New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

GAS SUPPLY (NATURAL GAS RETAIL COMPETITION) REGULATION 2001 - REG 8

8 Small retail customers

(1) For the purposes of section 33R of the Act, the prescribed rate referred to in subsection (7) of that section is 1,000 gigajoules per year.

(2) The following provisions apply for the purpose of estimating or measuring the consumption or expected consumption of gas so as to determine whether or not a customer is a small retail customer:

(a) consumption is to be measured or estimated in respect of all premises that are owned or occupied in this State by the customer and that are covered by the same customer supply contract,

(b) consumption in the immediately preceding period of 12 months is to be measured (if applicable) by having regard to gas consumption recorded in bills rendered during the relevant period or meter readings during the period.

(3) A supplier must determine the rate of consumption or expected consumption of gas of a customer of the supplier for the purpose of determining whether or not the customer is a small retail customer at the following times or intervals:

(a) at the commencement of a customer supply contract,

(b) if the terms and conditions of a customer supply contract relating to the customer are renegotiated and agreed to by the customer,

(c) at intervals of not less than 12 months during the term of a standard form customer supply contract,

(d) at any time that the supplier becomes aware that a customer may consume gas at premises at a rate of less than 1,000 gigajoules per year, unless otherwise provided by the customer supply contract.

(4) It is a condition of a supplier’s authorisation that the supplier comply with this clause.