sec.42Conditions of distribution authority

### sec.42 Conditions of distribution authority A distribution authority is subject to the following conditions— the distribution entity must comply with— if the entity is a Registered participant—the National Electricity (Queensland) Law , the National Electricity Rules and directions given to it under this Act, the National Electricity (Queensland) Law or the National Electricity Rules; and the conditions stated in sections 43 , 44 , 44A and 45 ; and conditions imposed under the regulations; and conditions stated in the authority; the entity must comply with the NERL (Qld), the National Energy Retail Rules and all directions given to it under the NERL (Qld) or the National Energy Retail Rules; the entity must operate, maintain (including repair and replace as necessary) and protect its supply network to ensure the adequate, economic, reliable and safe connection and supply of electricity to its customers; the entity must properly take into account the environmental effects of its activities; the entity must consider both demand side and supply side options to provide, as far as technically and economically practicable, for the efficient supply of electrical energy; the entity must pay the amounts required under the authority or regulations for administering the authority and its conditions; the entity must pay any amount that, under the Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 , it must pay the energy and water ombudsman. s 42 amd 1997 No. 26 s 16 ; 1997 No. 50 s 9 ; 1997 No. 77 s 20 ; 2004 No. 53 s 2 sch ; 2005 No. 51 s 3 sch ; 2006 No. 60 s 12 ; 2010 No. 53 s 258 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 48 s 22 - (a) the distribution entity must comply with— (i) if the entity is a Registered participant—the National Electricity (Queensland) Law , the National Electricity Rules and directions given to it under this Act, the National Electricity (Queensland) Law or the National Electricity Rules; and (ii) the conditions stated in sections 43 , 44 , 44A and 45 ; and (iii) conditions imposed under the regulations; and (iv) conditions stated in the authority; - (i) if the entity is a Registered participant—the National Electricity (Queensland) Law , the National Electricity Rules and directions given to it under this Act, the National Electricity (Queensland) Law or the National Electricity Rules; and - (ii) the conditions stated in sections 43 , 44 , 44A and 45 ; and - (iii) conditions imposed under the regulations; and - (iv) conditions stated in the authority; - (b) the entity must comply with the NERL (Qld), the National Energy Retail Rules and all directions given to it under the NERL (Qld) or the National Energy Retail Rules; - (c) the entity must operate, maintain (including repair and replace as necessary) and protect its supply network to ensure the adequate, economic, reliable and safe connection and supply of electricity to its customers; - (d) the entity must properly take into account the environmental effects of its activities; - (e) the entity must consider both demand side and supply side options to provide, as far as technically and economically practicable, for the efficient supply of electrical energy; - (f) the entity must pay the amounts required under the authority or regulations for administering the authority and its conditions; - (g) the entity must pay any amount that, under the Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 , it must pay the energy and water ombudsman. - (i) if the entity is a Registered participant—the National Electricity (Queensland) Law , the National Electricity Rules and directions given to it under this Act, the National Electricity (Queensland) Law or the National Electricity Rules; and - (ii) the conditions stated in sections 43 , 44 , 44A and 45 ; and - (iii) conditions imposed under the regulations; and - (iv) conditions stated in the authority;