is Energex Limited ACN 078 849 055.

an area described in the schedule to special approval no. SA01/11.

Note—

The holder of special approval no. SA01/11 is Essential Energy ABN 37 428 185 226.

For the National Electricity (Queensland) Law, section 6B, the stand-alone power system forms part of the national electricity system.

For the National Electricity (Queensland) Law, section 6B(3), the National Electricity Rules apply with respect to the stand-alone power system subject to the modifications set out in schedule 2.

The following rules do not apply—

rule 5A.A.1, definition basic connection service, paragraph (c);

rule 5A.A.1, definition connection charge guidelines;

rule 5A.A.1, definition connection charge principles;

rule 5A.A.1, definition connection policy.

Rule 5A.A.1, definition model standing offer—

omit, insert—

Rule 5A.A.1, definition standard connection service—

omit, insert—

Rule 5A.B.1(a)—

omit, insert—

Rule 5A.B.1—

insert—

A reference in rule 5A.B.2 to ‘proposed model standing offer’ is taken to be a reference to ‘model standing offer’.

Rule 5A.B.2(a)—

omit, insert—

The following rules do not apply—

rule 5A.B.3;

rule 5A.B.5;

rule 5A.B.6;

rule 5A.C.3(a)(5)(iii);

rule 5A.C.3(a)(7);

rule 5A.E.1;

rule 5A.E.3;

rule 5A.F.4(d);

rule 5A.G.1;

rule 5A.G.2;

rule 5A.G.3.

Rule 5A.B.4(a) and (b)—

omit, insert—

Rule 5A.B.4(c)(5)(ii)—

omit, insert—

After clause 5A.A.5—

insert—