Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccommodation unit means--
(a) for a retirement village that is a retirement village under the Retirement Villages Act 1999--an accommodation unit under that Act; or
(b) for a retirement village that is not a retirement village under the Retirement Villages Act 1999--a unit of occupation in the retirement village that is equivalent to an accommodation unit under that Act.
Administration Act means the Taxation Administration Act 2001.
administration agreement see section 82.
administration fee see section 83.
annual levy see section 18(1).
authorised subcontractor see section 81.
building common account exemption (type 1) means the exemption applying to an electricity sale arrangement because of the operation of section 37C or 47F.
building common account exemption (type 2) means the exemption applying to an electricity sale arrangement because of the operation of section 37D, 37E or 37F.
card operated meter means a meter that allows electricity to be consumed at premises for which the meter is installed to the value of the amount credited to a card that operates the meter.
commencement, for part 13, see section 156.
commissioner means the Commissioner of State Revenue under the Administration Act.
common facility--
1 A common facility, for a multi-unit building, means an electrical or mechanical installation or item of equipment that--
(a) is located in or otherwise relates to a part of the building; and
(b) is for the use and enjoyment of occupants of the building; and
(c) is not for any particular separate area in the building.
Examples--
an airconditioning plant, a lift, common lighting, a swimming pool filter or a power point for the common use of the occupiers of units in a residential unit building
2 A common facility, for a retirement village, means an electrical or mechanical installation or item of equipment that--
(a) is located in or otherwise relates to a part of the retirement village; and
(b) is for the use and enjoyment of the residents of the retirement village; and
(c) is not for any particular accommodation unit in the retirement village.
Examples--
an airconditioning plant, a lift, common lighting, a swimming pool filter or a power point for the common use of the residents of a retirement village
Commonwealth means the Commonwealth within the meaning of section 114 of the Commonwealth Constitution.
community ambulance cover levy see section 3.
customer sale arrangement see section 10.
daily levy see section 18(2).
disconnection provisions means a regulation made under the Electricity Act, or a provision of any industry code under that Act, that permits, requires, or otherwise provides for, the disconnection of supply of electricity under that Act.
double unit building means a multi-unit building for which all the following apply--
(a) the building has only 2 separate areas;
(b) under an electricity sale arrangement, electricity is supplied for consumption at both separate areas, and there is no separate electricity sale arrangement for either of the separate areas;
(c) if the building had a third separate area, an on-supply arrangement (type 2) would exist for each separate area.
electricity account means a statement or invoice issued by an electricity retailer for an electricity customer of the retailer that shows the amount payable by the customer for electricity retail services provided to the customer for the purposes of an electricity sale arrangement.
Electricity Act means the Electricity Act 1994.
electricity customer, of an electricity retailer, means--
(a) the relevant customer for a customer sale arrangement, if the electricity retailer is the electricity retailer that sells electricity to the customer; or
(b) the owner of the power card premises for a power card arrangement, if the electricity retailer is the electricity retailer that has the facility to sell the electricity for consumption at the power card premises; or
(c) the on-supplier for an on-supply arrangement, if the electricity retailer is the electricity retailer that sells the on-supplier the electricity for further supply and further sale.
electricity rebate means a Queensland Government Electricity Rebate under the Tariff Schedule--
(a) the subject of a gazette notification of 14 June 2002; or
(b) the subject of any subsequent gazette notification that replaces the notification mentioned in paragraph (a).
electricity retailer means--
(a) a retail entity; or
(b) a special approval holder whose special approval authorises the holder to provide electricity retail services.
electricity retail services means services that include the sale, or sale and supply, of electricity.
electricity sale arrangement means--
(a) a customer sale arrangement; or
(b) a power card arrangement; or
(c) an on-supply arrangement.
equipment includes an apparatus or device.
exempt arrangement means--
(a) an exempt customer sale arrangement; or
(b) an exempt power card arrangement; or
(c) an exempt on-supply arrangement.
exempt customer sale arrangement means a customer sale arrangement that is an exempt customer sale arrangement under part 2, division 5.
exempt on-supply arrangement means an on-supply arrangement that is an exempt on-supply arrangement under part 4, division 5.
exempt power card arrangement means a power card arrangement that is an exempt power card arrangement under part 3, division 5.
farming shed--
1 A farming shed means a building or silo that is located on land used primarily for primary production and is itself used only for primary production.
2 A farming shed does not include a building used indirectly for primary production, for example, for residential or accommodation purposes connected with primary production, whether the use is permanent, temporary or occasional.
Example--
A building is not a farming shed if it is occasionally used for shearers accommodation, even if, most of the time, it is not being used for shearers accommodation and is being used only to store agricultural equipment.
former, for part 13, see section 156.
geographic area functions, for a SEQ water distributor-retailer, see the South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009, section 11.
government exemption means the exemption applying to an electricity sale arrangement because of the operation of section 37G, 37H, 37I, 48, 49, 50, 60, 61 or 62.
hot water system exemption means the exemption applying to an electricity sale arrangement because of the operation of section 35 or 47A.
later financial year means a financial year after the financial year starting on 1 July 2003.
levy means the community ambulance cover levy.
levy amount means an amount of the levy, and includes a shortfall amount.
levy liability means a liability under this Act for a levy amount.
meter see the Electricity Act.
multi-unit building--
1 A multi-unit building is a building that includes 2 or more separate areas.
Examples--
a home unit building
a building made up of town houses
a building that is a shopping centre
an office building
a building divided into flats
2 However, a multi-unit building does not include a detached house.
non-reviewable decision see section 138.
occupier, of an area or premises means the lessee, tenant or occupier under a lease, tenancy or other right of occupation of the area or premises.
on-supplier--
(a) for an on-supply arrangement (type 1)--see section 14; or
(b) for an on-supply arrangement (type 2)--see section 15.
on-supply arrangement means an on-supply arrangement (type 1) or an on-supply arrangement (type 2).
on-supply arrangement (type 1) see section 14.
on-supply arrangement (type 2) see section 15.
owner--
1 An owner of power card premises means the person who is--
(a) if the power card premises are the subject of a lease from the State--the lessee under the lease; or
(b) otherwise--the owner of the power card premises.
