National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) Act 2012 (Tas)

National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) Act 2012

An Act to establish a national energy customer framework for the regulation of the retail supply of energy to customers, to make provision for the relationship between the distributors of energy and the consumers of energy, to make certain transitional arrangements and for other purposes [Royal Assent 8 May 2012]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) Act 2012 .

2. Commencement The provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation (1) In this Act – National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) means the provisions applying in this jurisdiction because of section 4 . (2) Terms used in this Act and also the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the National Energy Retail Law (South Australia) Act 2011 of South Australia have the same meanings in this Act as they have in that Law. (3) This section does not apply to the extent that the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires.

PART 2 - Adoption of National Energy Retail Law

4. Application of National Energy Retail Law The National Energy Retail Law, as amended from time to time, set out in the Schedule to the National Energy Retail Law (South Australia) Act 2011 of South Australia – (a) applies as a law of this jurisdiction, with the modifications set out in Part 4 ; and (b) as so applying may be referred to as the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania); and (c) so applies as if it were part of this Act.

5. Amendments to National Energy Retail Law (1) The Minister is to cause any amendment to the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the National Energy Retail Law (South Australia) Act 2011 of South Australia to be tabled in each House of Parliament within 10 sitting-days from the date on which the amendment receives the Royal Assent in South Australia. (2) Nothing in this section affects the operation of section 4 .