sec.14Authorisation of preparatory steps by AER

### sec.14 Authorisation of preparatory steps by AER This section applies if— the AER is required to do something (a preparatory step ) before making a decision or making an instrument under 1 of the following (the authorising law )— the National Energy Retail Law (Queensland) ; the National Energy Retail Regulations (Queensland) ; this Act; a regulation under this Act; and the AER takes the preparatory step— at or after the time the South Australian Act was enacted; but before the time the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the South Australian Act first started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland. For the purposes of the authorising law, the AER is taken to have complied with the requirement to take the preparatory step. (sec.14-ssec.1) This section applies if— the AER is required to do something (a preparatory step ) before making a decision or making an instrument under 1 of the following (the authorising law )— the National Energy Retail Law (Queensland) ; the National Energy Retail Regulations (Queensland) ; this Act; a regulation under this Act; and the AER takes the preparatory step— at or after the time the South Australian Act was enacted; but before the time the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the South Australian Act first started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland. (sec.14-ssec.2) For the purposes of the authorising law, the AER is taken to have complied with the requirement to take the preparatory step. - (a) the AER is required to do something (a preparatory step ) before making a decision or making an instrument under 1 of the following (the authorising law )— (i) the National Energy Retail Law (Queensland) ; (ii) the National Energy Retail Regulations (Queensland) ; (iii) this Act; (iv) a regulation under this Act; and - (i) the National Energy Retail Law (Queensland) ; - (ii) the National Energy Retail Regulations (Queensland) ; - (iii) this Act; - (iv) a regulation under this Act; and - (b) the AER takes the preparatory step— (i) at or after the time the South Australian Act was enacted; but (ii) before the time the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the South Australian Act first started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland. - (i) at or after the time the South Australian Act was enacted; but - (ii) before the time the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the South Australian Act first started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland. - (i) the National Energy Retail Law (Queensland) ; - (ii) the National Energy Retail Regulations (Queensland) ; - (iii) this Act; - (iv) a regulation under this Act; and - (i) at or after the time the South Australian Act was enacted; but - (ii) before the time the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the South Australian Act first started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland.