National Energy Retail Law (Queensland)
sch.1-sec.9Application of national energy retail objective to particular matters in progress on start day
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sch.1-sec.9 Application of national energy retail objective to particular matters in progress on start day
This clause applies if— before the start day, an entity or other person had started, or was required or permitted to start, doing a thing; and on the start day— the entity or other person has not finished doing the thing; or the period within which the thing is required or permitted to be done has not ended; and in doing the thing the entity or other person is required to consider or apply the national energy retail objective by, for example— having regard to the national energy retail objective; or doing the thing in a manner that will or is likely to contribute to the achievement of the national energy retail objective. The national energy retail objective as in force before the commencement of this clause, and as continued under clause 8 until the start day, continues to apply in relation to the doing of the thing. However, a government or regulatory entity may decide to consider or apply the amended objective in relation to the doing of the thing. sch 1 s 9 ins 2023 No. 26 (SA) s 13 (3) (sch.1-sec.9-ssec.1) This clause applies if— before the start day, an entity or other person had started, or was required or permitted to start, doing a thing; and on the start day— the entity or other person has not finished doing the thing; or the period within which the thing is required or permitted to be done has not ended; and in doing the thing the entity or other person is required to consider or apply the national energy retail objective by, for example— having regard to the national energy retail objective; or doing the thing in a manner that will or is likely to contribute to the achievement of the national energy retail objective. (sch.1-sec.9-ssec.2) The national energy retail objective as in force before the commencement of this clause, and as continued under clause 8 until the start day, continues to apply in relation to the doing of the thing. (sch.1-sec.9-ssec.3) However, a government or regulatory entity may decide to consider or apply the amended objective in relation to the doing of the thing.
- (a) before the start day, an entity or other person had started, or was required or permitted to start, doing a thing; and
- (b) on the start day— (i) the entity or other person has not finished doing the thing; or (ii) the period within which the thing is required or permitted to be done has not ended; and
- (i) the entity or other person has not finished doing the thing; or
- (ii) the period within which the thing is required or permitted to be done has not ended; and
- (c) in doing the thing the entity or other person is required to consider or apply the national energy retail objective by, for example— (i) having regard to the national energy retail objective; or (ii) doing the thing in a manner that will or is likely to contribute to the achievement of the national energy retail objective.