10CPrice comparison report

10C Price comparison report

[Section 10C Inserted by No. 13 of 2015, s. 64, Applied:01 Jul 2015]

(1)  In this section –

pricing Minister means the Minister assigned the administration of Division 4 of Part 3 .

(2)  The Regulator –

(a) may prepare a report into the comparison of electricity prices available to small customers across Australian jurisdictions (the price comparison report); and

(b) is to prepare a report into the comparison between the prices of a prepayment meter system and all other relevant retail electricity prices for small customers in Tasmania (the prepayment price comparison report).

(3)  The Regulator is to prepare a price comparison report –

(a) on the Regulator's own initiative; or

(b) if directed to do so by the pricing Minister and the Minister assigned the administration of the Economic Regulator Act 2009 .

(4)  A direction under subsection (3)(b) to prepare a price comparison report may include the terms of reference for that report.

(5)  The Regulator is to prepare a prepayment price comparison report annually.

(6)  The Regulator is to cause a copy of each report prepared under subsection (2) to be –

(a) laid before each House of Parliament within 7 sitting-days after preparing it; and

(b) made available to members of the public in such a manner as the Regulator considers appropriate.