Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccounting period, for an on-supply agreement, see section 20.
accreditation see section 135AK.
accredited generator see section 135AK.
accredited generator register see section 135JE(1)(a).
accredited power station see section 135AK.
AEMO has the meaning given in the National Electricity (Queensland) Law.
amended assessment see section 135FK(2).
ancillary matters, for a power station, see section 135AM(2).
ancillary services see section 11.
annual GEC liability see section 135EM(1).
annual loss factor, for a power station, see section 135CR(2).
annual QUF, for a power station, see section 135CM(2).
applicant, for chapter 5A, part 8, division 1, see section 135IX(a).
application, for chapter 5A, part 8, division 1, see section 135IX(b).
approval day see section 280(1).
approved auditor see section 135AK.
approved form, for chapter 5A, see section 135AK.
area retail entity, for premises, means the retail entity in whose retail area the premises are located.
assessment, by the regulator, see section 135AK.
associated equipment, for an electric line, see section 16.
auditable person see section 135IO.
audit notice see section 135IP(1).
Australian Energy Regulator or AER has the meaning given in the National Electricity (Queensland) Law.
authorised person, for chapter 7, see section 145.
auxiliary load, for a power station, see section 135AE.
baseline, for an accredited power station, see section 135CV(1).
baseline customer, of a power station, see section 135AJ.
baseline loss factor, for a power station, see section 135CS(3).
baseline QUF, for a power station, see section 135CN(3).
baseline year, for a power station, see section 135AK.
build includes erect, lay down and place.
civil penalty means the civil penalty imposed under section 135EY.
code contravention notice see section 120S(1).
common area, of an on-supplier's premises, see section 20.
common area consumption, see section 20.
complete suspension, of the right to create GECs, see section 135BT(2)(a).
compromise assessment see section 135FJ(2).
conduct assurance see section 120T(1)(b)(ii).
connection contract see section 40DA(1).
connection obligation see section 40A(3).
connection point means a connection point as defined under the National Electricity Rules.
connection services application see section 40(1).
Country Energy means Country Energy established under the Energy Services Corporations Act 1995 (NSW).
credit support guidelines see section 120ZN(1).
criminal history of a person means the person's criminal history within the meaning of the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986.
customer see section 23(1).
customer connection services, for premises, means—
(a) the connection of the premises to a supply network to allow the supply of electricity from the supply network to the premises; and
(b) the supply of electricity from the supply network to the premises.
customer retail services, for premises, means the sale of electricity to the premises.
damage or harm includes likely damage or harm.
dedicated line see section 135AK.
default assessment see section 135FH(1).
defaulting entity see section 130(1)(a).
direct method see section 135AK.
direct supply arrangement see section 135AH.
distribution area see section 39.
distribution authority see section 38.
distribution entity see section 37.
economic operator, of a power station, see section 135AC.
electrical equipment see section 13.
electrical installation see section 14.
Electrical Safety Act means the Electrical Safety Act 2002.
electricity see section 5.
electricity entity means—
(a) in general—see section 22(1); and
(b) for chapter 5, part 1A—see also section 120A.
electricity industry see section 21.
electricity load—
(a) generally—see section 135AI(1); or
(b) of the State—see section 135AI(2).
electricity officer means a person who is appointed under this Act as an electricity officer.
electricity restriction regulation see section 122(1).
electric line see section 15.
eligible electricity guidelines see section 135CK.
eligible fuel see section 135AD.
eligible gas-fired electricity see section 135AA(3)(a).
eligible renewable electricity see section 135GR(2).
emergency rationing order see section 124(1).
end user, of electricity, see section 135AK.
energy and water ombudsman means the energy and water ombudsman under the Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006.
Ergon Energy means Ergon Energy Corporation Limited ACN 087 646 062.
excluded customer see section 23(6).
exempted load see section 135EM(4)(b).
external review, for a decision, means a review of the decision by QCAT under the QCAT Act.
financially responsible retail entity, for premises, means—
(a) if the premises are an excluded customer's premises—the area retail entity with a retail authority for the area; or
(b) if the premises are NMI premises and are, or are proposed to be, connected to a distribution entity's supply network that is part of the national grid—
(i) if, under the National Electricity Rules the person (the responsible entity) responsible for paying AEMO for electricity consumed at the premises is an area retail entity or other retail entity—that entity; or
(ii) if the responsible entity does not hold a retail authority, the area retail entity or other retail entity—
(A) who, under the Corporations Act, is a related body corporate of the responsible entity; and
(B) who acquires, directly or indirectly, the electricity consumed at the premises from the responsible entity; or
(c) if the premises are NMI premises and are, or are proposed to be, connected to a distribution entity's supply network that is not part of the national grid—
(i) generally—the retail entity who, from time to time, provides customer retail services to a customer at the premises; or
(ii) if a customer is a new customer at the premises and has not entered into a retail contract with another retail entity—the retail entity who provided customer retail services to the customer at the premises who immediately preceded the new customer.
first accounting period, for an on-supply agreement, see section 20.
fix, damage or harm, includes—
(a) minimising the damage or harm; and
(b) if the damage or harm has not yet happened—preventing it from being caused.
