National Electricity (New South Wales) Regulation 2015

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the National Electricity (New South Wales) Regulation 2015.

2 Commencement (1) This Regulation (except clause 4) commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website. (2) Clause 4 commences on the date designated by the Treasurer by order in writing as the date of completion of the authorised transaction in relation to TransGrid for the purposes of the Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015.

3 Modification of National Electricity Rules—registration as Network Service Provider The National Electricity Rules are modified by inserting after clause 9.12 in Part B of Chapter 9 the following clause: 9.12A Registration as a Network Service Provider The lessor of a transacted distribution system or transacted transmission system under the Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015 is exempt from complying with clause 2.5.1 in relation to the activity of owning the transmission system or distribution system to which the lease concerned relates, but only while the lease concerned is in force.

4 Modification of National Electricity Rules—transitional arrangements for TransGrid The National Electricity Rules are modified as follows: (a) omit the word “TransGrid” from clause 9.14.1 in Part B of Chapter 9 and insert instead the words “the transmission system operator”, (b) renumber clause 9.14.1 as clause 9.14.1 (a), (c) insert after clause 9.14.1 (a) as so renumbered the following paragraph: (b) In this clause, transmission system operator means the Network Service Provider that operates the transmission system that is a transacted transmission system under the Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015. Historical notes The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes: Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule Cl clause No number Schs Schedules Cll clauses p page Sec section Div Division pp pages Secs sections Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted Table of amending instruments National Electricity (New South Wales) Regulation 2015 (714). LW 24.11.2015. Date of commencement, cl 4 excepted, on publication on LW, cl 2 (1); date of commencement of cl 4, 16.12.2015, cl 2 (2) and GG No 114 of 16.12.2015, p 4085.