Regulation 16(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:

(a) a retailer, under a contract in respect of the single site covered by the fallback contract, retails electricity to the customer;

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

Notified in the Gazette on 19 December 2006

These regulations are administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Electricity Supply Industry (Contestable Customer) Regulations 2005 by clarifying that a fallback contract –

(a) only exists if no existing contract or tariff covers the retailing of electricity to a site; and

(b) may include terms and conditions relating to customer retail services other than the retailing of electricity to a site.