National Energy Retail Law (Queensland)
sec.19BRestriction on selling gas to particular small customers
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sec.19B Restriction on selling gas to particular small customers
A retailer must not sell gas to an excluded small customer unless the sale is authorised or required under— the RoLR scheme under Part 6 ; or an insufficiency of supply declaration, or an insufficiency of supply direction, under the Gas Supply Act 2003 of Queensland. This subsection is a civil penalty provision. To remove any doubt, it is declared that section 22 does not apply to a retailer selling gas to an excluded small customer. However, Division 9 applies to a retailer selling gas to an excluded small customer in the retailer’s capacity as the financially responsible retailer for premises. In this section— excluded small customer means a small customer who is an excluded customer under section 16 (4) of the Gas Supply Act 2003 of Queensland. s 19B ins 2014 No. 49 (Qld) s 4 sch s 14 (sec.19B-ssec.1) A retailer must not sell gas to an excluded small customer unless the sale is authorised or required under— the RoLR scheme under Part 6 ; or an insufficiency of supply declaration, or an insufficiency of supply direction, under the Gas Supply Act 2003 of Queensland. This subsection is a civil penalty provision. (sec.19B-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that section 22 does not apply to a retailer selling gas to an excluded small customer. (sec.19B-ssec.3) However, Division 9 applies to a retailer selling gas to an excluded small customer in the retailer’s capacity as the financially responsible retailer for premises. (sec.19B-ssec.4) In this section— excluded small customer means a small customer who is an excluded customer under section 16 (4) of the Gas Supply Act 2003 of Queensland.
- (a) the RoLR scheme under Part 6 ; or
- (b) an insufficiency of supply declaration, or an insufficiency of supply direction, under the Gas Supply Act 2003 of Queensland. Note— This subsection is a civil penalty provision.