National Energy Retail Law Victoria

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National energy retail law victoria.

The national energy retail rules nerr govern the sale and supply of energy electricity and natural gas from retailers and distributors to customers in new south wales queensland south australia tasmania and the australian capital territory. Victoria proposes to implement the national energy customer framework necf a national framework for the regulation of energy distribution and retail activities on the target date of 1 july 2012 as determined by the ministerial council on energy. The nerl is supported by further regulations and the national energy retail rules nerr. This version is the law as it applies in queensland see the national energy retail law queensland act 2014 section 4.

To make provision for the relationship between the distributors of energy and the consumers of energy. An act to establish a national energy customer framework for the regulation of the retail supply of energy to customers. National energy retail law south australia act 2011. The national energy retail law nerl will be a victorian law.

Legally the customer framework consists of a package of reforms. It is intended a new reprint of the national law will be prepared by the office. National energy retail law nerl the nerl is the schedule to the national energy retail law south australia act 2011 which regulates the supply and sale of both gas and electricity to retail customers. The rules have the force of law and are made by the aemc under the national energy retail law.

National energy retail law south australia act 2011 responsible minister. These are the national energy retail law which implements the framework together with the national energy retail regulations 2012 the national energy retail rules and various amendments to regulations and rules under the separate wholesale electricity and natural gas regimes. The necf was developed in recognition that energy is an essential service for all australians and provides strong national protections. It will be applied in victoria by an application act expected to be entitled the national energy retail law victoria act 2012 nerlva.

Minister for energy and mining. This legislation is affected by amending provisions that have not yet come into operation or taken effect. The national energy retail law is applied with modifications as a law of queensland by the national energy retail law queensland act 2014. The nerl like the existing nel and ngl is a uniform law enacted by south australia.