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Queensland
COMMUNITY AMBULANCE
COVER AMENDMENT
BILL 2004
Queensland
COMMUNITY AMBULANCE COVER
AMENDMENT BILL 2004
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Commencement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4 Insertion of new s 13A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
13A Meaning of "separate domestic area" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5 Amendment of s 30 (Exemption for later standard contracts) . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6 Insertion of new s 30A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
30A Exemption for later standard contracts for separate domestic area . . 7
7 Insertion of new ss 33A33I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
33A Hot water system exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
33B Public park facility exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
33C Security lighting exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
33D Exemption for equipment for medical condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
33E Retirement village common account exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
33F Building common account exemption (type 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
33G Building common account exemption (type 2) (2 pensioner
occupiers) ................................... 10
33H Building common account exemption (type 2) (1 pensioner
occupier) ..................................... 11
33I Building common account exemption (type 2) (no pensioner
occupiers) ..................................... 11
8 Amendment of s 44 (Exemption for later power card arrangements) . . . . . . 12
9 Insertion of new s 44A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
44A Exemption for later power card arrangements for separate
domestic area .................................. 12
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10 Insertion of new ss 47A47F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
47A Hot water system exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
47B Public park facility exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
47C Security lighting exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
47D Exemption for equipment for medical condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
47E Retirement village common account exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
47F Building common account exemption (type 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
11 Insertion of new ss 74A74I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
74A Hot water system exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
74B Public park facility exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
74C Security lighting exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
74D Exemption for equipment for medical condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
74E Retirement village common account exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
74F Building common account exemption (type 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
74G Building common account exemption (type 2) (2 pensioner
occupiers) ..................................... 18
74H Building common account exemption (type 2) (1 pensioner
occupier) ...................................... 19
74I Building common account exemption (type 2) (no pensioner
occupiers) ....................................... 19
12 Amendment of s 85 (Commissioner may perform electricity retailer's
obligations) ............................................... 20
13 Amendment of s 87 (Statement of levy liability) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
14 Insertion of new s 90A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
90A Special provision for notification of hot water system exemption
for standard contract instead of s 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
15 Insertion of new ss 92A and 92B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
92A Special provision for notification of hot water system exemption
for power card arrangement instead of s 92(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
92B Special provision for notification of hot water system exemption
for power card arrangement instead of s 92(3) and (4) . . . . . . . . . . . 22
16 Insertion of new s 97A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
97A Special provision for notification of hot water system exemption
for contestable sale arrangement instead of s 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
17 Amendment of s 99 (Particular exemptions taken to be notified
under divs 25) ........................................ 24
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18 Amendment of s 120 (Ability of on-supplier to recover levy amount) . . . . . 25
19 Insertion of new ss 121A and 121B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
121A Recovery of levy by on-supplier before statement of levy liability. . 25
121B Subsequent recovery entitlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
20 Insertion of new pt 7, div 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Division 13--Limitations on levy recovery
124A Recovery of levy amount prohibited for common account
exemptions .................................... 26
124B Recovery of levy amount from pensioner prohibited for
standard contract .................................. 27
124C Recovery of levy amount from pensioner prohibited for
contestable sale arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
21 Amendment of s 127 (Who may lodge objection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
22 Amendment of s 148 (Evidentiary provision for statements of levy liability) 29
23 Replacement of s 151 (Giving document if more than 1 electricity
customer liable to pay levy for electricity sale arrangement) . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
151 Giving document if more than 1 electricity customer liable to
pay levy amount for electricity sale arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
24 Insertion of new pt 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
PART 12--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
156 Transitional provision for statements of levy liability issued on
or after 11 November 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
157 Transitional provision for particular approved forms . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
25 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2004
A BILL
FOR
An Act to amend the Community Ambulance Cover Act 2003
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The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
1 Short title
Clause 2
This Act may be cited as the Community Ambulance Cover Amendment 3
Act 2004. 4
2 Commencement
Clause 5
This Act, other than sections 12, 18 to 23 and 24 (to the extent it inserts a 6
new section 157), is taken to have commenced on 11 November 2003. 7
3 Act amended
Clause 8
This Act amends the Community Ambulance Cover Act 2003. 9
4 Insertion of new s 13A
Clause 10
After section 13-- 11
insert-- 12
`13A Meaning of "separate domestic area" 13
`(1) A "separate domestic area" is a building or part of a building in 14
Queensland that is-- 15
(a) used, or, if not being used, available to be used, solely as a single 16
self-contained place of residence; and 17
(b) wired for the supply to it of electricity. 18
`(2) For subsection (1), a building or a part of a building is not used 19
solely as a single self-contained place of residence if it is to any extent used 20
for income producing or business purposes. 21
22
Examples of separate domestic areas--
23
· a detached house, a residential unit or a flat, used only as a place of residence for a
24
family
25
· a detached house occupied by a family only as a place of residence, and occupied
26
also by an elderly family member who lives in separate living facilities in the
27
house and who does not pay a commercial rent for his or her occupation
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1
· a single residential unit in a residential unit complex, used solely as a residence,
2
that has been converted from 2 residential units'.
5 Amendment of s 30 (Exemption for later standard contracts)
Clause 3
Section 30, heading, after `contracts'-- 4
insert-- 5
`for separate non-domestic area'. 6
6 Insertion of new s 30A
Clause 7
After section 30-- 8
insert-- 9
`30A Exemption for later standard contracts for separate domestic 10
area 11
`(1) This section applies if there are 2 or more standard contracts for the 12
sale of electricity for consumption only at the one separate domestic area. 13
`(2) Each of the contracts that is a later standard contract is an exempt 14
standard contract. 15
`(3) For subsection (2), a standard contract is a later standard contract if 16
it is not the first of the contracts to have commenced. 17
18
Example--
19
The owner of a house used only as a place of residence has 2 standard contracts with an
20
electricity retailer for the sale of electricity for consumption at the house. Contract A,
21
for the supply of electricity to the house, was entered into on 31 July 2002, and is now
22
a contract for the supply of electricity to the house, other than to a small flat located in
23
a section of the house not used for income producing or business purposes. Contract B,
24
for the supply of electricity to the flat, was entered into on 31 August 2002. Contract B
25
is an exempt standard contract.'.
