12Regulation-making power for purposes of National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania), &c.

12 Regulation-making power for purposes of National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania), &c.

(1)  The Governor may make –

(a) such regulations, including regulations constituting local instruments, as are contemplated by the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania), or an instrument made under that Law, as being made under this Act as the application Act of this jurisdiction; and

(b) regulations for or in respect of any other matter or thing that is required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or that is necessary to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2)  Without limiting subsection (1) , regulations made under that subsection may provide for or in respect of –

(a) the provision of services to customers by distributors, including requirements and standards to be met before and while services are being provided; and

(b) the payment of compensation to customers by distributors when standards referred to in paragraph (a) are not met.

(3)  In addition, the Governor may make regulations that modify the application of the National Energy Retail Rules, to the extent they apply as part of the law of this jurisdiction.

(4)  A modification under subsection (3) may include the insertion, omission, substitution or relocation of provisions, words or matter.

(5)  In addition, the Governor may make regulations of an application, savings or transitional nature relating to the transition from the application of provisions of the energy laws to the application of provisions of –

(a) this Act (including the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania)); and

(b) the National Energy Retail Rules to the extent they apply as part of the law of this jurisdiction.

(6)  A regulation may modify the application of the National Regulations, to the extent they apply as part of the law of this jurisdiction, to remove any inconsistency between –

(a) a regulation made under subsection (5) and a provision of the National Regulations that is of an application, savings or transitional nature; or