2 An owner for a power card arrangement means the person who is the owner of the power card premises for the arrangement.
pensioner means a person who is the holder of a current card of one of the following types--
(a) a pensioner concession card issued by the department of the Commonwealth responsible for administering either of the following--
(i) the Social Security Act 1991 (Cwlth);
(ii) the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cwlth);
(b) a repatriation health card for all conditions (Gold Card) issued by the department of the Commonwealth responsible for administering the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cwlth);
(c) a Queensland Government seniors card.
pensioner exemption means the exemption applying to an electricity sale arrangement because of the operation of section 32, 45 or 58.
power card arrangement see section 11.
power card premises see section 11.
pre-amended Act, for part 13, see section 156.
premises includes the following--
(a) a building or other structure;
(b) a part of a building or other structure;
(c) land where a building or other structure, or part of a building or other structure, is situated.
prescribed rate, for interest, means the rate prescribed under a regulation.
primary production means--
(a) agriculture; or
(b) dairy farming; or
(c) pasturing of animals; or
(d) maintaining animals for the purposes of selling them or their bodily produce, including natural increase, for human consumption; or
(e) apiculture; or
(f) aquaculture; or
(g) commercial fishing; or
(h) horticulture--
(i) including amenity horticulture to the extent it comprises the commercial production or wholesale selling of horticultural products; but
(ii) otherwise excluding amenity horticulture.
Examples for paragraph (h)--
1 The following types of amenity horticulture are included--
• cut flower or turf production
• carrying on a wholesale plant nursery.
2 The following types of amenity horticulture are excluded--
• indoor plant hire
• landscaping or maintenance of a park or golf course
• carrying on a retail plant nursery
• retail sale of cut flowers.
public facility means a facility for the use and enjoyment of the public, including the following--
(a) a barbecue;
(b) a picnic shelter;
(c) a walkway;
(d) a rest room;
(e) a war memorial or similar memorial.
public park--
1 A public park is a place that is designed for use as a park and that is usually open to the public without payment of a fee for entry or use.
2 A public park includes the following--
(a) a public rest area;
(b) a public garden;
(c) a site at which a war memorial or similar memorial is located.
public park facility means a public facility in a public park.
pump exemption means the exemption applying to an electricity sale arrangement because of the operation of section 34 or 47.
receiver, for an on-supply arrangement, means--
(a) if the on-supply arrangement is an on-supply arrangement (type 1)--any person to whom electricity is further supplied and further sold; and
(b) if the on-supply arrangement is an on-supply arrangement (type 2)--the occupier of the separate area for the arrangement.
relevant customer see section 10(1).
relevant electricity retailer, for an electricity sale arrangement, means--
(a) for a customer sale arrangement--the electricity retailer who sells electricity to the relevant customer for the arrangement; or
(b) for a power card arrangement--the electricity retailer that has the facility to sell the electricity for consumption at the power card premises; or
(c) for an on-supply arrangement--the electricity retailer who sells, to the on-supplier for the arrangement, electricity for further supply and further sale.
replacement statement of levy liability means a replacement statement of levy liability issued under section 89.
retail entity see the Electricity Act.
retirement village means--
(a) a retirement village under the Retirement Villages Act 1999; or
(b) premises made up of 2 or more independent living units or serviced units, managed and used for the permanent residence of persons who are either or both of the following--
(i) older members of the community;
(ii) retired persons.
retirement village common account exemption means the exemption applying to an electricity sale arrangement because of the operation of section 37B or 47E.
security lighting means lighting used primarily for either or both of the following--
(a) protection of property;
(b) safety of individuals.
separate area see section 12.
separate domestic area see section 13A.
separate non-domestic area see section 13.
SEQ water distributor-retailer means a distributor-retailer under the South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009.
shortfall amount means an amount of the levy payable for a period but which was not included in a statement of levy liability for the period.
Examples--
an amount that was not included in a statement of levy liability because an exemption for an electricity sale arrangement was incorrectly claimed
an amount that was not included in a statement of levy liability because an on-supplier submitted an incorrect return to an electricity retailer
an amount that was not included in a statement of levy liability because a notification given to an electricity retailer by an electricity customer that an electricity sale arrangement stopped being an exempt arrangement is received after a statement of levy liability is sent to the electricity customer
social security beneficiary means a person who receives income support payments from the Commonwealth under either of the following--
(a) the Social Security Act 1991 (Cwlth);
(b) the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cwlth).
special approval holder see the Electricity Act.
statement of levy liability means a statement showing--
(a) the levy amount for which an electricity customer is liable, under parts 2 to 4, for the period the subject of the statement; and
(b) any unpaid levy amount for any previous period.
unpaid levy interest see section 125.