GEC see section 135AA(3)(a).
GEC register see section 135JE(1)(b).
GEC review see section 135B(1).
GEC surrender direction see section 135DQ(2).
general method see section 135CC.
generation authority see section 26.
generation entity see section 25.
GOC Act means the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993.
government company has the meaning given to it in the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993.
government entity see section 18.
GST statement see section 90AB(3).
in a road, railway land or other place includes on, under or over.
industry code means—
(a) an initial industry code; or
(b) an industry code made by QCA under chapter 5, part 1A and as amended from time to time under that part.
information notice, for a decision, means a notice stating each of the following—
(a) the decision;
(b) reasons for the decision;
(c) the rights of—
(i) internal review under this Act for the decision; or
(ii) referral, under the Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006, for the decision;
(d) the period within which any internal review or referral must be started or made;
(e) how the rights of internal review or referral must be exercised;
(f) for a right of internal review—that a stay of a decision the subject of internal review under this Act may be applied for under this Act.
initial industry code means an initial industry code made by the Minister under section 120B and as amended under chapter 5, part 1A, division 5 from time to time.
inspection officer means a person appointed as an inspection officer under chapter 7, part 2.
interested person, for an electricity load, see section 135GG.
large customer see section 23(5).
large market customer see section 23(9).
large non-market customer see section 23(10).
liable load see section 135EM(5).
liable load exemption see section 135AK.
liable load exemption register see section 135JE(1)(d).
liable person see section 135EM(3).
liable year for the annual GEC liability, see section 135EM(6).
light rail see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, schedule 6.
light rail manager, for a light rail, see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, schedule 6.
light rail operator, for a light rail, see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, schedule 6.
limited suspension see section 135BT(2)(b).
major grid see section 135AF(1).
market customer see section 23(7).
measurement method, for a power station, see section 135AM(3).
meter see section 16A.
nameplate capacity, for a power station, see section 135AB(4).
National Electricity (Queensland) Law has the meaning given in the Electricity—National Scheme (Queensland) Act 1997.
National Electricity Rules or Rules has the meaning given in the National Electricity (Queensland) Law.
national grid has the meaning given in the National Electricity Rules.
national metering identifier means a NMI under the National Electricity Rules.
negotiated connection contract see section 40DA(2).
negotiated retail contract see section 49(2).
net GST effect, for providing customer retail services, see section 90(4)(b).
network control see section 9.
network services see section 10.
NMI premises—
1 A premises, part of a premises or a group of premises is an NMI premises if—
(a) it is, or is proposed to be, connected to a distribution entity's supply network that is part of the national grid and the premises has, or is proposed to have, a connection point; or
(b) it is, or is proposed to be, connected to a distribution entity's supply network that is not part of the national grid and the premises has, or is proposed to have, a supply point for the delivery of electricity.
2 However, the term does not include premises of an excluded customer.
non-liable load see section 135EM(4)(c).
non-market customer see section 23(8).
notice, for chapter 5A, see section 135AK.
notified prices, for a retail entity, see section 90(4).
official, for chapter 5A, part 8, division 4, see section 135JL.
on a road, railway land or other place includes in, under or over.
on-supplier see section 20.
on-supplier's premises see section 20.
on-supply agreement see section 20.
operating works see section 12(3).
penalty imposition day, for the annual GEC liability, see section 135EY(2).
place includes premises and a place on or in waters or on land, but does not include a boat or other vehicle.
power station see section 135AB.
premises—
1 premises includes—
(a) a building or other structure; and
(b) a part of a building or other structure; and
(c) land where a building or other structure is situated.
2 premises, of a customer, means premises owned or occupied by the customer.
prescribed percentage, for chapter 5A, part 5, see section 135ELA.
prescribed renewable energy source see section 135GR(1)(a).
price determination see section 89A.
pricing entity, for chapter 4, part 2, see section 89A.
prohibited interest means—
(a) a prescribed interest that an electricity entity must not hold in a prescribed authority, a prescribed entity, a prescribed person or a prescribed thing under section 264; or
(b) a prohibited interest under schedule 2, section 3A.
proponent, for a significant project, see section 135AK.
prospective on-supplier see section 20D(a).
prospective receiver see section 20D(b).
protected area means a protected area under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, and includes an area that is, or includes, a critical habitat identified in a conservation plan under the Act.
public entity means—
(a) a government entity within the meaning of the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993; or
(b) a local government.
publicly controlled place means any place under the control of a public entity that the public is entitled to use, is open to the public, or used by the public, whether or not on payment of money, but does not include an area declared under the regulations not to be a publicly controlled place.
Example—
a road or reserve under the control of a public entity
public place means any place that the public is entitled to use, is open to the public, or used by the public, whether or not on payment of money.