7 Insertion of new ss 33A33I
Clause 26
After section 33-- 27
insert-- 28
`33A Hot water system exemption 29
`A standard contract is an exempt standard contract if all electricity sold 30
under the contract is supplied to a hot water system. 31
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`33B Public park facility exemption 1
`A standard contract is an exempt standard contract if all electricity sold 2
under the contract is supplied to a public park facility. 3
`33C Security lighting exemption 4
`(1) A standard contract (the "relevant contract") is an exempt standard 5
contract if-- 6
(a) all electricity sold under the relevant contract is supplied to 7
security lighting for premises; and 8
(b) there is at least 1 other electricity sale arrangement for the 9
premises; and 10
(c) the relevant contract is not an exempt standard contract under the 11
building common account exemption (type 1) or the building 12
common account exemption (type 2). 13
`(2) However, the relevant contract is not an exempt standard contract 14
if-- 15
(a) all electricity sold under the other arrangement, or other 16
arrangements, is supplied to security lighting for the premises; 17
and 18
(b) the relevant contract is the first of the electricity sale 19
arrangements to have commenced. 20
`33D Exemption for equipment for medical condition 21
`A standard contract is an exempt standard contract if-- 22
(a) all electricity sold under the contract is supplied to an item of 23
equipment; and 24
(b) the equipment is for the use of a person for a medical condition 25
the person has, whether or not the equipment is used only by the 26
person, and whether or not, when used by the person, the 27
equipment is used only for the medical condition; and 28
(c) the person has written advice from a doctor to the effect of either 29
of the following-- 30
(i) because of the medical condition, the person needs to use 31
the equipment; 32
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(ii) because of the medical condition, the person needs to have 1
the equipment readily available for use in a medical 2
emergency; and 3
(d) the equipment is not in premises that are, or that are in the nature 4
of, a hospital, an aged care hostel or a nursing home. 5
`33E Retirement village common account exemption 6
`A standard contract is an exempt standard contract if-- 7
(a) all electricity sold under the contract is sold for consumption at a 8
retirement village; and 9
(b) all electricity sold under the contract is supplied for 1 or more of 10
the following-- 11
(i) common facilities for the retirement village; 12
(ii) 1 or more on-supply arrangements; and 13
(c) there is an electricity sale arrangement, other than the standard 14
contract, for each occupied accommodation unit in the retirement 15
village that is a separate domestic area. 16
17
Example--
18
A retirement village has 6 accommodation units. For each occupied accommodation
19
unit that is a separate domestic area, there is a separate standard contract for the supply
20
of electricity to it. Additionally, the retirement village operator is the non-contestable
21
customer under a standard contract for the supply of electricity for the retirement
22
village's common lighting. The standard contract for the lighting is an exempt standard
23
contract.
`33F Building common account exemption (type 1) 24
`A standard contract is an exempt standard contract if-- 25
(a) all electricity sold under the contract is sold for consumption at a 26
multi-unit building; and 27
(b) the electricity is supplied for 1 or more of the following-- 28
(i) common facilities for the building; 29
(ii) 1 or more on-supply arrangements; and 30
(c) there is an electricity sale arrangement, other than the standard 31
contract, for each occupied separate area in the building. 32
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1
Examples--
2
1. A residential unit building has 6 units and common property. For each occupied
3
unit, there is a separate standard contract for the supply of electricity to it.
4
Additionally, the body corporate for the residential building is the non-contestable
5
customer under a standard contract for the supply of electricity for the building's
6
common lighting. The standard contract for the lighting is an exempt standard
7
contract.
8
2. A shopping centre building has 14 shops. For each occupied shop there is an
9
on-supply arrangement (type 1) for the supply of electricity. Electricity for the
10
on-supply arrangements is supplied to the building owner under 1 standard
11
contract. Additionally, the building owner is the non-contestable customer under
12
5 standard contracts, all for security lighting for the shopping centre. All 6 standard
13
contracts are exempt standard contracts.
14
3. A residential building consists of 6 flats. For each occupied flat there is an
15
on-supply arrangement (type 2) for the supply of electricity. Electricity for the
16
on-supply arrangements (type 2) is supplied to the building owner under a standard
17
contract that relates also to the supply of electricity to the building's common use
18
laundry area. The standard contract is an exempt standard contract.
