sec.20Customer retail contracts—negotiated retail contracts for small customers

### sec.20 Customer retail contracts—negotiated 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 negotiated retail contract. On the commencement, the contract becomes a NERL market retail contract between the small customer and retailer on the terms and conditions of the contract immediately before the commencement. However, if the terms and conditions of the pre-NERL negotiated retail contract are inconsistent with the minimum requirements set out in the Rules that are to apply in relation to the terms and conditions of market retail contracts, subsection (2) applies subject to the NERL (Qld), section 34(2). The NERL (Qld) applies to the contract. In this section— NERL market retail contract means a market retail contract under the NERL (Qld), section 33. pre-NERL negotiated retail contract means— a negotiated retail contract under the Electricity Act as in force before the commencement; or a negotiated retail contract under the Gas Supply Act as in force before the commencement. (sec.20-ssec.1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a small customer and a retailer were parties to a pre-NERL negotiated retail contract. (sec.20-ssec.2) On the commencement, the contract becomes a NERL market retail contract between the small customer and retailer on the terms and conditions of the contract immediately before the commencement. (sec.20-ssec.3) However, if the terms and conditions of the pre-NERL negotiated retail contract are inconsistent with the minimum requirements set out in the Rules that are to apply in relation to the terms and conditions of market retail contracts, subsection (2) applies subject to the NERL (Qld), section 34(2). (sec.20-ssec.4) The NERL (Qld) applies to the contract. (sec.20-ssec.5) In this section— NERL market retail contract means a market retail contract under the NERL (Qld), section 33. pre-NERL negotiated retail contract means— a negotiated retail contract under the Electricity Act as in force before the commencement; or a negotiated retail contract under the Gas Supply Act as in force before the commencement. - (a) a negotiated retail contract under the Electricity Act as in force before the commencement; or - (b) a negotiated retail contract under the Gas Supply Act as in force before the commencement.