National Energy Retail Law (NSW)
316AAdditional provisions relating to immunity of distributors [NSW]
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316A Additional provisions relating to immunity of distributors [NSW]
316A Additional provisions relating to immunity of distributors [NSW]
(1) A distributor may enter into an agreement with a small customer varying or excluding the operation of section 316 (1) and, to the extent of that agreement, that subsection does not apply.
(2) A distributor may include in a proposed standard connection contract prepared under section 75 a condition that varies or excludes the operation of section 316 (1). Any such condition is taken to be fair and reasonable for the purposes of section 75.
(3) The NSW regulations—
(a) may prescribe requirements for an agreement entered into under subsection (1) with a small customer or a condition of a contract referred to in subsection (2); and
(b) may exclude acts or omissions, or classes of acts or omissions, from the matters that may be covered by an agreement entered into under subsection (1) with a small customer or a condition of a contract referred to in subsection (2).
Note—
This section is an additional New South Wales provision.
s 316A: Am 2026 (113), Sch 5[14].