7Rebates and exemptions for eligible persons

7 Rebates and exemptions for eligible persons

Rebate—fixed fees (1) Despite paragraph 6(3)(a), if: (a) electricity is supplied to a consumer at premises in the category Residential A2; and (b) the consumer is an eligible person; and (c) the premises are the consumer’s principal place of residence; the consumer is entitled to a rebate equal to the fixed fee set out in Schedule 1 for the supply of electricity to the consumer at the premises. Rebate—consumption fees (2) Despite paragraph 6(3)(b), if a consumer entitled to a rebate under subsection (1) has one or more dependent children, the consumer is entitled to a rebate in respect of the consumption fee set out in Schedule 2 for the supply of electricity to the consumer at the premises in accordance with subsections (3) and (4). (3) The amount of the rebate under subsection (2) for a period is worked out by multiplying the number of days in the period by the daily dependent child rebate amount for the person. (4) However, an entitlement to a rebate under subsection (2) for a period is limited to the amount of the consumption fee for the period. Exemption—account establishment fee (5) Despite paragraph 6(3)(c) and subsection 6(7), a consumer entitled to a rebate under subsection (1) is not required to pay the fee mentioned in item 1 of the table in clause 1 of Schedule 3.