`33G Building common account exemption (type 2) (2 pensioner 19
occupiers) 20
`(1) A standard contract is an exempt standard contract if all the 21
following circumstances apply-- 22
(a) all electricity sold under the contract is sold for consumption at a 23
double unit building; 24
(b) the electricity is supplied for 1 or more of the following-- 25
(i) common facilities for the building; 26
(ii) consumption at a separate area; 27
(c) if there were a separate electricity sale arrangement for each 28
separate area in the building, each electricity sale arrangement 29
would be an exempt arrangement because of the pensioner 30
exemption; 31
(d) the pensioner who occupies each separate area has notified the 32
non-contestable customer for the contract in the approved form 33
of the circumstances supporting the application of paragraph (c). 34
`(2) The pensioner who occupies a separate area is taken to have notified 35
the non-contestable customer under subsection (1)(d) if an electricity 36
rebate applies in relation to the supply of electricity to the separate area. 37
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`33H Building common account exemption (type 2) (1 pensioner 1
occupier) 2
`(1) A standard contract is an exempt standard contract if all the 3
following circumstances apply-- 4
(a) all electricity sold under 2 or more electricity sale arrangements 5
(the "relevant arrangements") is sold for consumption at a 6
double unit building; 7
(b) the contract is 1 of the relevant arrangements; 8
(c) all electricity sold under the contract is supplied for 1 or more of 9
the following-- 10
(i) common facilities for the building; 11
(ii) consumption at a separate area; 12
(d) if there were a separate electricity sale arrangement for each 13
separate area in the building, the arrangement applying for 1 of 14
the separate areas (the "relevant separate area") would be an 15
exempt arrangement because of the pensioner exemption; 16
(e) the pensioner who occupies the relevant separate area has 17
notified the non-contestable customer for the contract in the 18
approved form of the circumstances supporting the application of 19
paragraph (d); 20
(f) the contract is not the first of the relevant arrangements to have 21
commenced. 22
`(2) The pensioner who occupies the relevant separate area is taken to 23
have notified the non-contestable customer under subsection (1)(e) if an 24
electricity rebate applies in relation to the supply of electricity to the 25
separate area. 26
`33I Building common account exemption (type 2) (no pensioner 27
occupiers) 28
`A standard contract is an exempt standard contract if all the following 29
circumstances apply-- 30
(a) all electricity sold under 3 or more electricity sale arrangements 31
(the "relevant arrangements") is sold for consumption at a 32
double unit building; 33
(b) the contract is 1 of the relevant arrangements; 34
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(c) all electricity sold under the contract is supplied for 1 or more of 1
the following-- 2
(i) common facilities for the building; 3
(ii) consumption at a separate area; 4
(d) if there were a separate electricity sale arrangement for each 5
separate area in the building, neither of the arrangements would 6
be an exempt arrangement because of the pensioner exemption; 7
(e) the contract is not the first or second of the relevant arrangements 8
to have commenced.'. 9
8 Amendment of s 44 (Exemption for later power card 10
arrangements)
Clause 11
Section 44, heading, after `arrangements'-- 12
insert-- 13
`for separate non-domestic area'. 14
9 Insertion of new s 44A
Clause 15
After section 44-- 16
insert-- 17
`44A Exemption for later power card arrangements for separate 18
domestic area 19
`(1) This section applies if there are 2 or more power card arrangements 20
that relate to the sale of electricity for consumption only at the one separate 21
domestic area. 22
`(2) Each of the arrangements that is a later power card arrangement is 23
an exempt power card arrangement. 24
`(3) For subsection (2), a power card arrangement is a later power card 25
arrangement if it is not the first of the arrangements to have commenced. 26
27
Example--
28
There are 2 power card arrangements for the sale of electricity for consumption at a
29
house used only as a place of residence. Power card arrangement A, for the supply of
30
electricity to the house, commenced on 31 July 2002, and is now a power card
31
arrangement for the supply of electricity to the house, other than a small flat located in
32
a section of the house not used for income producing or business purposes. Power card
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1
arrangement B, for the supply of electricity to the flat, commenced on 31 August 2002.
2
Power card arrangement B is an exempt power card arrangement.'.
10 Insertion of new ss 47A47F
Clause 3
After section 47-- 4
insert-- 5
`47A Hot water system exemption 6
`A power card arrangement is an exempt power card arrangement if the 7
power card premises for the arrangement are a hot water system. 8
`47B Public park facility exemption 9
`A power card arrangement is an exempt power card arrangement if the 10
power card premises for the arrangement are a public park facility. 11
`47C Security lighting exemption 12
`(1) A power card arrangement (the "relevant arrangement") is an 13
exempt power card arrangement if-- 14
(a) the power card premises for the relevant arrangement are security 15
lighting for particular premises; and 16
(b) there is at least 1 other electricity sale arrangement for the supply 17
of electricity for the particular premises; and 18
(c) the relevant arrangement is not an exempt power card 19
arrangement under the building common account exemption 20
(type 1) or the building common account exemption (type 2). 21
`(2) However, the relevant arrangement is not an exempt power card 22
arrangement if-- 23
(a) all electricity sold under the other arrangement, or other 24
arrangements, is supplied to security lighting also for the 25
particular premises; and 26
(b) the relevant arrangement is the first of the electricity sale 27
arrangements to have commenced. 28
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`47D Exemption for equipment for medical condition 1
`A power card arrangement is an exempt power card arrangement if-- 2
(a) the power card premises for the arrangement are an item of 3
equipment; and 4
(b) the equipment is for the use of a person for a medical condition 5
the person has, whether or not the equipment is used only by the 6
person, and whether or not, when used by the person, the 7
equipment is used only for the medical condition; and 8
(c) the person has written advice from a doctor to the effect of either 9
of the following-- 10
(i) because of the medical condition, the person needs to use 11
the equipment; 12
(ii) because of the medical condition, the person needs to have 13
the equipment readily available for use in a medical 14
emergency; and 15
(d) the equipment is not located in premises that are, or that are in 16
the nature of, a hospital, an aged care hostel or a nursing home. 17
`47E Retirement village common account exemption 18
`A power card arrangement is an exempt power card arrangement if-- 19
(a) the power card premises for the arrangement are a retirement 20
village; and 21
(b) all electricity sold under the arrangement is supplied for 1 or 22
more of the following-- 23
(i) common facilities for the retirement village; 24
(ii) 1 or more on-supply arrangements; and 25
(c) there is an electricity sale arrangement, other than the power card 26
arrangement, for each occupied accommodation unit in the 27
retirement village that is a separate domestic area. 28
29
Example--
30
A retirement village has 6 accommodation units. For each occupied accommodation
31
unit that is a separate domestic area, there is a separate standard contract for the supply
32
of electricity to it. Additionally, there is a power card arrangement for the supply of
33
electricity for the retirement village's common lighting. The power card arrangement
34
for the lighting is an exempt power card arrangement.
