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National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996
26JThe methodology known as "total factor productivity"—
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26J The methodology known as "total factor productivity"—
(a) as a regulatory economic methodology to be applied by the AER for the purpose of—
(i) making a distribution determination or transmission determination; or
(ii) amending a distribution determination or transmission determination; or
(iii) making an access determination;
(b) as an economic regulatory tool to inform and assist the AER in applying, or analysing the application of the regulatory economic methodology known as the "building block approach" by the AER for the purpose of—
(i) making a distribution determination or transmission determination; or
(ii) amending a distribution determination or transmission determination; or
(iii) making an access determination.
Electricity network services
26K Terms and conditions for the provision of electricity network services, or any class of electricity network services (including shared transmission services).
Sale and supply of electricity to retail customers
26L Credit support arrangements between regulated distribution system operators and retailers, including the financial obligations of regulated distribution system operators and retailers to support the sale and supply of electricity to retail customers.
26M Charges for the provision of connection services.
Metering
27 The metering of electricity to record the production or consumption of electricity.
28 The registration of metering installations used to meter electricity.
29 The regulation of persons providing metering services relating to the metering of electricity.
Disputes in relation to the Rules
30 Disputes under or in relation to the Rules between persons, including—
(a) the appointment of persons to arbitrate, mediate or assist in some other way in the resolution of such disputes;
(b) the appointment of a person to manage and facilitate the dispute resolution process (without however derogating from that person's power to act personally as an arbitrator or mediator in a particular dispute);
(c) the procedure for the conduct of such disputes;
(d) the provision for appeals on questions of law against decisions of persons appointed to resolve such disputes.
Access disputes
30A Specification of disputes as access disputes for the purposes of Part 10.
30B Notification of access disputes for the purposes of Part 10.
30C Matters or things to be considered or applied by the AER in making an access determination.
30D Procedure for the hearing of an access dispute under Part 10.
AEMO
30E The declared network functions.
30F The application (with or without modification) of Rules, applicable to network service providers, to regulated transmission system operators, or to AEMO in its capacity as a provider of transmission services.
National transmission planning