26MCharges for the provision of connection services.".

26M Charges for the provision of connection services.". Until the commencement of this section, amendments made to the NEL by the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Retail Law) Act 2011 of South Australia did not apply as laws of Victoria: see clause 24 of Schedule 3 to the NEL. The effect of this section is to apply some of those amendments as laws of Victoria. S. 16R inserted by No. 24/2016 s. 5. 16R Amendment of the National Electricity Rules (1) The National Electricity Rules as in force as a law of Victoria are amended as set out in Schedule 2. (2) To avoid doubt, the amendments made by Schedule 2 (other than punctuation included in those amendments) form part of the National Electricity Rules and may be amended in accordance with the National Electricity (Victoria) Law. The National Electricity Rules have the force of law in this jurisdiction: see section 9 of the National Electricity (Victoria) Law. Until the commencement of this section, amendments made to the National Electricity Rules by the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012 did not apply as laws of Victoria: see clause 24 of Schedule 3 to the NEL. The effect of this section and Schedule 2 is that some of those amendments have the force of law in Victoria. S. 16S inserted by No. 24/2016 s. 5. 16S Further modification of the amended National Electricity Rules Despite section 6, the National Electricity Rules have the force of law in Victoria as if— (a) in clause 5A.A.1 the definition of ***customer connection contract*** were revoked; and (b) clause 5A.C.1(c) and (d) were revoked; and (c) the note to clause 5A.E.4(c) were revoked; and (d) clause 5A.F.5(b)(2) were revoked; and (e) for the definition of ***energy laws*** in Chapter 10 there were substituted— "***energy laws*** Includes: (a) legislation of Victoria that regulates electricity in Victoria, or any instrument made or issued under or for the purposes of that legislation; (b) national electricity legislation within the meaning of the National Electricity (Victoria) Law; (c) the Rules; (d) any instrument made or issued under or for the purposes of the Rules."; and (f) for the definition of ***energy ombudsman*** in Chapter 10 there were substituted— "***energy ombudsman*** Is a person administering a customer dispute resolution scheme approved by the Essential Services Commission that is referred to in section 28 of the *Electricity Industry Act 2000* (VIC).". S. 16SA inserted by No. 37/2020 s. 20. 16SA Modification relating to negotiated connection offers Despite sections 6 and 16R, the National Electricity Rules have the force of law in Victoria as if— (a) after clause 5A.F.4(d) there were inserted— "(d1) A negotiated *connection offer* must not be inconsistent with any condition to which a distribution licence held by the *Distribution Network Service Provider* is subject."; (b) after clause 5A.F.4(e) there were inserted— "(f) In this clause— ***distribution licence*** means a licence to distribute or supply electricity issued under the **Electricity Industry Act 2000**.". S. 16T inserted by No. 24/2016 s. 5. 16T Transitional provisions for retail customer connection arrangements