Energy Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2016

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Energy Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2016 .

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 July 2016.

3Regulation amended

This part amends the Electricity Regulation 2006 .

4Replacement of sch 7 (Fees payable to regulator)

Schedule 7—
omit, insert—

Schedule 7 Fees payable to regulator

section 226(1)

		$
1	Application for generation authority (Act, s 179)	1578.50
2	Application for transmission authority (Act, s 188)	1578.50
3	Application for distribution authority (Act, s 196)	1578.50
4	Application for special approval (Act, s 209)	461.05
5	Application for transfer of a generation authority, transmission authority, distribution authority or special approval (Act, s 184A, 193A, 201A or 212A)	146.50
6	Application for registration of an item of prescribed electrical equipment (s 138)	203.40
7	Application for approval of a change to an energy efficiency label (s 144)	203.40
8	Application for approval of transfer of registration of an item of prescribed electrical equipment (s 147)	67.75
9	Inspection of the register (s 154)	13.25
10	Copy of 1 entry in the register (s 154)	26.90

5Amendment of sch 8 (Maximum fees payable to electricity entity)

Schedule 8, parts 1 to 3— omit, insert—

Part 1 Meter reading and testing

		$
1	Special meter reading by Energex	35.85
2	Special meter reading by Ergon Energy	41.65
3	Testing of a meter by a distribution entity	19.30

Part 2 Disconnection and reconnection

		$
1	Disconnection of supply of electricity to premises	nil
2	Reconnection of supply of electricity to a customer’s (the current customer’s) premises after disconnection at a customer’s request or under the National Energy Retail Rules, rule 119(1)(g) to (i)—
	(a)  if the reconnection is made during ordinary business hours	nil
	(b)  if the reconnection is made outside ordinary business hours at the current customer’s request	116.85
3	Reconnection of supply of electricity to a customer’s premises other than as mentioned in item 2—
	(a)  if the reconnection is made during ordinary business hours	48.50
	(b)  if the reconnection is made outside ordinary business hours at the customer’s request	116.85

Part 3 Temporary connections

		$
1	Temporary connection of a supply of electricity to a building site by Ergon Energy during ordinary business hours (single-phase or multi-phase)	438.70
2	Temporary connection of a supply of electricity by Energex during ordinary business hours (current transformer or no current transformer)	438.70

6Regulation amended

This part amends the Gas Supply Regulation 2007 .

7Amendment of s 51 (Annual distribution fee—Act, s 40)

(1)Section 51(2), ‘$692.80’—� omit, insert—�

$717.00

(2)Section 51(3), formula, ‘57,765.35’—� omit, insert—�

59,787.10

8Replacement of sch 1 (Other fees for distribution authorities)

Schedule 1— omit, insert—

Schedule 1 Other fees for distribution authorities

section 53

		$
1	Application for distribution authority (Act, s 28)	359.40
2	Application to amend distribution authority, other than to amend a condition imposed under chapter 2, part 1, division 2 of the Act or to correct a clerical or formal error (Act, s 55)	107.55
3	Application to renew distribution authority (Act, s 64)	nil
4	Application to transfer distribution authority (Act, s 68)	359.40
5	Application for approval of surrender of distribution authority (Act, s 73)	nil
6	Late payment fee for an annual distribution fee payable under section 51, paid after the day on which payment is required under section 51(6) (Act, s 323)	107.55