National Energy Retail Law (Queensland)
sec.144RoLR Procedures
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sec.144 RoLR Procedures
AEMO may include, in procedures that it makes pursuant to the NEL and the NGL, procedures that deal with the following: any matters relating to the operation or implementation of the RoLR scheme; without limiting paragraph (a) — any matter referred to in section 149 (2) ; and the transfer of customers from failed retailers to designated RoLRs; and the acceleration or cancellation of open transactions; and audits and reviews; without limiting paragraphs (a) and (b) — in the case of electricity—any matter that the Retail Market Procedures, including B2B Procedures, the Market Settlement and Transfer Solution (MSATS) Procedures and metrology procedure deal with insofar as any of those procedures make provision at the commencement of this section with respect to RoLR events; and in the case of gas—any matter that the relevant Retail Market Procedures deal with insofar as those procedures make provision at the commencement of this section with respect to RoLR events; any other matter relevant to the RoLR scheme; any matter consequential on or related to any of the above. Procedures that AEMO makes pursuant to this section may— apply separately to— electricity; or natural gas and natural gas equivalents; or 1 or more types of prescribed covered gas; and vary according to the persons, times, places or circumstances to which they are expressed to apply; and confer functions or powers on, or leave any matter or thing to be decided by, AEMO; and confer rights or impose obligations on retailers (including failed retailers), insolvency officials of failed retailers, distributors, the AER, AEMO or other persons; and confer power on AEMO to make or issue guidelines, tests, standards and other documents of an administrative nature; and confer power on AEMO to require a person on whom a right is conferred, or an obligation imposed, under the procedures— to comply with a guideline, standard or other document of an administrative nature; or to conduct, or submit to, a test designed by AEMO under the procedures; and exempt, or confer a power of exemption, from the application of the procedures or specified provisions of the procedures; and contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature. AEMO must not, without the consent of the MCE, make procedures pursuant to this section that confer a right or function, or impose an obligation, on the MCE or a Minister of a participating jurisdiction. Procedures made pursuant to this section cannot— create an offence; or provide for a civil penalty. Procedures made pursuant to this section are referred to in this Part as RoLR Procedures . s 144 amd 2023 No. 36 (SA) s 82 (sec.144-ssec.1) AEMO may include, in procedures that it makes pursuant to the NEL and the NGL, procedures that deal with the following: any matters relating to the operation or implementation of the RoLR scheme; without limiting paragraph (a) — any matter referred to in section 149 (2) ; and the transfer of customers from failed retailers to designated RoLRs; and the acceleration or cancellation of open transactions; and audits and reviews; without limiting paragraphs (a) and (b) — in the case of electricity—any matter that the Retail Market Procedures, including B2B Procedures, the Market Settlement and Transfer Solution (MSATS) Procedures and metrology procedure deal with insofar as any of those procedures make provision at the commencement of this section with respect to RoLR events; and in the case of gas—any matter that the relevant Retail Market Procedures deal with insofar as those procedures make provision at the commencement of this section with respect to RoLR events; any other matter relevant to the RoLR scheme; any matter consequential on or related to any of the above. (sec.144-ssec.2) Procedures that AEMO makes pursuant to this section may— apply separately to— electricity; or natural gas and natural gas equivalents; or 1 or more types of prescribed covered gas; and vary according to the persons, times, places or circumstances to which they are expressed to apply; and confer functions or powers on, or leave any matter or thing to be decided by, AEMO; and confer rights or impose obligations on retailers (including failed retailers), insolvency officials of failed retailers, distributors, the AER, AEMO or other persons; and confer power on AEMO to make or issue guidelines, tests, standards and other documents of an administrative nature; and confer power on AEMO to require a person on whom a right is conferred, or an obligation imposed, under the procedures— to comply with a guideline, standard or other document of an administrative nature; or to conduct, or submit to, a test designed by AEMO under the procedures; and exempt, or confer a power of exemption, from the application of the procedures or specified provisions of the procedures; and contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature. (sec.144-ssec.3) AEMO must not, without the consent of the MCE, make procedures pursuant to this section that confer a right or function, or impose an obligation, on the MCE or a Minister of a participating jurisdiction. (sec.144-ssec.4) Procedures made pursuant to this section cannot— create an offence; or provide for a civil penalty. (sec.144-ssec.5) Procedures made pursuant to this section are referred to in this Part as RoLR Procedures .