New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

GAS SUPPLY (NATURAL GAS RETAIL COMPETITION) REGULATION 2001 - REG 73

73 Commencement of discontinuance procedures by retailer of last resort

(1) A retailer of last resort is authorised to discontinue the supply of gas under an approved last resort supply arrangement only if at least three months have elapsed since the commencement of the last resort supply arrangements or the person who owns or occupies the premises:

(a) has failed to provide any security required by the retailer for the payment of any charge, or

(b) has failed to pay an amount due to the retailer with respect to the supply of gas, or

(c) has failed to give an inspector access to any premises supplied with gas by the retailer in accordance with any right to access provided for in the Act or any other regulation made under the Act, or

(d) has obstructed the inspector in relation to any act, matter or thing done or to be done in carrying out any function under the Act or any other regulation made under the Act.

(2) A retailer of last resort must not discontinue the supply of gas to premises on a ground referred to in subclause (1) unless the retailer has complied with the requirements of the terms and conditions applicable to the supply of gas under the last resort supply arrangements and this Regulation.

(3) A retailer of last resort must not discontinue the supply of gas to premises on the ground that at least three months have elapsed since the commencement of the last resort supply arrangements unless the retailer has given the customer reasonable notice of its intention to discontinue supply to the premises to allow the customer a reasonable opportunity to enter into a customer supply contract.

(4) Nothing in this clause affects the right to interrupt continuous supply as agreed in a customer supply contract.

(5) Nothing in this clause affects any right or obligation to refuse to supply gas, or to discontinue the supply of gas, to premises arising from the operation of the Act or any other regulations made under the Act.