Energy and Water Ombudsman Regulation 2007

1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Part 2 General provisions

3 Requirement of retailer to notify event starting scheme participation 3

4 Prescribed amounts for participation fee for Maranoa and Western Downs Regional Councils—Act, s 67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1 Index to endnotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

5 List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Energy and Water Ombudsman Regulation 2007 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] Energy and Water Ombudsman Regulation 2007 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 July 2015] Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Energy and Water Ombudsman Regulation 2007.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 July 2007. Part 2 General provisions

3 Requirement of retailer to notify event starting scheme participation (1) This section applies to a retailer who first enters into a contract for the provision of, or who first starts to provide, customer (energy) retail services to a small customer (energy). (2) The retailer must, within 10 business days after entering into the contract or starting to provide the services, give the energy and water ombudsman notice of that fact in the form approved under section 82 of the Act. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Note— The events mentioned in subsection (1) mark the start of scheme participation. See section 64(1) of the Act. Current as at 1 July 2015 Page 3 Energy and Water Ombudsman Regulation 2007 Part 2 General provisions [s 4]

4 Prescribed amounts for participation fee for Maranoa and Western Downs Regional Councils—Act, s 67 (1) This section applies if the Maranoa Regional Council or the Western Downs Regional Council is an energy entity providing— (a) customer connection services under the Gas Supply Act 2003; or (b) customer retail services as an exempt seller under the NERL (Qld). (2) For the Maranoa Regional Council, the amount prescribed for section 67(1)(a)(i) of the Act and for section 67(1)(f) of the Act is $50. (3) For the Western Downs Regional Council, the amount prescribed for section 67(1)(a)(i) of the Act and for section 67(1)(f) of the Act is $250. (4) In this section— NERL (Qld) see the National Energy Retail Law (Queensland) Act 2014, section 3. Page 4 Current as at 1 July 2015 Endnotes

1 Index to endnotes 2 Key

3 Table of reprints

4 List of legislation

5 List of annotations

2 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key Explanation Key Explanation AIA = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (prev) = previously amd = amended proc = proclamation amdt = amendment prov = provision ch = chapter pt = part def = definition pubd = published div = division R[X] = Reprint No. [X] exp = expires/expired RA = Reprints Act 1992 gaz = gazette reloc = relocated hdg = heading renum = renumbered ins = inserted rep = repealed lap = lapsed (retro) = retrospectively notfd = notified rv = revised version num = numbered s = section o in c = order in council sch = schedule om = omitted sdiv = subdivision orig = original SIA = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 p = page SIR = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2012 para = paragraph SL = subordinate legislation prec = preceding sub = substituted pres = present unnu = unnumbered m prev = previous Current as at 1 July 2015 Page 5 Endnotes

4 Table of reprints A new reprint of the legislation is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel each time a change to the legislation takes effect. The notes column for this reprint gives details of any discretionary editorial powers under the Reprints Act 1992 used by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel in preparing it. Section 5(c) and (d) of the Act are not mentioned as they contain mandatory requirements that all amendments be included and all necessary consequential amendments be incorporated, whether of punctuation, numbering or another kind. Further details of the use of any discretionary editorial power noted in the table can be obtained by contacting the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel by telephone on 3003 9601 or email legislation.queries@oqpc.qld.gov.au. From 29 January 2013, all Queensland reprints are dated and authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel. The previous numbering system and distinctions between printed and electronic reprints is not continued with the relevant details for historical reprints included in this table. Reprint Amendments Effective Notes No. included 1 none 1 July 2007 1A 2009 SL No. 12 13 February 2009 1B 2010 SL No. 13 19 February 2010 1C 2010 Act No. 53 1 December 2010 Amendments Current as at Notes included

1 July 2015 2014 SL No. 338;

2015 SL No. 60

5 List of legislation Energy and Water Ombudsman Regulation 2007 SL No. 124 (prev Energy Ombudsman Regulation 2007) made by the Governor in Council on 14 June 2007 notfd gaz 15 June 2007 pp 892–5 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2007 (see s 2) exp 1 September 2017 (see SIA s 54) Page 6 Current as at 1 July 2015 Endnotes Note—The expiry date may have changed since this reprint was published. See the latest reprint of the SIR for any change. amending legislation— Energy Ombudsman Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 SL No. 12 notfd gaz 13 February 2009 pp 722–3 commenced on date of notification Environment and Resource Management and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2010 SL No. 13 pts 1–2 notfd gaz 19 February 2010 pp 407–9 commenced on date of notification Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 53 ss 1, 258 sch 2 date of assent 1 December 2010 commenced on date of assent National Energy Retail Law (Consequential Amendments) Regulation 2014 SL No. 338 pts 1, 4 notfd <www.legislation.qld.gov.au> 19 December 2014 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2015 (see s 2) Energy and Water Ombudsman Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 SL No. 60 notfd <www.legislation.qld.gov.au> 26 June 2015 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2015 immediately after the commencement of the National Energy Retail Law (Consequential Amendments) Regulation 2014 (see s 2)

6 List of annotations PART 1—PRELIMINARY pt hdg ins 2009 SL No. 12 s 3 Short title s 1 amd 2010 Act No. 53 s 258 sch 2 PART 2—GENERAL PROVISIONS pt hdg ins 2009 SL No. 12 s 4 Requirement of retailer to notify event starting scheme participation prov hdg amd 2010 Act No. 53 s 258 sch 2 s 3 amd 2010 Act No. 53 s 258 sch 2 Prescribed amounts for participation fee for Maranoa and Western Downs Regional Councils—Act, s 67 s 4 sub 2010 SL No. 13 s 3 amd 2010 Act No. 53 s 258 sch 2; 2014 SL No. 338 s 40; 2015 SL No. 60 s 4 Current as at 1 July 2015 Page 7 Endnotes PART 3—SUPPLEMENTARY FEES FOR 2009 FINANCIAL YEAR pt 3 (ss 5–10) ins 2009 SL No. 12 s 5 om 2010 Act No. 53 s 258 sch 2 © State of Queensland 2015 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Page 8 Current as at 1 July 2015