11Electricity market activities in this jurisdiction

11 Electricity market activities in this jurisdiction

11 Electricity market activities in this jurisdiction

(1) A person must not engage in the activity of owning, controlling or operating, in this jurisdiction, a generating system connected to the interconnected national electricity system or directly or indirectly connected to a regulated stand-alone power system unless—

(a) the person is a Registered participant in relation to that activity; or

(b) the person is the subject of a derogation that exempts the person, or is otherwise exempted by AEMO, from the requirement to be a Registered participant in relation to that activity under this Law and the Rules.

Note—

Subsection (1) is a civil penalty provision: See the definition of “civil penalty provision” in section 2AA(1).

(2) A person must not engage in the activity of owning, controlling or operating, in this jurisdiction, a transmission system or distribution system that forms part of the interconnected national electricity system or that forms part of, or is directly or indirectly connected to, a regulated stand-alone power system unless—

(a) the person is a Registered participant in relation to that activity; or

(b) the person is the subject of a derogation that exempts the person, or is otherwise exempted by the AER, from the requirement to be a Registered participant in relation to that activity under this Law and the Rules.

Note—

Subsection (2) is a civil penalty provision: See the definition of “civil penalty provision” in section 2AA(1).

(3) A person, other than AEMO, must not engage in the activity of operating or administering, in this jurisdiction, a wholesale exchange for electricity.

Note—

Subsection (3) is a civil penalty provision: See the definition of “civil penalty provision” in section 2AA(1).

(4) A person must not engage in, in this jurisdiction, the activity of purchasing electricity directly through a wholesale exchange unless—

(a) the person is a Registered participant in relation to that activity; or

(b) the person is the subject of a derogation that exempts the person, or is otherwise exempted by AEMO, from the requirement to be a Registered participant in relation to that activity under this Law and the Rules.