National Electricity (South Australia) (Local Provisions) Regulations 2019 (SA)

South Australia National Electricity (South Australia) (Local Provisions) Regulations 2019 under the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996

Contents 1 Short title 3 Modification of National Electricity Rules—retailer reliability obligation 4 Regulated stand‑alone power systems Legislative history

1—Short title These regulations may be cited as the National Electricity (South Australia) (Local Provisions) Regulations 2019. 3—Modification of National Electricity Rules—retailer reliability obligation (1) In accordance with section 19C of the Act, the National Electricity Rules, insofar as they have effect as part of the law of South Australia, apply in relation to any T‑3 reliability instrument made by the Minister under section 19B(1) of the Act— (a) as though a reference in the following Parts and provisions of the Rules to a forecast reliability gap period includes a reference to the period specified in the instrument for the purposes of section 19B(2) of the Act: (i) Rule 4A.C.4; (ii) Rule 4A.D.4; (iii) Rule 4A.D.5; (iv) Rule 4A.D.9; (v) Part G of Chapter 4A; (vi) Part H of Chapter 4A; and (b) as though a reference in the following Parts and provisions of the Rules to a forecast reliability gap includes a reference to a gap specified in the instrument for the purposes of section 19B(2) of the Act: (i) Rule 4A.A.1; (ii) Rule 4A.C.4; (iii) Part G of Chapter 4A; (iv) Part H of Chapter 4A; and (ba) as though, in Rule 4A.C.5(a), after "AER makes a T-3 reliability instrument" there were inserted: or the South Australian Minister makes a T‑3 reliability instrument under section 19B of the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 (c) as though, in Rule 4A.H.3(a)(1), after "T-3 reliability instrument" there were inserted: or the South Australian Minister makes a T‑3 reliability instrument under section 19B of the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 (2) In accordance with section 19C of the Act, the National Electricity Rules, insofar as they have effect as part of the law of South Australia, apply in relation to a T‑3 reliability instrument of a kind referred to in section 19B(8) of the Act and a T‑1 reliability instrument for a region related to such a T‑3 reliability instrument— (a) as though the following amendments were made to those Rules: (i1) Rule 4A.C.3(b)(3)—delete "second" and substitute: first (i) Rule 4A.C.10(b)—delete "which must be a day in the period which starts 7 days before the T-1 cut-off day and ends on that day (inclusive)" and substitute: which day must be the day that falls 6 months before the first day of the reliability gap period; (ii) Rule 4A.D.7—delete "that is 18 months after the date the relevant T-3 reliability instrument is effective" and substitute: that falls 6 months before the contract position day (iii) Rule 4A.G.16(a)(1)—delete "5" and substitute: 20 (iv) Rule 4A.G.16(d)(1)—delete subparagraph (1) and substitute: (1) the contract position day; (b) if the AER has not established an Auditors Panel under Rule 4A.E.5(a) on or before the day that falls 3 months before the reporting day specified in the T‑1 reliability instrument, as though references to an Independent Auditor in Rule 4A.E.5(b), (c) and (e) were references to an auditor appointed from a panel of auditors established and maintained by the Minister. (3) In this regulation— Act means the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996. 4—Regulated stand‑alone power systems In accordance with section 6B of the National Electricity Law, the stand‑alone power system comprised of the distribution network described in the maps annexed (in Schedule 3) to the licence authorising the distribution of electricity issued by the South Australian Independent Industry Regulator on 11 October 1999, as varied from time to time, (being the licence held by SA Power Networks (ACN 332 330 749)) forms part of the national electricity system.