Electricity Transmission Regulations 1996

A corporation may request further information from an applicant.

A request for further information under subregulation (1) must be in writing.

A corporation may only request further information under subregulation (1) if the information requested is reasonably necessary in order to —

process the access application;

prepare a response;

carry out a preliminary assessment; or

make an access offer to provide access services, as the case requires.

If —

a corporation makes a request under subregulation (1) in relation to an access application; and

the person to which the request has been made has not provided all the information requested within 15 business days of the corporation making the request or such longer time as the corporation and the person agree,

If an access application loses its priority under subregulation (4) and the person to which the request has been made subsequently provides all the information requested, then the priority of the access application for the purposes of regulation 13 is to be determined as if the access application had been received on the date on which that information is received by the corporation.

An applicant, in making an access application and providing information under this Part must —

act in good faith; and

use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the access application and the information concerned are accurate and complete.

If an applicant becomes aware of any material alteration to any information contained in or relevant to the access application, then the applicant must promptly notify the corporation in writing of that alteration.

If a corporation receives a notice under subregulation (7) or otherwise becomes aware of any material alteration to any information contained in or relevant to an access application, then the corporation may, by written notice to the applicant —

extend the period within which the corporation must give the response under regulation 8(5) or carry out the preliminary assessment and give the report under regulation 10 or make the access offer under regulation 11(1) in respect of the access application (as the case requires), to such longer period as the corporation reasonably requires in order to do so; or

where the material alteration to information is such as to, in the reasonable opinion of the corporation, materially alter the access services requested by the access application, the corporation may reject the access application.