National Electricity Rules: Current Rules

National Electricity Rules

The National Electricity Rules govern the operation of the National Electricity Market. The Rules have the force of law, and are made under the National Electricity Law. Copies of the National Electricity Rules are available for inspection at the AEMC's office in Sydney. The National Electricity Law can be found at the South Australian Legislation website.

The current consolidated version of the Rules is Version 55, incorporating:

National Electricity Amendment (Changes to Normal Voltage) Rule 2013 No. 2

Rules version: 55 Commencement date: 7-Mar-13

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National Electricity Rules Version 55 9215KB
Coversheet & contents 428KB 870KB
Chapter 1: Introduction 212KB 526KB
Chapter 2: Registered Participants and Registration 340KB 821KB
Chapter 2A: Regional Structure 254KB 611KB
Chapter 3: Market Rules 1578KB 10242KB
Chapter 4: Power System Security 544KB 1294KB
Chapter 5: Network Connection, Planning and Expansion 1416KB
Chapter 5A: Electricity Connection for Retail Customers 304KB 740KB
Chapter 6: Economic Regulation of Distribution Service 719KB 1543KB
Chapter 6A: Economic Regulation of Transmission Services 848KB 1743KB
Chapter 6B: Retail Markets 258KB 638KB
Chapter 7: Metering 658KB 2956KB
Chapter 8: Administrative Functions 387KB 886KB
Chapter 8A: Participant Derogations 62KB 449KB
Chapter 9: Jurisdictional Derogations and Transitional Arrangements 564KB 1189KB
Chapter 10: Glossary 691KB 1890KB
Chapter 11: Savings and Transitional Rules 1431KB 3084KB