sec.19Customer retail contracts—standard retail contracts for small customers

### sec.19 Customer retail contracts—standard retail contracts for small customers This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a small customer and a retailer were parties to a pre-NERL standard retail contract for the provision of customer retail services (the relevant services ). On the commencement, the pre-NERL standard retail contract is replaced with a contract between the small customer and retailer in the form of the retailer’s NERL standard retail contract for the provision of the relevant services at— in the case of electricity—the retailer’s standing offer prices; or in the case of gas—the tariffs and charges the retailer charged the customer for or in connection with the provision of the relevant services to the customer immediately before the commencement. Subsection (2) applies despite the NERL (Qld), section 26, but otherwise the NERL (Qld) applies to the contract in the same way as it applies to a standard retail contract formed under the NERL (Qld). In this section— NERL standard retail contract , for a retailer, means— for premises at which customer retail services are provided other than by using a card-operated meter—the retailer’s form of standard retail contract under the NERL (Qld), section 25; or for premises at which customer retail services are provided by using a card-operated meter—the retailer’s form of standard retail contract under the NERL (Qld), section 25 consistent with the model terms and conditions applying to standard retail contracts for selling electricity to a small customer using a card-operated meter. See the NERL (Qld), section 60A for the model terms and conditions applying to standard retail contracts for selling electricity to a small customer using a card-operated meter. pre-NERL standard retail contract means— a standard retail contract or standard large customer retail contract under the Electricity Act as in force before the commencement; or a standard retail contract under the Gas Supply Act as in force before the commencement. (sec.19-ssec.1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a small customer and a retailer were parties to a pre-NERL standard retail contract for the provision of customer retail services (the relevant services ). (sec.19-ssec.2) On the commencement, the pre-NERL standard retail contract is replaced with a contract between the small customer and retailer in the form of the retailer’s NERL standard retail contract for the provision of the relevant services at— in the case of electricity—the retailer’s standing offer prices; or in the case of gas—the tariffs and charges the retailer charged the customer for or in connection with the provision of the relevant services to the customer immediately before the commencement. (sec.19-ssec.3) Subsection (2) applies despite the NERL (Qld), section 26, but otherwise the NERL (Qld) applies to the contract in the same way as it applies to a standard retail contract formed under the NERL (Qld). (sec.19-ssec.4) In this section— NERL standard retail contract , for a retailer, means— for premises at which customer retail services are provided other than by using a card-operated meter—the retailer’s form of standard retail contract under the NERL (Qld), section 25; or for premises at which customer retail services are provided by using a card-operated meter—the retailer’s form of standard retail contract under the NERL (Qld), section 25 consistent with the model terms and conditions applying to standard retail contracts for selling electricity to a small customer using a card-operated meter. See the NERL (Qld), section 60A for the model terms and conditions applying to standard retail contracts for selling electricity to a small customer using a card-operated meter. pre-NERL standard retail contract means— a standard retail contract or standard large customer retail contract under the Electricity Act as in force before the commencement; or a standard retail contract under the Gas Supply Act as in force before the commencement. - (a) in the case of electricity—the retailer’s standing offer prices; or - (b) in the case of gas—the tariffs and charges the retailer charged the customer for or in connection with the provision of the relevant services to the customer immediately before the commencement. - (a) for premises at which customer retail services are provided other than by using a card-operated meter—the retailer’s form of standard retail contract under the NERL (Qld), section 25; or - (b) for premises at which customer retail services are provided by using a card-operated meter—the retailer’s form of standard retail contract under the NERL (Qld), section 25 consistent with the model terms and conditions applying to standard retail contracts for selling electricity to a small customer using a card-operated meter. Note— See the NERL (Qld), section 60A for the model terms and conditions applying to standard retail contracts for selling electricity to a small customer using a card-operated meter. - (a) a standard retail contract or standard large customer retail contract under the Electricity Act as in force before the commencement; or - (b) a standard retail contract under the Gas Supply Act as in force before the commencement.