7Annual electricity concession

7 Annual electricity concession

(1)  There is, for the purposes of Subdivision 3 of Division 4 of Part 3 of the Act, a class of eligible persons to be referred to as the class of annual electricity concession holders.

(2)  A person is, on a day, a member of the class of annual electricity concession holders, and an eligible person, in respect of residential premises, if the person is, on that day, eligible for the annual electricity concession in respect of the residential premises.

(3)  A person is, on a day, eligible for the annual electricity concession in respect of residential premises if –

(a) [Clause 7 Subclause (3) amended by S.R. 2019, No. 45, Applied:28 Jun 2019] the premises are on that day the principal place of residence of the person; and

(b) [Clause 7 Subclause (3) amended by S.R. 2019, No. 45, Applied:28 Jun 2019] the person is on that day –

(i) the holder of a current pensioner concession card; or

(ii) the holder of a current health care card; or

(iii) the holder of a specified bridging visa; or

(iv) a person to whom a current residence determination relates; and

(c) the authorised retailer who supplies electricity to the premises has been notified, on or before that day, that the person is eligible for the annual electricity concession in respect of the premises.

(4)  An authorised retailer has been notified that a person is eligible for the annual electricity concession in respect of premises if –

(a) the person was, immediately before the commencement date, receiving a corresponding concession in respect of the premises and has not ceased to reside at the premises; or

(b) after the commencement date, the person has submitted to the authorised retailer an accurately completed application, in a form approved by an authorised person, claiming the annual electricity concession in respect of the premises.