1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the National Electricity (New South Wales) Regulation 2022.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.Note—This Regulation repeals and replaces the National Electricity (New South Wales) Regulation 2015, which would otherwise be repealed on 1 September 2022 by the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, section 10(2).
3 Definition
In this Regulation—the Act means the National Electricity (New South Wales) Act 1997.Note—The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.
4 Modification of National Electricity Rules—registration as Network Service Provider
For the Act, section 9(2)(a), the National Electricity Rules are modified by inserting the following clause after Chapter 9, Part B, rule 9.12, clause 9.12.4—9.12.5 Registration as a Network Service Provider(a) The lessor of a transacted distribution system or transacted transmission system under a lease is, while the lease is in force, exempt from complying with clause 2.5.1 in relation to the activity of owning the distribution system or transmission system.(b) In this clause—transacted distribution system means a transacted distribution system under the Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015.transacted transmission system means a transacted transmission system under the Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015.
5 Modification of National Electricity Rules—transitional arrangements for TransGrid
For the Act, section 9(2)(b), the National Electricity Rules are modified as follows—(a) omit “TransGrid” from Chapter 9, Part B, clause 9.14.1 and insert instead “the transmission system operator”,(b) renumber clause 9.14.1 as clause 9.14.1(a),(c) insert after clause 9.14.1(a), as renumbered—(b) In this clause—transmission system operator means the Network Service Provider that operates the transmission system that is a transacted transmission system under the Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015.
5A Regulated stand-alone power systems—the Act, s 8A
For the National Electricity (NSW) Law, section 6B, a stand-alone power system consisting of a distribution system owned, controlled or operated, or proposed to be owned, controlled or operated, by Ausgrid, Essential Energy or Endeavour Energy is a regulated stand-alone power system.s 5A: Ins 2022 (711), sec 3.
6 Repeal and savings
(1) The National Electricity (New South Wales) Regulation 2015 is repealed.(2) An act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the National Electricity (New South Wales) Regulation 2015, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.