(1) For paragraph 44AAF(3)(e) of the Act, the persons and bodies set out in the table are prescribed persons and bodies.
Item | Prescribed person or body | |
Commonwealth | ||
1.1 | National Competition Council, established by section 29A of the Act | |
1.2 | Tribunal constituted by subsection 30(1) of the Act | |
New South Wales | ||
2.1 | Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales established by subsection 5(1) of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992 of New South Wales | |
2.2 | Energy and Water Ombudsman (NSW) Limited (ACN 079 718 915) | |
Victoria | ||
3.2 | Essential Services Commission established by subsection 7(1) of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 of Victoria | |
3.3 | Energy and Water Ombudsman (Victoria) Limited (ACN 070 516 175) | |
Queensland | ||
4.1 | Queensland Competition Authority established by section 7 of the Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997 of Queensland | |
4.2 | Energy and Water Ombudsman established by section 10 of the Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 of Queensland | |
Western Australia | ||
5.1 | Economic Regulation Authority established by section 4 of the Economic Regulation Authority Act 2003 of Western Australia | |
South Australia | ||
6.1 | Essential Services Commission established by subsection 4(1) of the Essential Services Commission Act 2002 of South Australia | |
6.3 | Energy Industry Ombudsman (SA) Limited (ACN 089 791 604) | |
Tasmania | ||
7.1 | Office of the Regulator established by subsection 5(1) of the Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995 of Tasmania | |
7.2 | Ombudsman within the meaning of the Energy Ombudsman Act 1998 of Tasmania | |
Australian Capital Territory | ||
8.1 | Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission for the Australian Capital Territory established by subsection 5(1) of the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Act 1997 of the Australian Capital Territory | |
8.2 | ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal established by section 88 of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 of the Australian Capital Territory | |
Northern Territory | ||
8A.1 | Utilities Commission of the Northern Territory established by subsection 5(1) of the Utilities Commission Act 2000 (NT) | |
Each jurisdiction that has applied the National Energy Retail Law as a law of the jurisdiction | ||
9.1 | The Minister responsible for administration of the national energy retail legislation as it applies in the jurisdiction | |
(1A) A staff member or consultant assisting a person or body mentioned in items 1.1 to 8A.1 of the table in subregulation (1) in the performance of a function, or the exercise of a power, of the person or body is also a prescribed person for paragraph 44AAF(3)(e) of the Act.
(2) In this regulation:
"National Energy Retail Law" means the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the National Energy Retail Law (South Australia) Act 2011 of South Australia, as amended from time to time.
"national energy retail legislation" has the meaning given in subsection 2(1) of the National Energy Retail Law.