294ESouth Australian Minister to make initial Rules relating to Energy Consumers Australia

294E South Australian Minister to make initial Rules relating to Energy Consumers Australia

294E South Australian Minister to make initial Rules relating to Energy Consumers Australia

(1) The Minister in right of the Crown of South Australia administering Part 2 of the National Gas (South Australia) Act 2008 of South Australia (the South Australian Minister) may make Rules—

(a) for or with respect to Energy Consumers Australia (including provisions for its funding); and

(b) for or with respect to any other subject contemplated by, or consequential on, the ECA amendments; and

(c) that revoke or amend a Rule as a consequence of the enactment of the ECA amendments.

(2) Section 74(3) applies to Rules made under subsection (1) in the same way as it applies to Rules made by the AEMC.

(3) As soon as practicable after making Rules under subsection (1), the South Australian Minister must—

(a) publish notice of the making of the Rules in the South Australian Government Gazette; and

(b) make the Rules publicly available.

(4) The notice referred to in subsection (3)(a) must state—

(a) the date on which the Rules commence operation; or

(b) if different Rules will commence operation on different dates, those dates.

(5) The Rules made under subsection (1) may only be made on the recommendation of the MCE.

(6) Once the first Rules have been made under subsection (1), no further Rules can be made under that subsection.

s 294E: Ins 2014 No 21, sec 27.