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`47F Building common account exemption (type 1) 1
`A power card arrangement is an exempt power card arrangement if-- 2
(a) the power card premises for the arrangement are a multi-unit 3
building; and 4
(b) all electricity sold under the arrangement is supplied for 1 or 5
more of the following-- 6
(i) common facilities for the building; 7
(ii) 1 or more on-supply arrangements; and 8
(c) there is an electricity sale arrangement, other than the power card 9
arrangement, for each occupied separate area in the building. 10
11
Example--
12
In a shopping centre with a number of shops, each occupied shop has a power card
13
arrangement for the supply of electricity to it. There is also a power card arrangement
14
for the supply of electricity for air conditioning for the shopping centre. The power card
15
arrangement for the air conditioning is an exempt power card arrangement.'.
11 Insertion of new ss 74A74I
Clause 16
After section 74-- 17
insert-- 18
`74A Hot water system exemption 19
`A contestable sale arrangement is an exempt contestable sale 20
arrangement if all electricity sold under the arrangement is supplied to a 21
hot water system. 22
`74B Public park facility exemption 23
`A contestable sale arrangement is an exempt contestable sale 24
arrangement if all electricity sold under the arrangement is supplied to a 25
public park facility. 26
`74C Security lighting exemption 27
`(1) A contestable sale arrangement (the "relevant arrangement") is an 28
exempt contestable sale arrangement if-- 29
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(a) all electricity sold under the relevant arrangement is supplied to 1
security lighting for premises; and 2
(b) there is at least 1 other electricity sale arrangement for the 3
premises; and 4
(c) the relevant arrangement is not an exempt contestable sale 5
arrangement under the building common account exemption 6
(type 1) or the building common account exemption (type 2). 7
`(2) However, the relevant arrangement is not an exempt contestable sale 8
arrangement if-- 9
(a) all electricity sold under the other arrangement, or other 10
arrangements, is supplied to security lighting for the premises; 11
and 12
(b) the relevant arrangement is the first of the electricity sale 13
arrangements to have commenced. 14
`74D Exemption for equipment for medical condition 15
`A contestable sale arrangement is an exempt contestable sale 16
arrangement if-- 17
(a) all electricity sold under the arrangement is supplied to an item 18
of equipment; and 19
(b) the equipment is for the use of a person for a medical condition 20
the person has, whether or not the equipment is used only by the 21
person, and whether or not, when used by the person, the 22
equipment is used only for the medical condition; and 23
(c) the person has written advice from a doctor to the effect of either 24
of the following-- 25
(i) because of the medical condition, the person needs to use 26
the equipment; 27
(ii) because of the medical condition, the person needs to have 28
the equipment readily available for use in a medical 29
emergency; and 30
(d) the equipment is not in premises that are, or that are in the nature 31
of, a hospital, an aged care hostel or a nursing home. 32
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`74E Retirement village common account exemption 1
`A contestable sale arrangement is an exempt contestable sale 2
arrangement if-- 3
(a) all electricity sold under the arrangement is sold for consumption 4
at a retirement village; and 5
(b) all electricity sold under the arrangement is supplied for 1 or 6
more of the following-- 7
(i) common facilities for the retirement village; 8
(ii) 1 or more on-supply arrangements; and 9
(c) there is an electricity sale arrangement, other than the contestable 10
sale arrangement, for each occupied accommodation unit in the 11
retirement village that is a separate domestic area. 12
13
Example--
14
A retirement village has 6 accommodation units. For each occupied accommodation
15
unit that is a separate domestic area, there is a separate standard contract for the supply
16
of electricity to it. Additionally, the retirement village scheme operator is the relevant
17
contestable customer under a contestable sale arrangement for the supply of electricity
18
for the retirement village's common lighting. The contestable sale arrangement for the
19
lighting is an exempt contestable sale arrangement.
`74F Building common account exemption (type 1) 20
`A contestable sale arrangement is an exempt contestable sale 21
arrangement if-- 22
(a) all electricity sold under the arrangement is sold for consumption 23
at a multi-unit building; and 24
(b) the electricity is supplied for 1 or more of the following-- 25
(i) common facilities for the building; 26
(ii) 1 or more on-supply arrangements; and 27
(c) there is an electricity sale arrangement, other than the contestable 28
sale arrangement, for each occupied separate area in the building. 29
30
Examples--
31
1. A residential building has 6 units and common property. For each occupied unit,
32
there is a separate standard contract for the supply of electricity to it. Additionally,
33
the body corporate for the residential building is the relevant contestable customer
34
under a contestable sale arrangement for the supply of electricity for the building's
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1
common lighting. The contestable sale arrangement for the lighting is an exempt
2
contestable sale arrangement.
3
2. A shopping centre building has 14 shops. For each shop there is an on-supply
4
arrangement (type 1) for the supply of electricity. Electricity for the on-supply
5
arrangements is supplied to the building owner under 1 contestable sale
6
arrangement. Additionally, the building owner is the relevant contestable customer
7
under 5 contestable sale arrangements, all for security lighting for the shopping
8
centre. All 6 contestable sale arrangements are exempt contestable sale
9
arrangements.
10
3. A building consists of 6 flats. For each flat there is an on-supply arrangement
11
(type 2) for the supply of electricity. Electricity for the on-supply arrangement
12
(type 2) is supplied to the building owner under a contestable sale arrangement that
13
relates also to the supply of electricity to the building's common use laundry area.
14
The contestable sale arrangement is an exempt contestable sale arrangement.
