Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electricity Industry Act 2000 - SECT 36A

Publication of tariffs, terms and conditions of sale of electricity (relevant published offers)

36A. Publication of tariffs, terms and conditions of sale of electricity
(relevant published offers)







(1) Without limiting the generality of section 20(2) or (3) or section 21, the
conditions to which a licence to sell electricity issued to a specified
retailer is subject include a condition requiring the specified retailer in
specified circumstances-

   (a)  to publish on its Internet site, in accordance with this section,
        details of the tariffs and terms and conditions on which that retailer
        sells electricity to small retail customers; and

   (b)  to, on the same day the retailer publishes the details of the tariffs,
        terms and conditions in accordance with paragraph (a), give a copy of
        those details to the Commission.

(1A) The Commission must publish on its Internet site the details of the
tariffs, terms and conditions it receives under subsection (1)(b) as soon as
practicable after receiving those details.

(2) The Commission must prepare and issue guidelines for the purposes of this
section specifying-

   (a)  the manner of publication of the tariffs and terms and conditions,
        including the accessibility of the details of those tariffs and terms
        and conditions on a specified retailer's Internet site; and

   (b)  the nature of the details to be published; and

   (c)  any other matters that the Commission considers relevant.

(3) A specified retailer must comply with the guidelines issued under
subsection (2) when complying with the licence condition in subsection (1).

(4) This section does not apply to tariffs and terms and conditions published
under section 35.



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