Utilities Act 2000
75EGreenpower obligations—general
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75E Greenpower obligations—general (1) A NERL retailer must— (a) first offer a greenpower product to a person who proposes to purchase electricity for premises from the retailer; and (b) have a greenpower product available for purchase by its customers to whom it sells or supplies electricity.
(2) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a NERL retailer in relation to— (a) a person for whom the retailer is acting as designated RoLR in relation to a RoLR event under the National Energy Retail Law (ACT); or (b) a person who is a move-in customer or carry-over customer; or (c) a transaction with a person if the retailer must obtain the person’s explicit informed consent for the transaction under the National Energy Retail Law (ACT), section 38 (Requirement for explicit informed consent for certain transactions). (3) If a small customer stops, or proposes to stop, purchasing a greenpower product from a NERL retailer, the retailer must not impose a charge (however described) on the small customer in relation to the cessation. carry-over customer—see the National Energy Retail Law (ACT), section 2 (1). customer—see the National Energy Retail Law (ACT), section 5. designated RoLR—see the National Energy Retail Law (ACT), section 122. greenpower product—see the National GreenPower Accreditation Program: Program Rules, Appendix D (Definition of Terms), made by the National GreenPower Steering Group, as in force from time to time. Note The National GreenPower Accreditation Program: Program Rules are accessible at www.greenpower.gov.au. move-in customer—see the National Energy Retail Law (ACT), section 2 (1).
RoLR event, in relation to a retailer—see the National Energy Retail Law (ACT), section 122.