Meaning of customer and associated terms
5 Meaning of customer and associated terms
A customer is a person—
to whom energy is sold for premises by a retailer; or
who proposes to purchase energy for premises from a retailer.
A small customer is a customer—
who is a residential customer; or
who is a business customer who consumes energy at business premises below the upper consumption threshold.
A large customer is—
a business customer who consumes energy at business premises at or above the upper consumption threshold; or
the State or a local government that consumes energy at street lighting premises.
Editor’s note—
This subsection is a substituted Queensland provision.
A small market offer customer is a small customer who is a business customer who consumes energy at or above the lower consumption threshold.
In this section—
local government means—
the Brisbane City Council; or
a local government under the Local Government Act 2009 of Queensland;
State has the meaning given by section 18(2);
street lighting premises means premises comprising street lighting or a system of street lighting.
Editor’s note—
This subsection is an additional Queensland provision.
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