New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY (GENERAL) REGULATION 2001 - REG 58

58 Last resort supply arrangements

(1) A retailer of last resort must prepare and maintain a plan setting out the arrangements to be implemented by it in the event that it is required to supply electricity in its capacity as a retailer of last resort.

(2) The plan must provide for the following matters:

(a) the arrangements that are to apply to small retail customers subject to standard form customer supply contracts, small retail customers subject to negotiated supply contracts and other customers,

(b) the maintenance of the capacity to implement last resort supply arrangements,

(c) the charges for the supply of electricity, and any additional charges permitted under this Regulation, for customers subject to last resort supply arrangements, and the manner in which the charges are to be calculated,

(d) provision for the notification to customers subject to last resort supply arrangements of their right to obtain supply from another retail supplier,

(e) provision of information to customers subject to last resort supply arrangements about the terms and conditions that are to apply to the supply of electricity under the arrangements,

(f) the implementation of last resort supply arrangements,

(g) any other matters required by the Minister.

(3) The plan must be approved by the Minister and comply with any applicable provisions of this Regulation and the market operations rules.