Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A customer sale arrangement is an arrangement for the sale of electricity by an electricity retailer to a person (the relevant customer), but only if, for the sale--
(a) the electricity is supplied for consumption in Queensland; and
(b) the supply of the electricity is measured by a meter.
Example--
a retail contract under the Electricity Act for the sale of electricity by a special approval holder to a person for consumption at a house in Queensland, the supply of which is measured by a meter
(2) However, a customer sale arrangement does not include an arrangement for the sale of electricity if the electricity is accessed through a power card arrangement.
(3) There can be 2 or more customer sale arrangements in place even though there is only 1 contract for the sale of the electricity by the electricity retailer to a person who is the relevant customer for each of the arrangements.
Example--
If, under a contract for the sale of electricity by an electricity retailer to a person, electricity is supplied for consumption at each of 5 separate shops and each supply is measured by a meter, there are 5 customer sale arrangements.
(4) If a national metering identifier has been issued under the National Electricity Rules for the metering installation for a particular supply of electricity for consumption in Queensland, there is only 1 customer sale arrangement for the supply that is measured by 1 or more meters forming part of the installation.
Example--
If there is a contract for the sale of electricity by an electricity retailer to a person for consumption at a house, a national metering identifier has been issued for the metering installation for the supply of the electricity and the supply is measured by 3 meters, there is only 1 customer sale arrangement for the supply.
(5) In this section--
arrangement includes an unwritten arrangement or contract, and any of the following, whether or not in writing--
(a) agreement;
(b) other arrangement, whether enforceable or not, including an arrangement arising under an Act.
National Electricity (Queensland) Law has the meaning given in the Electricity--National Scheme (Queensland) Act 1997.
National Electricity Rules has the meaning given in the National Electricity (Queensland) Law.
national metering identifier see the Electricity Act, schedule 5.
Notes--
1 A customer sale arrangement may be a retail contract under the Electricity Act.
2 Under the Electricity Act, section 49, there are 3 types of retail contract, namely negotiated retail contracts, standard retail contracts and standard large customer retail contracts.