`74G Building common account exemption (type 2) (2 pensioner 15
occupiers) 16
`(1) A contestable sale arrangement is an exempt contestable sale 17
arrangement if all the following circumstances apply-- 18
(a) all electricity sold under the arrangement is sold for consumption 19
at a double unit building; 20
(b) the electricity is supplied for 1 or more of the following-- 21
(i) common facilities for the building; 22
(ii) consumption at a separate area; 23
(c) if there were a separate electricity sale arrangement for each 24
separate area in the building, each electricity sale arrangement 25
would be an exempt arrangement because of the pensioner 26
exemption; 27
(d) the pensioner who occupies each separate area has notified the 28
relevant contestable customer for the arrangement in the 29
approved form of the circumstances supporting the application of 30
paragraph (c). 31
`(2) The pensioner who occupies a separate area is taken to have notified 32
the relevant contestable customer under subsection (1)(d) if an electricity 33
rebate applies in relation to the supply of electricity to the separate area. 34
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`74H Building common account exemption (type 2) (1 pensioner 1
occupier) 2
`(1) A contestable sale arrangement is an exempt contestable sale 3
arrangement if all the following circumstances apply-- 4
(a) all electricity sold under 2 or more electricity sale arrangements 5
(the "relevant arrangements") is sold for consumption at a 6
double unit building; 7
(b) the arrangement is 1 of the relevant arrangements; 8
(c) all electricity sold under the arrangement is supplied for 1 or 9
more of the following-- 10
(i) common facilities for the building; 11
(ii) consumption at a separate area; 12
(d) if there were a separate electricity sale arrangement for each 13
separate area in the building, the arrangement applying for 1 of 14
the separate areas (the "relevant separate area") would be an 15
exempt arrangement because of the pensioner exemption; 16
(e) the pensioner who occupies the relevant separate area has 17
notified the relevant contestable customer for the arrangement in 18
the approved form of the circumstances supporting the 19
application of paragraph (d); 20
(f) the arrangement is not the first of the relevant arrangements to 21
have commenced. 22
`(2) The pensioner who occupies the relevant separate area is taken to 23
have notified the relevant contestable customer under subsection (1)(e) if 24
an electricity rebate applies in relation to the supply of electricity to the 25
separate area. 26
`74I Building common account exemption (type 2) (no pensioner 27
occupiers) 28
`A contestable sale arrangement is an exempt contestable sale 29
arrangement if all the following circumstances apply-- 30
(a) all electricity sold under 3 or more electricity sale arrangements 31
(the "relevant arrangements") is sold for consumption at a 32
double unit building; 33
(b) the arrangement is 1 of the relevant arrangements; 34
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(c) all electricity sold under the arrangement is supplied for 1 or 1
more of the following-- 2
(i) common facilities for the building; 3
(ii) consumption at a separate area; 4
(d) if there were a separate electricity sale arrangement for each 5
separate area in the building, neither of the arrangements would 6
be an exempt arrangement because of the pensioner exemption; 7
(e) the arrangement is not the first or second of the relevant 8
arrangements to have commenced.'. 9
12 Amendment of s 85 (Commissioner may perform electricity 10
retailer's obligations)
Clause 11
Section 85(1), from `an electricity retailer' to `comply with'-- 12
omit, insert-- 13
`an electricity retailer does not comply with'. 14
13 Amendment of s 87 (Statement of levy liability)
Clause 15
Section 87(1), example 2, from `the on-supply arrangements'-- 16
omit, insert-- 17
`the on-supply arrangements.'. 18
14 Insertion of new s 90A
Clause 19
After section 90-- 20
insert-- 21
`90A Special provision for notification of hot water system exemption 22
for standard contract instead of s 90 23
`(1) Subsections (2) to (4) apply, and section 90 does not apply, to a 24
non-contestable customer for a standard contract with an electricity retailer 25
if-- 26
(a) the non-contestable customer claims that the standard contract is, 27
or has been for a particular period, an exempt standard contract 28
because of the hot water system exemption; and 29
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(b) section 99(3) does not provide for the notification of the 1
exemption. 2
`(2) The non-contestable customer may notify the commissioner by 3
written notice of the circumstances of the exemption. 4
`(3) After considering the non-contestable customer's written notice 5
under subsection (2), the commissioner must-- 6
(a) decide the extent of exemption; and 7
(b) give written notice of the decision to-- 8
(i) the non-contestable customer; and 9
(ii) the electricity retailer. 10
`(4) The electricity retailer must treat the standard contract as an exempt 11
standard contract to the extent provided for-- 12
(a) in the written notice given to the electricity retailer; or 13
(b) in any subsequent notice the commissioner gives the electricity 14
retailer following any objection or appeal dealt with under this 15
Act in relation to the commissioner's decision.'. 16
15 Insertion of new ss 92A and 92B
Clause 17
After section 92-- 18
insert-- 19
`92A Special provision for notification of hot water system exemption 20
for power card arrangement instead of s 92(2) 21
`(1) Subsections (2) to (4) apply, and section 92(2) does not apply, to a 22
power card arrangement if-- 23
(a) the power card arrangement is, or has been for a particular 24
period, an exempt power card arrangement because of the hot 25
water system exemption; and 26
(b) section 99(3) does not provide for the notification of the 27
exemption; and 28
(c) a person who has direct knowledge of the circumstances causing 29
the power card arrangement to be, or to have been, an exempt 30
power card arrangement is the owner for the arrangement. 31
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`(2) The owner may notify the commissioner by written notice of the 1
circumstances of the exemption. 2
`(3) After considering the owner's written notice under subsection (2), 3
the commissioner must -- 4
(a) decide the extent of exemption; and 5
(b) give written notice of the decision to-- 6
(i) the owner; and 7
