Schedule 6—Transitional provisions
2—Transitional provisions
(1) Despite regulation 11 of these regulations, regulation 5AC of the revoked regulations as in force immediately before the commencement of this clause will continue to apply to work to be undertaken or underway (being work within the ambit of regulation 5AC) until 1 March 2013.
(2) Despite regulation 68 of these regulations, regulation 29 of the revoked regulations as in force immediately before the commencement of this clause will continue to apply to persons required to carry out, or help in carrying out, electrical work until 1 September 2014.
(3) Despite regulation 76 of these regulations, the technical installation rules published by an operator of a distribution network for the purposes of regulation 34 of the revoked regulations and in force immediately before the commencement of this clause will continue to apply for the purposes of these regulations until 1 March 2013.
(4) In this clause—
revoked regulations means the Electricity (General) Regulations 1997.
Legislative history
Notes
• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.
• Earlier versions of these regulations (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.
• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Legislation revoked by principal regulations
The Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 revoked the following:
Electricity (General) Regulations 1997
Principal regulations and variations
New entries appear in bold.
Year
No
Reference
Commencement
Gazette 30.8.2012 p3982
1.9.2012: r 2
Gazette 31.1.2013 p178
1.2.2013: r 2
Gazette 19.12.2013 p5133
10.2.2014: r 2
Gazette 6.11.2014 p6380
1.1.2015: r 2
Gazette 12.10.2016 p3994
12.10.2016: r 2
Gazette 8.12.2016 p4934
1.1.2017: r 2
Gazette 17.10.2017 p4347
17.10.2017: r 2
Gazette 26.9.2019 p3358
30.12.2019: r 2
Gazette 9.7.2020 p3776
9.7.2020: r 2
Gazette 24.9.2020 p4679
28.9.2020: r 2
Gazette 26.11.2020 p5373
1.1.2021: r 2
Gazette 4.11.2021 p3964
4.11.2021: r 2
Gazette 9.12.2021 p4331
1.7.2022: r 2
Gazette 16.12.2021 p4407
1.1.2022: r 2
Gazette 24.11.2022 p6704
24.11.2022: r 2
Gazette 29.6.2023 p2041
1.7.2023 except rr 3, 4, 6 to 12 & Sch 1—18.9.2023: r 2
Gazette 14.3.2024 p447
14.3.2024: r 2
Provisions varied
New entries appear in bold.
Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.
Provision
How varied
Commencement
Pt 1
r 2
omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002
r 3
r 3(1)
metering provider
inserted by 58/2023 r 3
r 5
substituted by 58/2023 r 4
r 11
r 11(5)
inserted by 278/2020 r 4
varied by 164/2021 r 4
Pt 2
r 12
r 12(1)
r 12 varied and redesignated as r 12(1) by 4/2013 r 4(1), (2)
r 12(2)—(4)
inserted by 4/2013 r 4(2)
r 13
r 13(3)
varied by 4/2013 r 5
r 13A
inserted by 292/2017 r 4
r 13B
inserted by 14/2024 r 3
14.3.2024
Pt 3
r 15
r 15(3)
substituted by 4/2013 r 6(1)
r 15(4)
deleted by 4/2013 r 6(1)
r 15(8)
transitional inset customer
deleted by 4/2013 r 6(2)
r 17A
inserted by 180/2021 r 4
r 17B
inserted by 106/2022 r 3
r 20
substituted by 4/2013 r 7
r 21A
inserted by 180/2021 r 5
amended by 106/2022 r 4
r 21B
inserted by 106/2022 r 5
Pt 4 before substitution by 262/2014
will expire: r 37
