National Energy Retail Law (Queensland)
sec.4Meaning of civil penalty provision and conduct provision
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sec.4 Meaning of civil penalty provision and conduct provision
A civil penalty provision is— a provision of this Law specified in the Table at the foot of this subsection; or a provision of this Law (other than an offence provision) or the Rules that is prescribed by the National Regulations to be a civil penalty provision. Provision Section heading Section 19A (1) Restriction on selling electricity to particular small customers Section 19B (1) Restriction on selling gas to particular small customers Section 19C (1) , (4) and (6) Additional restrictions on sale of energy by assigned retailer Section 20 (2) Kinds of customer retail contracts Section 22 (1) and (3) Obligation to make offer to small customers Section 23 (1) Standing offer prices Section 25 (1) Adoption of form of standard retail contract Section 27 Obligation to comply with standard retail contract Section 38 Requirement for explicit informed consent for certain transactions Section 43 (2) and (3) (b) Customer hardship policies Section 50 (1) Payment plans Section 53 (2) Energy Marketing Rules Section 57 Contractual arrangements for use of prepayment meter systems Section 59 (1) Persons on life support equipment Section 60C (1) Contractual arrangements for selling electricity using card-operated meter Section 60D (1) and (4) Premises registered as having life support equipment Section 63 AER information gathering powers for pricing guidelines and comparator Section 64A (1) Restriction on selling gas to particular large customers Section 64D (2) and (4) Assigned retailer to make offer to large customers Section 64E (5) Assigned retailer’s large customer standard retail contract Section 64M (2) and (3) Origin Energy to make offer to large customers Section 64N (5) Origin Energy’s large customer standard retail contract Section 66 Obligation to provide customer connection services Section 69 (1) Adoption of form of deemed standard connection contract Section 71 (1) Obligations to comply with deemed standard connection contract and to bill retailer Section 78B (1) Contractual arrangements for card-operated meter premises Section 88 Requirement for authorisation or exemption Section 103 (8) Deciding transfer application Section 105 (9) Surrender of retailer authorisation Section 106 Transfer of customers following surrender Section 108 Transfer of customers following revocation Section 112 (2) Conditions Section 120 (11) Revocation process—retailer authorisations and exemptions Section 143 (2) (a) Compliance requirements following service of RoLR notice Section 156 Compliance with RoLR regulatory information notices Section 274 (1) Obligation of regulated entities to provide information and data about compliance Section 276 (1) , (2) and (4) Compliance audits by regulated entities Section 282 (1) Obligation of regulated entities to provide information and data about performance The entries in the Table for sections 19A (1) , 19B (1) , 19C (1) , (4) and (6) , 60C (1) , 60D (1) and (4) , 64A (1) , 64D (2) and (4) , 64E (5) , 64M (2) and (3) , 64N (5) and 78B (1) are additional Queensland provisions. A conduct provision is a provision of this Law (other than an offence provision) or the Rules that is prescribed by the National Regulations to be a conduct provision. s 4 amd 2014 No. 49 (Qld) s 4 sch ss 8 , 9 (sec.4-ssec.1) A civil penalty provision is— a provision of this Law specified in the Table at the foot of this subsection; or a provision of this Law (other than an offence provision) or the Rules that is prescribed by the National Regulations to be a civil penalty provision. Provision Section heading Section 19A (1) Restriction on selling electricity to particular small customers Section 19B (1) Restriction on selling gas to particular small customers Section 19C (1) , (4) and (6) Additional restrictions on sale of energy by assigned retailer Section 20 (2) Kinds of customer retail contracts Section 22 (1) and (3) Obligation to make offer to small customers Section 23 (1) Standing offer prices Section 25 (1) Adoption of form of standard retail contract Section 27 Obligation to comply with standard retail contract Section 38 Requirement for explicit informed consent for certain transactions Section 43 (2) and (3) (b) Customer hardship policies Section 50 (1) Payment plans Section 53 (2) Energy Marketing Rules Section 57 Contractual arrangements for use of prepayment meter systems Section 59 (1) Persons on life support equipment Section 60C (1) Contractual arrangements for selling electricity using card-operated meter Section 60D (1) and (4) Premises registered as having life support equipment Section 63 AER information gathering powers for pricing guidelines and comparator Section 64A (1) Restriction on selling gas to particular large customers Section 64D (2) and (4) Assigned retailer to make offer to large customers Section 64E (5) Assigned retailer’s large customer standard retail contract Section 64M (2) and (3) Origin Energy to make offer to large customers Section 64N (5) Origin Energy’s large customer standard retail contract Section 66 Obligation to provide customer connection services Section 69 (1) Adoption of form of deemed standard connection contract Section 71 (1) Obligations to comply with deemed standard connection contract and to bill retailer Section 78B (1) Contractual arrangements for card-operated meter premises Section 88 Requirement for authorisation or exemption Section 103 (8) Deciding transfer application Section 105 (9) Surrender of retailer authorisation Section 106 Transfer of customers following surrender Section 108 Transfer of customers following revocation Section 112 (2) Conditions Section 120 (11) Revocation process—retailer authorisations and exemptions Section 143 (2) (a) Compliance requirements following service of RoLR notice Section 156 Compliance with RoLR regulatory information notices Section 274 (1) Obligation of regulated entities to provide information and data about compliance Section 276 (1) , (2) and (4) Compliance audits by regulated entities Section 282 (1) Obligation of regulated entities to provide information and data about performance The entries in the Table for sections 19A (1) , 19B (1) , 19C (1) , (4) and (6) , 60C (1) , 60D (1) and (4) , 64A (1) , 64D (2) and (4) , 64E (5) , 64M (2) and (3) , 64N (5) and 78B (1) are additional Queensland provisions. (sec.4-ssec.2) A conduct provision is a provision of this Law (other than an offence provision) or the Rules that is prescribed by the National Regulations to be a conduct provision.