Queensland Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY ACT 1994 - SECT 55

(1) This section applies if—

(a) there are notified prices for a retail entity; and

(b) the notification for the prices includes a GST statement; and

(c) the entity provides customer retail services under a standard contract; and

(d) the entity charges the customer the notified prices.

(2) If the GST statement provides that the notified prices exclude GST, the entity may also charge the customer an amount for GST for providing the services.

(3) If the GST statement provides that the notified prices exclude the net GST effect, the entity may also charge the customer the net GST effect for providing the service.

(4) The customer must pay any amount charged under subsection (2) or (3).

(5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that this section does not prevent the entity from charging, under a standard contract, an amount for GST for goods or for any services that are not customer retail services.

(6) Subsections (1) to (5) are taken to be terms of a standard contract.

(7) This section applies despite any other provision of this subdivision.

(8) In this section—

standard contract means a standard retail contract or standard large customer retail contract.