(ii) the relevant electricity retailer for the power card 8
arrangement. 9
`(4) The relevant electricity retailer must treat the power card 10
arrangement as an exempt power card arrangement to the extent provided 11
for-- 12
(a) in the written notice given to the relevant electricity retailer; or 13
(b) in any subsequent notice the commissioner gives the relevant 14
electricity retailer following any objection or appeal dealt with 15
under this Act in relation to the commissioner's decision. 16
`92B Special provision for notification of hot water system exemption 17
for power card arrangement instead of s 92(3) and (4) 18
`(1) Subsections (2) to (4) apply, and section 92(3) and (4) does not 19
apply, to a power card arrangement, if-- 20
(a) the power card arrangement is, or has been for a particular 21
period, an exempt power card arrangement because of the hot 22
water system exemption; and 23
(b) section 99(3) does not provide for the notification of the 24
exemption; and 25
(c) a person (the "affected person") who has direct knowledge of 26
the circumstances causing the power card arrangement to be, or 27
to have been, an exempt power card arrangement is not the owner 28
for the arrangement; and 29
(d) the affected person has notified the owner for the arrangement by 30
written notice of the circumstances causing the power card 31
arrangement to be, or to have been, an exempt power card 32
arrangement. 33
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`(2) The owner must, within 28 days after receiving the affected person's 1
written notice under subsection (1)(d), notify the commissioner by written 2
notice of the circumstances of the exemption. 3
`(3) After considering the owner's written notice under subsection (2), 4
the commissioner must -- 5
(a) decide the extent of exemption; and 6
(b) give written notice of the decision to-- 7
(i) the owner; and 8
(ii) the relevant electricity retailer for the power card 9
arrangement. 10
`(4) The relevant electricity retailer must treat the power card 11
arrangement as an exempt power card arrangement to the extent provided 12
for-- 13
(a) in the written notice given to the relevant electricity retailer; or 14
(b) in any subsequent notice the commissioner gives the relevant 15
electricity retailer following any objection or appeal dealt with 16
under this Act in relation to the commissioner's decision.'. 17
16 Insertion of new s 97A
Clause 18
After section 97-- 19
insert-- 20
`97A Special provision for notification of hot water system exemption 21
for contestable sale arrangement instead of s 97 22
`(1) Subsections (2) to (4) apply, and section 97 does not apply, to the 23
relevant contestable customer for a contestable sale arrangement if-- 24
(a) the relevant contestable customer claims that the contestable sale 25
arrangement is, or has been for a particular period, an exempt 26
contestable sale arrangement because of the hot water system 27
exemption; and 28
(b) section 99(3) does not provide for the notification of the 29
exemption. 30
`(2) The relevant contestable customer may notify the commissioner by 31
written notice of the circumstances of the exemption. 32
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`(3) After considering the relevant contestable customer's written notice 1
under subsection (2), the commissioner must-- 2
(a) decide the extent of the exemption; and 3
(b) give written notice of the decision to-- 4
(i) the relevant contestable customer; and 5
(ii) the relevant electricity retailer for the contestable sale 6
arrangement. 7
`(4) The electricity retailer must treat the contestable sale arrangement as 8
an exempt contestable sale arrangement to the extent provided for-- 9
(a) in the written notice given to the electricity retailer; or 10
(b) in any subsequent notice the commissioner gives the electricity 11
retailer following any objection or appeal dealt with under this 12
Act in relation to the commissioner's decision.'. 13
17 Amendment of s 99 (Particular exemptions taken to be notified 14
under divs 25)
Clause 15
Section 99-- 16
insert-- 17
`(3) For an exemption for an electricity sale arrangement on the basis of 18
the hot water system exemption, an electricity retailer is taken to be 19
notified, for division 2, 3 or 5, of the circumstances causing the electricity 20
sale arrangement to be, or to have been, an exempt arrangement if all 21
electricity retail services provided for the arrangement are charged or 22
chargeable at a tariff of a type prescribed under a regulation. 23
`(4) For an exemption for an electricity sale arrangement on the basis of 24
the retirement village common account exemption or the building common 25
account exemption (type 1), an electricity retailer is taken to be notified, for 26
division 2, 3 or 5, of the circumstances causing the electricity sale 27
arrangement to be, or to have been, an exempt arrangement if-- 28
(a) electricity sold under the arrangement is supplied to an 29
on-supplier for 1 or more on-supply arrangements; and 30
(b) the on-supplier has given to the electricity retailer, in relation to 31
the on-supply arrangements, a return under section 96.'. 32
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18 Amendment of s 120 (Ability of on-supplier to recover levy 1
amount)
Clause 2
Section 120(2) and (3)-- 3
omit. 4
19 Insertion of new ss 121A and 121B
Clause 5
After section 121-- 6
insert-- 7
`121A Recovery of levy by on-supplier before statement of levy liability 8
`(1) This section applies if-- 9
(a) a person (the "relevant person") is-- 10
(i) the receiver for an on-supply arrangement; or 11
(ii) the owner of the separate area for an on-supply 12
arrangement; or 13
(iii) the occupier of the separate area for an on-supply 14
arrangement; and 15
(b) the relevant person stops or is about to stop being the receiver for 16
the on-supply arrangement or the owner or occupier of the 17
separate area for the on-supply arrangement; and 18
(c) the statement of levy liability the on-supplier needs to entitle the 19
on-supplier to recover from the relevant person the relevant levy 20
amount has not yet been issued to the on-supplier for the 21
arrangement by the relevant electricity retailer for the 22
arrangement. 23
`(2) Despite section 121, the on-supplier may recover the relevant levy 24
amount from the relevant person without waiting for the statement of levy 25
liability to be issued. 26
`(3) In this section-- 27
"relevant levy amount" means the levy amount relating to a period ending 28
