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ELECTRICITY ACT 1994 - SECT 48E

48E When non-area retail entity must provide the services to an applicant

(1) Subsection (2) applies if--

(a) a customer makes a retail services application for premises to a retail entity who is not the area retail entity for the premises; and
(b) the customer is a small customer for the premises; and
(c) the entity is the financially responsible retail entity for the premises; and
(d) the customer is not an excluded customer for the premises.

(2) The entity must provide the customer retail services applied for to the premises.

Note--
Generally, in the absence of a negotiated retail contract, a standard retail contract is taken to exist between the entity and the small customer. See sections 51 and 52.

(3) If, under section 48C(3)(b), an excluded customer for premises makes a retail services application to the financially responsible retail entity for the premises, the entity must provide the customer retail services applied for to the premises.



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