National Gas (Queensland) Law
sec.91MANature of Retail Market Procedures
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sec.91MA Nature of Retail Market Procedures
Retail Market Procedures are a form of statutory instrument directed at the regulation of a retail gas market. The Retail Market Procedures may deal with the following matters: the matters specified by the Rules; any other matter relevant to a regulated retail gas market on which this Law or the Rules contemplate the making of Procedures. The Retail Market Procedures— may apply to regulated retail gas markets generally or any 1 or more of the regulated retail gas markets; and may vary according to the persons, times, places or circumstances to which they are expressed to apply; and may confer functions or powers on, or leave any matter or thing to be decided by, AEMO; and may confer rights or impose obligations on Registered participants, exempted participants, users, end users or other persons; and may require a Registered participant or an exempted participant to give an indemnity against injury, damage or loss arising from the participant’s failure to comply with requirements imposed by the Procedures; and may confer power on AEMO to make or issue guidelines, tests, standards and other documents of an administrative nature; and may confer power on AEMO to require a person on whom a right is conferred, or an obligation imposed, under the Procedures— to comply with a guideline, standard or other document of an administrative nature; or to conduct, or submit to, a test designed by AEMO under the Procedures; and may exempt, or confer a power of exemption, from the application of the Procedures or specified provisions of the Procedures; and may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature. AEMO must not, without the consent of the MCE, make Retail Market Procedures that confer a right or function, or impose an obligation, on the MCE or a Minister of a participating jurisdiction. The Retail Market Procedures cannot— create an offence; or provide for a criminal or civil penalty. s 91MA ins 2009 No. 30 (SA) s 14 (sec.91MA-ssec.1) Retail Market Procedures are a form of statutory instrument directed at the regulation of a retail gas market. (sec.91MA-ssec.2) The Retail Market Procedures may deal with the following matters: the matters specified by the Rules; any other matter relevant to a regulated retail gas market on which this Law or the Rules contemplate the making of Procedures. (sec.91MA-ssec.3) The Retail Market Procedures— may apply to regulated retail gas markets generally or any 1 or more of the regulated retail gas markets; and may vary according to the persons, times, places or circumstances to which they are expressed to apply; and may confer functions or powers on, or leave any matter or thing to be decided by, AEMO; and may confer rights or impose obligations on Registered participants, exempted participants, users, end users or other persons; and may require a Registered participant or an exempted participant to give an indemnity against injury, damage or loss arising from the participant’s failure to comply with requirements imposed by the Procedures; and may confer power on AEMO to make or issue guidelines, tests, standards and other documents of an administrative nature; and may confer power on AEMO to require a person on whom a right is conferred, or an obligation imposed, under the Procedures— to comply with a guideline, standard or other document of an administrative nature; or to conduct, or submit to, a test designed by AEMO under the Procedures; and may exempt, or confer a power of exemption, from the application of the Procedures or specified provisions of the Procedures; and may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature. (sec.91MA-ssec.4) AEMO must not, without the consent of the MCE, make Retail Market Procedures that confer a right or function, or impose an obligation, on the MCE or a Minister of a participating jurisdiction. (sec.91MA-ssec.5) The Retail Market Procedures cannot— create an offence; or provide for a criminal or civil penalty.