National Energy Retail Law (Queensland)
sec.5Meaning of customer and associated terms
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sec.5 Meaning of customer and associated terms
A customer is a person— to whom energy is sold for premises by a retailer; or who proposes to purchase energy for premises from a retailer. A small customer is a customer— who is a residential customer; or who is a business customer who consumes energy at business premises below the upper consumption threshold. A large customer is— a business customer who consumes energy at business premises at or above the upper consumption threshold; or the State or a local government that consumes energy at street lighting premises. This subsection is a substituted Queensland provision. A small market offer customer is a small customer who is a business customer who consumes energy at or above the lower consumption threshold. In this section— local government means— the Brisbane City Council; or a local government under the Local Government Act 2009 of Queensland; State has the meaning given by section 18 (2) ; street lighting premises means premises comprising street lighting or a system of street lighting. This subsection is an additional Queensland provision. s 5 amd 2014 No. 49 (Qld) s 4 sch ss 10 , 11 (sec.5-ssec.1) A customer is a person— to whom energy is sold for premises by a retailer; or who proposes to purchase energy for premises from a retailer. (sec.5-ssec.2) A small customer is a customer— who is a residential customer; or who is a business customer who consumes energy at business premises below the upper consumption threshold. (sec.5-ssec.3) A large customer is— a business customer who consumes energy at business premises at or above the upper consumption threshold; or the State or a local government that consumes energy at street lighting premises. This subsection is a substituted Queensland provision. (sec.5-ssec.4) A small market offer customer is a small customer who is a business customer who consumes energy at or above the lower consumption threshold. (sec.5-ssec.5) In this section— local government means— the Brisbane City Council; or a local government under the Local Government Act 2009 of Queensland; State has the meaning given by section 18 (2) ; street lighting premises means premises comprising street lighting or a system of street lighting. This subsection is an additional Queensland provision.
- (a) to whom energy is sold for premises by a retailer; or
- (b) who proposes to purchase energy for premises from a retailer.
- (a) who is a residential customer; or
- (b) who is a business customer who consumes energy at business premises below the upper consumption threshold.
- (a) a business customer who consumes energy at business premises at or above the upper consumption threshold; or
- (b) the State or a local government that consumes energy at street lighting premises. Editor’s note— This subsection is a substituted Queensland provision.