Rule Change: Completed
Overview
On 29 May 2025, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) completed a minor rule change to make minor corrections and non-material changes to the National Electricity Rules, the National Gas Rules and the National Energy Retail Rules (NERR) to improve their quality. As with previous AEMC initiated rules, these minor corrections and non-material changes make the rules clearer for stakeholders.
The changes to the NERR include removing the provision in the model terms and conditions for standard retail contracts that allowed customers to opt out from a meter replacement. This is to ensure standard retail contracts are consistent with the NERR as amended by the Accelerating smart meter deployment rule change.
Submissions to the rule change proposal closed on 1 May 2025. We received five submissions, which can be found below.
The Commission received one written request not to expedite the rule making process for the retail rule. However, the Commission has determined that the reasons contained in the written request were misconceived or lacking in substance. Accordingly, the rule change proposal was considered under an expedited process.
The AEMC has made a final rule determination to make the Minor changes 1 2025 electricity, gas and retail rules.
Most changes take effect on 29 May 2025. The change to the model terms and conditions for standard retail contracts takes effect on 1 June 2025, the same date as the equivalent change to NERR rule 59A made by the Accelerating smart meter deployment rule.