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National Energy Retail Law (Queensland) Act 2014
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### sec.15 Review
The Minister must review the operation of the National Energy Retail Law in Queensland no later than 1 January 2018.
The review—
must focus on the impact of the National Energy Retail Law, including the modifications prescribed by regulation under section 12 , on consumers of energy and whether the implementation of the Law has—
resulted in increased efficiencies; or
adversely affected customer protection in pursuit of national consistency; and
may address other matters the Minister considers appropriate.
The Minister may ask the Queensland Competition Authority to conduct the review on behalf of the Minister.
The Minister must, as soon as practicable after the review is completed, table a report about the outcome of the review in the Legislative Assembly.
In this section—
National Energy Retail Law means the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the South Australian Act.
Queensland Competition Authority means the Queensland Competition Authority established under the Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997 , section 7 .
(sec.15-ssec.1) The Minister must review the operation of the National Energy Retail Law in Queensland no later than 1 January 2018.
(sec.15-ssec.2) The review— must focus on the impact of the National Energy Retail Law, including the modifications prescribed by regulation under section 12 , on consumers of energy and whether the implementation of the Law has— resulted in increased efficiencies; or adversely affected customer protection in pursuit of national consistency; and may address other matters the Minister considers appropriate.
(sec.15-ssec.3) The Minister may ask the Queensland Competition Authority to conduct the review on behalf of the Minister.
(sec.15-ssec.4) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after the review is completed, table a report about the outcome of the review in the Legislative Assembly.
(sec.15-ssec.5) In this section— National Energy Retail Law means the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the South Australian Act. Queensland Competition Authority means the Queensland Competition Authority established under the Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997 , section 7 .
- (a) must focus on the impact of the National Energy Retail Law, including the modifications prescribed by regulation under section 12 , on consumers of energy and whether the implementation of the Law has— (i) resulted in increased efficiencies; or (ii) adversely affected customer protection in pursuit of national consistency; and
- (i) resulted in increased efficiencies; or
- (ii) adversely affected customer protection in pursuit of national consistency; and
- (b) may address other matters the Minister considers appropriate.
- (i) resulted in increased efficiencies; or
- (ii) adversely affected customer protection in pursuit of national consistency; and