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ENERGY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (BUSHFIRE MITIGATION AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2011 (NO. 59 OF 2011) - SECT 41

Compensation for wrongful disconnection

See:
Act No.
31/2001.
Reprint No. 4
as at
1 July 2009
and amending
Act Nos
57/2009, 68/2009, 10/2010, 55/2010, 72/2010 and 74/2010.
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s. 41

    (1)     After section 48A(1) of the Gas Industry Act 2001 insert

    "(1A)         Despite subsection (1), if the relevant customer does not notify the licensee of the disconnection within 14 days after the disconnection, the maximum payment under a condition under subsection (1) is the prescribed capped amount.".

    (2)     In section 48A(5) of the Gas Industry Act 2001 insert the following definition—

""prescribed capped amount" means—

        (a)     the amount prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of subsection (1A); or

        (b)     if no amount is prescribed, $3,500.00;".



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