QCA means the Queensland Competition Authority established under the QCA Act.
QCA Act means the Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997.
QCA code objective see section 120G(1).
QCAT information notice means a notice complying with the QCAT Act, section 157(2).
QESIESS see section 280(2).
QETC means Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation Limited ACN 078 849 233.
QGC means Queensland Generation Corporation.
QTSC means Queensland Transmission and Supply Corporation.
qualifying generator means a small photovoltaic generator that—
(a) is installed at the premises of a small customer in a way that allows electricity generated by the generator to be first used by the small customer and, if not used by the small customer, supplied to a supply network; and
(b) complies with any safety or technical requirements prescribed under a regulation.
Queensland grid code means the Code of Conduct for the Interconnected Queensland Network first published by the department on 28 November 1994.
Queensland system means the interconnected power system that is connected to and includes the 275kV transmission grid in Queensland.
railway land means land in which a railway operator has an interest.
reasonably believes means believes on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances.
reassessment see section 135FI.
receiver, see section 20.
recognised program see section 135GR(1)(b).
referrer see section 135FY(1).
registered owner, of a GEC, see section 135AK.
Registered participant has the meaning given in the National Electricity (Queensland) Law.
registration, for a GEC, see section 135AK.
regulator see section 62.
relevant body corporate means—
(a) a body corporate established under a following Act for premises—
• Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997
• Integrated Resort Development Act 1987
• Mixed Use Development Act 1993
• Registration of Plans (H.S.P. (Nominees) Pty. Limited) Enabling Act 1980
• Registration of Plans (Stage 2) (H.S.P. (Nominees) Pty. Limited) Enabling Act 1984
• Sanctuary Cove Resort Act 1985; or
(b) a body corporate for a leasehold building units plan established under the South Bank Corporation Act 1989 for the premises the subject of the plan.
relevant supply period means a period for which an account has been issued by a retail entity for the supply of electricity to a small customer.
repealed Act in chapter 14, see section 269.
residence means a structure or a part of a structure where a person resides.
retail area see section 48(1).
retail authority see section 47.
retail contract see section 49(1).
retail entity see section 46.
retailer see section 135AK.
retailer of last resort scheme means any retailer of last resort scheme made under section 131A.
retail obligation see section 48F(1).
retail services application see section 48C(1).
reviewer see section 214(1).
road authority means—
(a) for a State-controlled road under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994—the chief executive under the Act; or
(b) for another road—the local government or other person having control or management of the road.
scheme participant see section 135AA(4).
scheme participant register see section 135JE(1)(c).
self-assessment report see section 135FD.
sell includes—
(a) sell by wholesale, retail or auction; and
(b) agree, attempt or offer to sell; and
(c) possess, expose or advertise for sale; and
(d) cause or permit to be sold; and
(e) give away or swap.
significant project see section 135GI(1).
small customer see section 23(3).
small grid see section 135AF(2).
small photovoltaic generator means a photovoltaic system with a total rated inverter capacity up to—
(a) the amount prescribed under a regulation; or
(b) if no amount is prescribed—5 kilowatts.
special approval see section 58.
special approval holder see section 57.
special conditions, for accreditation, see section 135AN(4)(a).
spot market has the meaning given in the National Electricity Rules.
standard accreditation conditions see section 135AU(2).
standard connection contract see section 40DA(3).
standard large customer retail contract see section 49(4).
standard retail contract see section 49(3).
state includes describe.
State development exemption see section 135GI(4).
State electricity entity means an electricity entity that is a GOC, a GOC subsidiary or a government company.
Statewide newspaper means a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State.
street lighting customer see section 23(11).
subsidiary of a GOC has the same meaning as in the GOC Act.
substantive traceable link, to a major grid, see section 135AG.
substation see section 12(2).
supply network see section 8.
surrender application, for a GEC, see section 135AK.
System Operator has the meaning given in the National Electricity Rules.
take electricity includes waste, divert and use.
tariff includes fee or charge.
tariff year means—
(a) if, under a regulation, a period is prescribed—the prescribed period; or
(b) otherwise—a financial year.
trading arrangements means arrangements about trading in electricity under this Act or the National Electricity Rules by electricity entities, customers, electricity brokers and other persons.
transmission authority see section 30.
transmission entity see section 29.
transmission grid see section 6.
transmission zone see section 135CO(2).
unlawfully means without authority under this Act or other legal authority, justification or excuse.
Example of legal authority—
a person does something in relation to property with the owner's consent
used for includes used in, intended for use for or in, or capable of being used for or in.
valid, for the creation or purported creation of a GEC, see section 135AK.
vintage year, for a GEC, see section 135AK.
voltage see section 17.
warning notice see section 120S(1).
weapon has the same meaning as in the Weapons Act 1990.
wilfully means—
(a) intentionally; or
(b) recklessly; or
(c) with gross negligence.
works see section 12(1).