National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) Regulations 2022
7Modification of National Energy Retail Rules in relation to distributor planned interruptions
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7 Modification of National Energy Retail Rules in relation to distributor planned interruptions
(1) Under section 12(3) of the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) Act 2012 , the National Energy Retail Rules, to the extent they apply as part of the law of this jurisdiction, are modified as set out in this regulation.
(2) Rule 90 of the National Energy Retail Rules is modified by inserting after subrule (3) the following subrule:
| (4) Compliance with Rule | | A distributor of electricity is not required to comply with this rule if the duration of the distributor planned interruption is for fewer than 15 minutes. |
(3) The National Energy Retail Rules are modified by inserting after rule 90 the following rule:
90A. Explicit consent in relation to distributor planned interruptions
(1) In this rule –
co-habitant, in relation to premises, means a person, other than the customer in relation to the premises, who has attained the age of 18 years and resides at the premises.
(2) A distributor may obtain from a co-habitant explicit consent to a distributor planned interruption in relation to premises if, were the co-habitant the customer in relation to the premises, the explicit consent would have been permitted under paragraph 90(1)(b) or (c) to be obtained.
(3) An explicit consent, to a distributor planned interruption in relation to premises, that is obtained under subregulation (2) from a co-habitant is to be taken to be the explicit consent of the customer to the distributor planned interruption in relation to the premises.
(4) Clause 6.4 of Schedule 2 to the National Energy Retail Rules is modified –
(a) by omitting from paragraph (d)(iii) "your explicit consent" and substituting "explicit consent, from you or a person you live with,"; and
(b) by inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraph:
(e) We are not required to give you notice if the distributor planned interruption is for fewer than 15 minutes.