sec.55Negotiated access standards

sec.55 Negotiated access standards

The transmission network service provider and a relevant entity for a regional energy hub may negotiate an access standard for the hub transmission network for the hub in the way, and in accordance with the requirements, prescribed by regulation. The regulation may prescribe— the process that is to apply to the negotiation, which may— provide for the extent to which AEMO is to be involved in the negotiation; and permit or require the transmission network service provider to consider the performance of all participants for the hub as a whole when negotiating with a particular relevant entity; and requirements about— deciding the access standard; and how performance against the access standard is to be assessed; and arrangements for access standards for technical requirements for plant connected or to be connected, to the hub transmission network for a regional energy hub, under subdivision 3 or 4 . An access standard negotiated under this section is taken to be— an agreed standard of performance determined in accordance with the National Electricity Rules; and if included in a connection agreement—a negotiated access standard for the purposes of the National Electricity Rules. In this section— relevant entity , for a regional energy hub, means an entity who proposes to be, or is, a participant for the hub. s 55 amd 2025 No. 30 s 44 (sec.55-ssec.1) The transmission network service provider and a relevant entity for a regional energy hub may negotiate an access standard for the hub transmission network for the hub in the way, and in accordance with the requirements, prescribed by regulation. (sec.55-ssec.2) The regulation may prescribe— the process that is to apply to the negotiation, which may— provide for the extent to which AEMO is to be involved in the negotiation; and permit or require the transmission network service provider to consider the performance of all participants for the hub as a whole when negotiating with a particular relevant entity; and requirements about— deciding the access standard; and how performance against the access standard is to be assessed; and arrangements for access standards for technical requirements for plant connected or to be connected, to the hub transmission network for a regional energy hub, under subdivision 3 or 4 . (sec.55-ssec.3) An access standard negotiated under this section is taken to be— an agreed standard of performance determined in accordance with the National Electricity Rules; and if included in a connection agreement—a negotiated access standard for the purposes of the National Electricity Rules. (sec.55-ssec.4) In this section— relevant entity , for a regional energy hub, means an entity who proposes to be, or is, a participant for the hub.

• (a) the process that is to apply to the negotiation, which may— (i) provide for the extent to which AEMO is to be involved in the negotiation; and (ii) permit or require the transmission network service provider to consider the performance of all participants for the hub as a whole when negotiating with a particular relevant entity; and