(31.12.2014)
r 22
r 22(1)
varied by 4/2013 r 8(1)
r 22(1a)
inserted by 4/2013 r 8(2)
r 22(2)
varied by 4/2013 r 8(3)
r 23
r 23(1)
EEAT
inserted by 4/2013 r 9(3)
EGRT
varied by 4/2013 r 9(2)
ELEAT
deleted by 4/2013 r 9(3)
energy credit
varied by 4/2013 r 9(1)
relevant electricity retailer
varied by 4/2013 r 9(4)
relevant gas retailer
varied by 4/2013 r 9(5)
r 23(3)
varied by 4/2013 r 9(6)
r 28
r 28(1)
varied by 4/2013 r 10
r 29
r 29(1)—(4)
varied by 4/2013 r 11
r 29(5)
energy audit shortfall
varied by 4/2013 r 11
r 33
r 33(3)
varied by 4/2013 r 12
Pt 4 before substitution by 304/2020
substituted by 262/2014 r 4
will expire: r 37
(31.12.2020)
r 35A
inserted by 232/2020 r 4
9.7.2020
Pt 4
substituted by 304/2020 r 4
will expire: r 36
(31.12.2030)
Pt 5
r 38
r 38(1)
varied by 4/2013 r 13
Pt 6
r 39
(c) and (d) deleted by 4/2013 r 14
Pt 6A
inserted by 4/2013 r 15
Pt 9A
inserted by 4/2013 r 16
r 44A
varied by 262/2014 r 5
varied by 304/2020 r 5
r 44C
substituted by 209/2019 r 4
30.12.2019
r 44E
r 44E(1)
amended by 58/2023 r 5(1)—(3)
r 44E(2)
substituted by 58/2023 r 5(4)
Pt 10 Div A1
inserted by 279/2016 r 4
Div 1
r 46
varied by 292/2017 r 5
r 54
r 54(3)
amended by 58/2023 r 6
r 55
r 55(2) and (3)
deleted by 279/2016 r 5
r 55A
inserted by 279/2016 r 6
r 55A(1)
substituted by 58/2023 r 7(1)
r 55A(2)
amended by 58/2023 r 7(2)
r 55A(4)
amended by 58/2023 r 7(3)—(5)
rr 55B—55G
inserted by 278/2020 r 5
Div 1A
inserted by 164/2021 r 5
Div 2
r 56
r 56(1)
varied by 279/2016 r 7(1)—(5)
(c) deleted by 279/2016 r 7(1)
amended by 58/2023 r 8(1)—(4)
r 56(1a)
inserted by 279/2016 r 7(6)
r 56(1b)
inserted by 279/2016 r 7(6)
amended by 58/2023 r 8(5)—(7)
r 56(2)
varied by 279/2016 r 7(7)
r 57
substituted by 279/2016 r 8
Div 2A
inserted by 185/2021 r 4
1.1.2022
Div 3
r 64
r 64(2a)
inserted by 58/2023 r 9(1)
r 64(3)
varied by 292/2017 r 6 (1), (2)
amended by 58/2023 r 9(2)
rr 68 and 69
substituted by 58/2023 r 10
Div 5
r 72
r 72(1)
varied by 292/2017 r 7 (1)
r 72(2)
varied by 292/2017 r 7 (2)—(4)
r 72(2a)
inserted by 292/2017 r 7(5)
r 73
r 73(1)
amended by 58/2023 r 11(1)
r 73(3)
amended by 58/2023 r 11(2)
r 73(4)
substituted by 58/2023 r 11(3)
Pt 12
r 76A
inserted by 58/2023 r 12
r 86
r 86(2)
deleted by 292/2017 r 8
r 87
r 87(1)
varied by 308/2013 r 4
r 88A
inserted by 240/2016 r 4
12.10.2016
r 91
deleted by 4/2013 r 17
Sch 1
cl 13
table 3
varied by 308/2013 r 5
Sch 6
cl 1
omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002
Transitional etc provisions associated with regulations or variations
Electricity (General) Variation Regulations 2014 (No 262 of 2014), Sch 1—Transitional provisions
new Part 4 means Part 4 of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 (as substituted by these regulations);
old Part 4 means Part 4 of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 as in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations.
2—Energy credits
Despite the revocation of old Part 4 by these regulations, an energy credit accrued by a retailer before that revocation (other than a credit transferred under regulation 33 of old Part 4) will, on the commencement of new Part 4, be taken to be an energy credit for the purposes of new Part 4.