on the day the relevant person stops being the receiver for the 29
arrangement, or the owner or occupier of the separate area, and for 30
which the on-supplier has not recovered a levy amount under 31
section 120. 32
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`121B Subsequent recovery entitlements 1
`(1) If the on-supplier for an on-supply arrangement recovers a levy 2
amount from the receiver for the arrangement, the receiver may recover the 3
amount from, if the receiver is not the owner of the separate area for the 4
arrangement-- 5
(a) the owner of the separate area; or 6
(b) the occupier of the separate area, but only to the extent the 7
amount relates to the period of the occupier's lease, tenancy or 8
occupation. 9
`(2) If the on-supplier or the receiver for an on-supply arrangement 10
recovers a levy amount from the owner of the separate area for the 11
arrangement, the owner may recover the amount from the occupier of the 12
separate area, but only to the extent the amount relates to the period of the 13
occupier's lease, tenancy or occupation. 14
`(3) In this section-- 15
"levy amount" includes a relevant levy amount under section 121A.'. 16
20 Insertion of new pt 7, div 13
Clause 17
Part 7-- 18
insert-- 19
`Division 13--Limitations on levy recovery 20
`124A Recovery of levy amount prohibited for common account 21
exemptions 22
`(1) An electricity customer must not recover, or take action to try to 23
recover, from any person, all or part of a levy amount paid or payable for a 24
day for an electricity sale arrangement that is an exempt arrangement for 25
that day under-- 26
(a) the retirement village common account exemption; or 27
(b) the building common account exemption (type 1); or 28
(c) the building common account exemption (type 2). 29
`(2) Subsection (1) does not stop the electricity customer from claiming 30
a refund of the levy amount from the relevant electricity retailer for the 31
electricity sale arrangement. 32
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`124B Recovery of levy amount from pensioner prohibited for 1
standard contract 2
`(1) If a standard contract for a double unit building is an exempt 3
standard contract under section 33H, an electricity customer must not 4
recover, or take action to try to recover, from a pensioner, all or part of a 5
levy amount paid for an electricity sale arrangement for the building that is, 6
under section 33H(1)(f), the first of the relevant arrangements to have 7
commenced, if the pensioner is the occupier who-- 8
(a) gave the notification under section 33H(1)(e); or 9
(b) is taken to have given the notification under section 33H(2). 10
`(2) Subsection (3) applies if-- 11
(a) all electricity sold for consumption at a double unit building is 12
sold under a single standard contract; and 13
(b) if there were a separate electricity sale arrangement for each 14
separate area in the building, the arrangement applying for 1 of 15
the separate areas (the "relevant separate area") would be an 16
exempt arrangement because of the pensioner exemption; and 17
(c) the pensioner who occupies the relevant separate area has 18
notified the non-contestable customer for the standard contract in 19
the approved form of the circumstances supporting the 20
application of paragraph (b). 21
`(3) An electricity customer must not recover, or take action to try to 22
recover, from the pensioner, all or part of a levy amount paid for the 23
standard contract. 24
`(4) The pensioner who occupies the relevant separate area is taken to 25
have notified the non-contestable customer under subsection (2)(c) if an 26
electricity rebate applies in relation to the supply of electricity to the 27
separate area. 28
`124C Recovery of levy amount from pensioner prohibited for 29
contestable sale arrangement 30
`(1) If a contestable sale arrangement for a double unit building is an 31
exempt contestable sale arrangement under section 74H, an electricity 32
customer must not recover, or take action to try to recover, from a 33
pensioner, all or part of a levy amount paid for an electricity sale 34
arrangement for the building that is, under section 74H(1)(f), the first of the 35
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relevant arrangements to have commenced, if the pensioner is the occupier 1
who-- 2
(a) gave the notification under section 74H(1)(e); or 3
(b) is taken to have given the notification under section 74H(2). 4
`(2) Subsection (3) applies if-- 5
(a) all electricity sold for consumption at a double unit building is 6
sold under a single contestable sale arrangement; and 7
(b) if there were a separate electricity sale arrangement for each 8
separate area in the building, the arrangement applying for 1 of 9
the separate areas (the "relevant separate area") would be an 10
exempt arrangement because of the pensioner exemption; and 11
(c) the pensioner who occupies the relevant separate area has 12
notified the relevant contestable customer for the contestable sale 13
arrangement in the approved form of the circumstances 14
supporting the application of paragraph (b). 15
`(3) An electricity customer must not recover, or take action to try to 16
recover, from the pensioner, all or part of a levy amount paid for the 17
contestable sale arrangement. 18
`(4) The pensioner who occupies the relevant separate area is taken to 19
have notified the relevant contestable customer under subsection (2)(c) if 20
an electricity rebate applies in relation to the supply of electricity to the 21
separate area.'. 22
21 Amendment of s 127 (Who may lodge objection)
Clause 23
(1) Section 127(1)(a), (b) and (d), `customer'-- 24
omit, insert-- 25
`electricity customer'. 26
(2) Section 127(1)(a), `retailer'-- 27
omit, insert-- 28
`electricity retailer'. 29
(3) Section 127(1)(c), `customer's'-- 30
omit, insert-- 31
`electricity customer's'. 32
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(4) Section 127(4), `customer'-- 1
omit, insert-- 2
`electricity customer'. 3
22 Amendment of s 148 (Evidentiary provision for statements of levy 4
liability)
Clause 5
Section 148(2), from `or notice' to `shortfall'-- 6
omit, insert-- 7
`or a notice of a shortfall'. 8
23 Replacement of s 151 (Giving document if more than 1 electricity 9
customer liable to pay levy for electricity sale arrangement)
Clause 10
Section 151-- 11
omit, insert-- 12
`151 Giving document if more than 1 electricity customer liable to 13
pay levy amount for electricity sale arrangement 14
