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Electricity Supply Act 1995
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#### 63C Market operations rules
63C Market operations rules
> > (1) The Minister may approve rules for or with respect to the following matters—
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> > > (a) (Repealed)
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> > > (b) procedures for measuring electricity consumption or generation of customers,
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> > > (c) (Repealed)
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> > > (d) provision of services and equipment relating to the measurement and control of customers’ electricity consumption or generation and persons who may or may not provide such services,
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> > > (e) requirements for equipment used to measure and control customers’ electricity consumption or generation,
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> > > (f) the circumstances in which ownership of any such equipment may be transferred and the procedures for the transfer,
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> > > (g), (h) (Repealed)
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> > > (i) any other matter prescribed by the regulations,
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> > > (j) matters ancillary to or consequential on the matters set out in paragraphs (b), (d)–(f) and (i).
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> > (2) A rule may make provision for or with respect to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, the provisions of any Act or statutory rule or any other publication, whether of the same or of a different kind.
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> > (3) A rule may—
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> > > (a) apply generally or be limited in its application by reference to specified exceptions or factors, or
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> > > (b) apply differently according to different factors of a specified kind, or
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> > > (c) authorise any matter or thing to be from time to time agreed, determined, applied or regulated by any specified person or body.
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> > (4) The Minister may from time to time approve amendments to the rules or the revocation of rules.
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> > (5) If a rule, or a rule amending or revoking a rule, is approved by the Minister—
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> > > (a) written notice of the approval of the rule must be published in the Gazette, and
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> > > (b) the rule takes effect on the day on which notice is so published or, if a later day is specified in the rule for commencement, on the later day so specified, and
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> > > (c) the Minister must make available a copy of the rule to each retailer or distributor.
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> > (6) A rule must be consistent with this Act and the regulations. A rule is unenforceable to the extent of any such inconsistency.
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> > (7) Subject to subsection (6), a rule may be approved for the purposes of both this Act and any other Act or law.
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> **s 63C:** Ins 2000 No 109, Sch 1 \[37\]. Am 2001 No 18, Sch 2 \[1\]; 2009 No 101, Sch 1 \[5\]; 2012 No 38, Sch 1 \[46\]–\[48\].