3—Energy efficiency activities and energy audits
An energy efficiency activity or an energy audit undertaken by a retailer immediately before the commencement of new Part 4 will only be taken to be an energy efficiency activity or an energy audit for the purposes of new Part 4 if the activity or audit is reported to the Commission before a day designated by the Commission by notice in the Gazette.
4—Commission to convert energy savings
(1) For the purposes of clauses 2 and 3, the Commission must, in accordance with any requirements of the Minister, determine the manner in which—
(a) an energy efficiency activity undertaken by a retailer; or
(b) an energy credit accrued by a retailer,
before the revocation of old Part 4 by these regulations and expressed in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent will be converted into an amount of energy taken to have been saved by the retailer for the purposes of new Part 4.
(2) In addition, the Commission must, in accordance with any requirements of the Minister, determine the manner in which any—
(a) energy efficiency shortfall; or
(b) energy efficiency shortfall for priority group households,
which—
(c) applied to a retailer immediately before the revocation of old Part 4; and
(d) must be added to a target under new Part 4 (as a result of the operation of regulations 26(3) and 27(3)); and
(e) is expressed in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent,
will be converted into an amount of energy required to be saved by the retailer for the purposes of new Part 4.
Electricity (General) Variation Regulations 2016 (No 279 of 2016), Sch 1
1—Transitional provisions
(1) Until the prescribed day, despite regulation 55A(1) and (2) of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 (as inserted by these regulations), a hard copy certificate of compliance may be issued in accordance with those subregulations (as in force immediately after the commencement of these regulations) using an official form in accordance with regulation 57 of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 as in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations.
(2) If a hard copy certificate of compliance is issued in accordance with subclause (1), regulations 44F and 55A(2) of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 (as inserted by these regulations) apply to the certificate of compliance with the following variations:
(a) a reference in regulation 44F or 55A(2) to an electronic certificate of compliance will be taken to be a reference to the hard copy certificate of compliance;
(b) the hard copy certificate of compliance is not required to be provided to the Technical Regulator under regulation 55A(2).
(3) Until the prescribed day, despite the variations to regulation 56 of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 by regulation 7 of these regulations, a hard copy certificate of compliance may be issued in accordance with that regulation (as in force immediately after the commencement of these regulations) using an official form in accordance with regulation 57 of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 as in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations.
(4) If a hard copy certificate of compliance is issued in accordance with subclause (3), regulation 56 of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 (as varied by these regulations) applies to the certificate of compliance with the following variations:
(a) a reference to an electronic certificate of compliance will be taken to be a reference to a hard copy certificate of compliance;
(b) the hard copy certificate of compliance is not to be provided to the Technical Regulator under regulation 56(1)(b).
(5) In this clause—
prescribed day means 30 June 2018.
Electricity (General) (Retailer Energy Productivity Scheme) Variation Regulations 2020, Sch 1—Transitional provisions
new Part 4 means Part 4 of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 (as substituted by these regulations);
old Part 4 means Part 4 of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 as in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations.
2—Energy credits
(1) Despite the revocation of old Part 4 by these regulations, energy credits accrued by a retailer before that revocation (other than a credit transferred under regulation 33 of old Part 4) up to an amount equivalent to 20% of the energy efficiency target applying to the retailer for 2020 (under old Part 4) will, on the commencement of new Part 4, be taken to be an energy credit for the purposes of new Part 4.
(2) The Commission must, in accordance with any requirements of the Minister, apply an energy credit referred to in subclause (1) to a retailer's EPT, or (if relevant) a primary subtarget or secondary subtarget applying to the retailer, under new Part 4.
3—Energy efficiency shortfalls from 2020
For the purposes of regulation 30(2) of new Part 4, the Commission may adjust a target that would otherwise apply to a retailer in 2021 after taking into account any energy efficiency shortfall of a retailer under regulation 26 or 27 of old Part 4.
Electricity (General) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Regulations 2023 (No 58 of 2023), Sch 1
1—Transitional provision
Despite regulation 76A of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 (as inserted by regulation 12), a metering provider is not required to comply with that regulation until 6 months after the commencement of this clause.
Historical versions