`(1) A document is taken to be given to all persons who are liable to pay 15
a levy amount for an electricity sale arrangement if it is given to 1 of the 16
persons who is liable to pay the amount. 17
`(2) In this section-- 18
"levy amount" includes a relevant levy amount under section 121A.'. 19
24 Insertion of new pt 12
Clause 20
After section 155-- 21
insert-- 22
`PART 12--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 23
`156 Transitional provision for statements of levy liability issued on 24
or after 11 November 2003 25
`(1) This section applies to a statement of levy liability issued on or after 26
11 November 2003 if-- 27
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(a) the statement is for days, or includes a day, before 1
11 November 2003; and 2
(b) the statement is not a replacement statement of levy liability for a 3
statement of levy liability issued before 11 November 2003. 4
`(2) If the statement relates to an electricity sale arrangement that, on 5
11 November 2003, becomes an exempt arrangement because of the 6
amendment of this Act by the Community Ambulance Cover Amendment 7
Act 2004, the arrangement is an exempt arrangement for each day to which 8
the statement relates. 9
`157 Transitional provision for particular approved forms 10
`(1) This section applies to the first publication in the gazette, on or after 11
the commencement of this section, of a notice under the Statutory 12
Instruments Act 1992, section 58(6)(a)1 relating to the approval or 13
availability of a relevant form. 14
`(2) The publication is taken to have been effective on and from 15
11 November 2003. 16
`(3) In this section-- 17
"relevant form" means a form for making an application, or notifying 18
information, in relation to an exemption established because of the 19
amendment of this Act by the Community Ambulance Cover 20
Amendment Act 2004.'. 21
25 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary)
Clause 22
Schedule-- 23
insert-- 24
` "accommodation unit" means-- 25
(a) for a retirement village that is a retirement village under the 26
Retirement Villages Act 1999--an accommodation unit under 27
that Act; or 28
(b) for a retirement village that is not a retirement village under the 29
Retirement Villages Act 1999--a unit of occupation in the 30
1 Statutory Instruments Act 1992, section 58 (Forms--notification and availability)
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retirement village that is equivalent to an accommodation unit 1
under that Act. 2
"building common account exemption (type 1)" means the exemption 3
applying to an electricity sale arrangement because of the operation of 4
section 33F, 47F or 74F. 5
"building common account exemption (type 2)" means the exemption 6
applying to an electricity sale arrangement because of the operation of 7
section 33G, 33H, 33I, 74G, 74H or 74I. 8
"common facility"-- 9
1. A "common facility", for a multi-unit building, means an 10
electrical or mechanical installation or item of equipment that-- 11
(a) is located in or otherwise relates to a part of the building; 12
and 13
(b) is for the use and enjoyment of occupants of the building; 14
and 15
(c) is not for any particular separate area in the building. 16
17
Examples--
18
an air conditioning plant, a lift, common lighting, a swimming pool filter or
19
a power point for the common use of the occupiers of units in a residential
20
unit building
2. A "common facility", for a retirement village, means an 21
electrical or mechanical installation or item of equipment that-- 22
(a) is located in or otherwise relates to a part of the retirement 23
village; and 24
(b) is for the use and enjoyment of the residents of the 25
retirement village; and 26
(c) is not for any particular accommodation unit in the 27
retirement village. 28
29
Examples--
30
an air conditioning plant, a lift, common lighting, a swimming pool filter or
31
a power point for the common use of the residents of a retirement village
"double unit building" means a multi-unit building for which all the 32
following apply-- 33
(a) the building has only 2 separate areas; 34
s 25 32 s 25
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(b) under an electricity sale arrangement, electricity is supplied for 1
consumption at both separate areas, and there is no separate 2
electricity sale arrangement for either of the separate areas; 3
(c) if the building had a third separate area, an on-supply 4
arrangement (type 2) would exist for each separate area. 5
"equipment" includes an apparatus or device. 6
"hot water system exemption" means the exemption applying to an 7
electricity sale arrangement because of the operation of section 33A, 8
47A or 74A. 9
"multi-unit building" -- 10
1. A "multi-unit building" is a building that includes 2 or more 11
separate areas. 12
13
Examples--
14
· a home unit building
15
· a building made up of town houses
16
· a building that is a shopping centre
17
· an office building
18
· a building divided into flats
2. However, a "multi-unit building" does not include a detached 19
house. 20
"public facility" means a facility for the use and enjoyment of the public, 21
including the following-- 22
(a) a barbecue; 23
(b) a picnic shelter; 24
(c) a walkway; 25
(d) a rest room; 26
(e) a war memorial or similar memorial. 27
"public park"-- 28
1. A "public park" is a place that is designed for use as a park and 29
that is usually open to the public without payment of a fee for 30
entry or use. 31
2. A "public park" includes the following-- 32
(a) a public rest area; 33
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(b) a public garden; 1
(c) a site at which a war memorial or similar memorial is 2
located. 3
"public park facility" means a public facility in a public park. 4
"retirement village" means-- 5
(a) a retirement village under the Retirement Villages Act 1999; or 6
(b) premises made up of 2 or more independent living units or 7
serviced units, managed and used for the permanent residence of 8
persons who are either or both of the following-- 9
(i) older members of the community; 10
(ii) retired persons. 11
"retirement village common account exemption" means the exemption 12
applying to an electricity sale arrangement because of the operation of 13
section 33E, 47E or 74E. 14
"security lighting" means lighting used primarily for either or both of the 15
following-- 16
(a) protection of property; 17
(b) safety of individuals. 18
"separate domestic area" see section 13A.'. 19
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