49AEMO’s statutory functions

49 AEMO’s statutory functions

49 AEMO’s statutory functions

(1) The following functions are conferred on AEMO—

(a) to operate and administer the wholesale exchange;

(b) to promote the development and improve the effectiveness of the operation and administration of the wholesale exchange;

(c) to register persons as Registered participants;

(d) to exempt certain persons from being registered as Registered participants;

(e) to maintain and improve power system security;

(f) to facilitate retail customer transfer, metering and retail competition;

(faa) to disclose information held by AEMO to other persons or bodies in accordance with this Law, the Rules and the Regulations;

(fab) to provide advisory and support services related to information held by, or otherwise available to, AEMO;

(fa) any functions of a data holder under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 of the Commonwealth for CDR data relating to a designated energy sector;

(g) for an adoptive jurisdiction—the additional advisory functions or declared network functions (as the case requires);

(h) any functions conferred by jurisdictional electricity legislation or an application Act;

(i) any other functions conferred under this Law or the Rules.

Notes.

(2) In its role as National Transmission Planner, AEMO has the following functions—

(a) to prepare, maintain and publish a plan for the development of the national transmission grid (the National Transmission Network Development Plan) in accordance with the Rules;

(b) to establish and maintain a database of information relevant to planning the development of the national transmission grid and to make the database available to the public;

(c) to keep the national transmission grid under review and provide advice on the development of the grid or projects that could affect the grid;