National Energy Retail Law (Queensland)

The AER may register one or more retailers as an additional RoLR for a connection point (in the case of electricity) or a distribution system (in the case of gas).

The AER must take the RoLR criteria into consideration when deciding whether to register a retailer as an additional RoLR.

The AER must not register a retailer as an additional RoLR unless the retailer has lodged a RoLR register EoI.

A retailer registered as an additional RoLR may be registered as a RoLR in addition to the default RoLR registered for the connection point or distribution system concerned.

A retailer who, in the case of electricity, is a default RoLR for a connection point may be registered as an additional RoLR for any connection point for which it is not the default RoLR.

A retailer who, in the case of gas, is a default RoLR for a distribution system may be registered as an additional RoLR for any distribution system for which it is not the default RoLR.

The AER may at the same time as it registers a retailer as an additional RoLR, and if the retailer consents, impose conditions as to—

customers or classes of customers that may be transferred to the retailer as its customers if it is appointed a designated RoLR in respect of a RoLR event; and

numbers of customers that may be transferred to the retailer if it is appointed a designated RoLR in respect of a RoLR event; and

variations of the retailer’s RoLR cost recovery scheme.

Subsection (7) does not limit the conditions that the AER may impose with the retailer’s consent.

A retailer is not entitled to registration as an additional RoLR even though it satisfies or appears to satisfy the RoLR criteria.

The AER must publish on its website notice of registration of an additional RoLR.