Div 10Prepayment meter systems

Division 10—Prepayment meter systems 56—Use of prepayment meter systems only in jurisdictions where permitted (1) A person may sell energy using a prepayment meter system only within jurisdictions where its use is permitted under subsection (2). (2) A local instrument of a participating jurisdiction may permit the sale of energy to small customers using a prepayment meter system within that jurisdiction. 57—Contractual arrangements for use of prepayment meter systems (1) A retailer may only provide customer retail services to small customers using a prepayment meter system under a market retail contract. (2) Accordingly, a retailer must not provide customer retail services to small customers using a prepayment meter system under a standard retail contract. 58—Use of prepayment meter systems to comply with energy laws (1) A retailer who provides customer retail services to a small customer using a prepayment meter system must comply with the provisions of the energy laws relating to the use of prepayment meter systems. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), a retailer who provides customer retail services to a small customer using a prepayment meter system must ensure that the prepayment meter market retail contract complies with the requirements for both— (a) market retail contracts set out in the Rules, except to the extent a contrary intention is expressed in the Rules; and (b) prepayment meter market retail contracts set out in the Rules. 59—Persons on life support equipment (1) A retailer must not enter into a prepayment meter market retail contract with a small customer in relation to premises where one or more persons require life support equipment. (2) If a small customer with a prepayment meter market retail contract in relation to premises notifies the retailer that one or more persons at the premises require life support equipment, the retailer must make immediate arrangements for— (a) the removal of the prepayment meter system at no cost to the small customer; and (b) the installation of a standard meter at no cost to the small customer; and (c) the provision of information to the small customer about, and a general description of, the customer retail contracts available to the customer. installation of a standard meter to replace a prepayment meter system includes the conversion of the prepayment meter system to a standard operating mode so that the prepayment meter system operates as a standard meter; removal of a prepayment meter system includes rendering the system non‑operational; standard meter, in relation to a particular small customer, means a metering installation of the type that would ordinarily be installed at the premises of the customer. 60—Rules The Rules may make provision for or with respect to the provision of customer retail services involving the use of a prepayment meter system.