National Energy Retail Law (Queensland)
sec.78Negotiated connection contracts
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sec.78 Negotiated connection contracts
This section applies where a distributor and a small customer negotiate and enter into a customer connection contract (a negotiated connection contract ) in accordance with the relevant requirements of— in the case of electricity— Chapter 5A of the NER; or in the case of gas— Part 12A of the NGR, including the requirements of the relevant negotiating framework. The distributor must provide— information relating to the small customer’s right to have a deemed standard connection contract under Division 4 ; and an explanation of— the differences between the terms and conditions of the proposed negotiated connection contract and the terms and conditions of a deemed standard connection contract; and the implications of those differences. A negotiated connection contract operates to the exclusion of provisions of a deemed standard connection contract dealing with the same matters. A retail customer may negotiate customer connection services for electricity (under Chapter 5A of the NER) and for gas (under Part 12A of the NGR). (sec.78-ssec.1) This section applies where a distributor and a small customer negotiate and enter into a customer connection contract (a negotiated connection contract ) in accordance with the relevant requirements of— in the case of electricity— Chapter 5A of the NER; or in the case of gas— Part 12A of the NGR, including the requirements of the relevant negotiating framework. (sec.78-ssec.2) The distributor must provide— information relating to the small customer’s right to have a deemed standard connection contract under Division 4 ; and an explanation of— the differences between the terms and conditions of the proposed negotiated connection contract and the terms and conditions of a deemed standard connection contract; and the implications of those differences. (sec.78-ssec.3) A negotiated connection contract operates to the exclusion of provisions of a deemed standard connection contract dealing with the same matters. A retail customer may negotiate customer connection services for electricity (under Chapter 5A of the NER) and for gas (under Part 12A of the NGR).
- (a) in the case of electricity— Chapter 5A of the NER; or
- (b) in the case of gas— Part 12A of the NGR,
- (a) information relating to the small customer’s right to have a deemed standard connection contract under Division 4 ; and
- (b) an explanation of— (i) the differences between the terms and conditions of the proposed negotiated connection contract and the terms and conditions of a deemed standard connection contract; and (ii) the implications of those differences.
- (i) the differences between the terms and conditions of the proposed negotiated connection contract and the terms and conditions of a deemed standard connection contract; and
- (ii) the implications of those differences.