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Electricity Reform Act 2000
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23 Authority conferred by licence authorising selling of electricity
(1) A licence authorising the selling of electricity authorises the
electricity entity to do the following under the terms of the licence:
(a) to trade in electricity;
(b) subject to subsection (2), to retail electricity to customers.
(2) A licence authorising the selling of electricity does not authorise an
electricity entity that is an electricity retailer to sell electricity to retail
customers after the transfer date if a RoLR transfer event has
occurred in relation to the electricity retailer.
(3) A licence authorising the selling of electricity does not authorise an
electricity entity to have access to an electricity network other than
in accordance with a connection agreement with the electricity
entity licensed to operate the electricity network.