Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

ENERGY OPERATORS (ELECTRICITY RETAIL CORPORATION) (CHARGES) BY-LAWS 2006 - REG 9

9 .         Rebates and reduced fees

        (1)         In this by‑law —

        eligible person means a person who satisfies the corporation that the person holds —

            (a)         a — 

                  (i)         Health Care Card; or

                  (ii)         Commonwealth seniors health card; or

                  (iii)         Pensioner Concession Card,

                issued by the Department of Social Security of the Government of the Commonwealth; or

            (b)         a Repatriation Health Card, issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs of the Government of the Commonwealth, that indicates on it that the person is totally and permanently incapacitated, a war widow or a dependant; or

            (c)         a Seniors’ Card issued by the Office of Seniors’ Interests of the Government of the State.

        (2)         Where electricity is supplied to a consumer who is an eligible person, for use at his or her principal place of residence and the consumer is charged on the basis of Tariff A1, the consumer is entitled to a rebate equal to the fixed charge payable under that tariff for that residence.

        (3)         Where a consumer who is charged on the basis of Tariff A1 for electricity supplied by the corporation satisfies the corporation that electricity supplied to the consumer has been delivered to and used at premises occupied by an eligible person as his or her principal place of residence, the consumer is entitled to a rebate equal to the fixed charge payable under that tariff for those premises.

        (4)         Where a fixed charge is payable for multiple dwellings and there is a dwelling in respect of which the rebate is not payable, for the purposes of ascertaining the amount of the rebate payable the amount of the fixed charge payable in respect of the first dwelling shall be taken to relate to a dwelling in respect of which a rebate is not payable.

        (5)         A person who comes within paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of eligible person in sub‑bylaw (1) and who is entitled to a rebate under this by‑law is also —

            (a)         exempted from payment of the account establishment fee specified in Schedule 4 item 1; and

            (b)         entitled to pay the reduced meter testing fee specified in Schedule 4 item 6(b).