Energy Coordination Act 1994

The regulations may make provision —

for and in relation to the fixing of prices, fees and charges by the holder of a distribution licence to reflect costs to which this section applies; and

authorising the holder of a distribution licence to recover those prices, fees and charges from the holders of trading licences or any class of such holders.

Regulations made under subsection (1) may apply to costs to which this section applies that were incurred before the commencement of section 36 of the Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2003.

This section applies to costs prescribed by the regulations, being costs of and incidental to the development, acquisition and implementation by the holder of a distribution licence of the information technology systems, including computer software, required for the facilitation of competition in the retail gas market.