National Energy Retail Law (Queensland)
sec.31Satisfaction of designated retailer’s obligation to make standing offer by making market offer to certain small customers
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sec.31 Satisfaction of designated retailer’s obligation to make standing offer by making market offer to certain small customers
A designated retailer may fulfill its obligation to make a standing offer to a small market offer customer (or any class of small market offer customers) by making an offer to provide customer retail services under a market retail contract. If— such an offer is made to a small market offer customer in accordance with the Rules; and the customer declines to enter into a market retail contract, the designated retailer may, but is not obliged to, make a standing offer to the customer. This section does not apply to a designated retailer who sells electricity. This subsection is an additional Queensland provision. s 31 amd 2014 No. 49 (Qld) s 4 sch s 18 (sec.31-ssec.1) A designated retailer may fulfill its obligation to make a standing offer to a small market offer customer (or any class of small market offer customers) by making an offer to provide customer retail services under a market retail contract. (sec.31-ssec.2) If— such an offer is made to a small market offer customer in accordance with the Rules; and the customer declines to enter into a market retail contract, the designated retailer may, but is not obliged to, make a standing offer to the customer. (sec.31-ssec.3) This section does not apply to a designated retailer who sells electricity.
- (a) such an offer is made to a small market offer customer in accordance with the Rules; and
- (b) the customer declines to enter into a market retail contract,