19Late payment fees

19 Late payment fees

(1)  In this section –

pensioner means the holder of a pensioner concession card issued under the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth or as a fringe benefit under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth.

(2)  Despite anything to the contrary in the South Australian Energy Retail Law, as that Law applies as a law of this jurisdiction, a retailer must waive a fee or charge for the late payment by a customer of an amount owed by the customer to the retailer for electricity supplied to the customer, if –

(a) the customer holds a health care card within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth; or

(b) the customer is receiving, as a pensioner, a concession on the customer's accounts with the retailer; or

(c) the customer is on a payment plan; or

(d) the customer has died, the account with the customer has been suspended or the amount owed is set out in a final account to the customer.