Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006
sec.85User-pays fees for changeover quarters
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sec.85 User-pays fees for changeover quarters
User-pays fees under this Act are payable by scheme members for the changeover quarters as if sections 64, 65, 68 and 69 had commenced one month before the first changeover quarter started. For subsection (1), if the energy ombudsman has not yet been appointed, the fees must be paid to the regulator, for the ombudsman. The former user-pays provisions do not apply for the changeover quarters, but continue to apply for any quarter that ended on or before the first changeover quarter. In this section— changeover quarters means the first changeover quarter and second changeover quarter. first changeover quarter means the last quarter to end on or before the changeover day. regulator means the regulator under the Electricity Act 1994 . second changeover quarter means the first quarter to start on or after the first changeover quarter. (sec.85-ssec.1) User-pays fees under this Act are payable by scheme members for the changeover quarters as if sections 64, 65, 68 and 69 had commenced one month before the first changeover quarter started. (sec.85-ssec.2) For subsection (1), if the energy ombudsman has not yet been appointed, the fees must be paid to the regulator, for the ombudsman. (sec.85-ssec.3) The former user-pays provisions do not apply for the changeover quarters, but continue to apply for any quarter that ended on or before the first changeover quarter. (sec.85-ssec.4) In this section— changeover quarters means the first changeover quarter and second changeover quarter. first changeover quarter means the last quarter to end on or before the changeover day. regulator means the regulator under the Electricity Act 1994 . second changeover quarter means the first quarter to start on or after the first changeover quarter.