National Electricity Rules Version 103

Historical Information

This version of the National Electricity Rules was current from 1 December 2017 to 18 December 2017.

National Electricity Rules Version 103
Status Information
This is the latest electronically available version of the National Electricity Rules as at 1 December  2017.
This consolidated version of the National Electricity Rules was last updated on 1 December 2017 as a result of the commencement of the following amendments:
Schedules 2, 3 and 4 of National Electricity Amendment (Expanding competition in metering and related services) Rule 2015 No. 12
Schedules 2, 4 and 5 of National Electricity Amendment (Embedded Networks) Rule 2015 No. 15
Schedule 1 of National Electricity Amendment (Meter Replacement Processes) Rule 2016 No. 2
Schedules 2,3 and 4 of National Electricity Amendment (Updating the electricity B2B framework) Rule 2016 No. 6
National Electricity Amendment (Pricing during market suspension) Rule 2017 No. 14
This consolidated version of the Rules reflects the initial Rules made by the SA Minister under section 90 of the National Electricity Law (NEL) as amended by:
Rules made by the South Australian Minister under sections 90A to 90E of the NEL; and 
Rules made by the Australian Energy Market Commission under Part 7 Division 3 of the NEL.
Application of the National Energy Customer Framework related Rule
On 27 June 2012, the South Australian Minister made Rules relating to the implementation of the National Energy Customer Framework (NECF), including amendments to the National Electricity Rules under section 90D of the NEL in relation to small customer connections (Chapter 5A), Retail Markets including billing and credit support (Chapter 6B) and related provisions (NECF related rule).
The NECF related Rule commenced operation as a law of Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and the Commonwealth on 1 July 2012; South Australia on 1 February 2013, New South Wales on 1 July 2013 and Queensland on 1 July 2015.
On 1 July 2016, Victoria adopted the provisions of the NECF related rule that relate to small customer connections (Chapter 5A and related provisions). Victoria has not adopted the Retail Market provisions in Chapter 6B of the Rules.
The NECF related Rule does not apply in Western Australia or the Northern Territory until the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the National Energy Retail Law (South Australia) Act 2011 is implemented as a law in that jurisdiction (clause 24, Part 11, Schedule 3 NEL).
The NECF related Rule can be found on the Australian Energy Market Commission's website under the 'National Electricity Rules', 'Rules made by the SA Ministers' tabs. 
Provisions in force
All provisions displayed in this consolidated version of the Rules have commenced. As at the date of this consolidation the Australian Energy Market Commission has made the following Rules under Part 7 Division 3 of the NEL that have not yet commenced:
Schedules 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of the National Electricity Amendment (Transmission Connection and Planning Arrangements) Rule 2017 No. 4 will commence on 1 July 2018.
Schedules 1 to 7 of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing the rate of change of power system frequency) Rule 2017 No. 9 will commence on 1 July 2018 immediately after the commencement of Schedules 1,2,4,5 and 6 of the National Electricity Amendment (Transmission Connection and Planning Arrangements) Rule 2017 No. 4.
Schedules 4 to 9 of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing power system fault levels) rule 2017 No. 10 will commence on 1 July 2018 immediately after the commencement of Schedules 1 to 7 of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing the rate of change of power system frequency) Rule 2017 No. 9.
Schedules 1,2,3 and 4 of the National Electricity Amendment (Generating System Model Guidelines) Rule 2017 No. 11 commence operation on 1 July 2018, immediately after Schedules 4 to 9 of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing power system fault levels) Rule 2017 No. 10.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.	Introduction	3
1.1	Preliminary	3
1.1.1	References to the Rules	3
1.1.2	Italicised expressions	3
1.1.3	[Deleted]	3
1.2	Background	3
1.3	Nomenclature of and references to provisions of a Chapter	3
1.3.1	Introduction	3
1.3.2	Parts, Divisions and Subdivisions	3
1.3.3	Rules, clauses, paragraphs, subparagraphs and other items	4
1.4	Effect of renumbering of provisions of the Rules	5
1.5	[Deleted]	5
1.6	[Deleted]	5
1.7	Interpretation	5
1.7.1	General	5
1.8	Notices	6
1.8.1	Service of notices under the Rules	6
1.8.2	Time of service	7
1.8.3	Counting of days	7
1.8.4	Reference to addressee	7
1.9	Retention of Records and Documents	8
1.10	[Deleted]	8
1.11	AEMO Rule Funds	8
2.	Registered Participants and Registration	13
2.1	Registered Participants	13
2.1.1	Purpose	13
2.1.2	General	13
2.2	Generator	13
2.2.1	Registration as a Generator	13
2.2.2	Scheduled Generator	14
2.2.3	Non-Scheduled Generator	15
2.2.4	Market Generator	16
2.2.5	Non-Market Generator	17
2.2.6	Ancillary services generating unit	17
2.2.7	Semi-Scheduled Generator	19
2.3	Customer	21
2.3.1	Registration as a Customer	21
2.3.2	First-Tier Customer	21
2.3.3	Second-Tier Customer	22
2.3.4	Market Customer	22
2.3.5	Ancillary services load	23
2.3A	Small Generation Aggregator	26
2.3A.1	Registration	26
2.3AA	Market Ancillary Service Provider	27
2.3AA.1	Registration	27
2.4	Market Participant	27
2.4.1	Registration as a category of Market Participant	27
2.4.2	Eligibility	28
2.4A	Metering Coordinator	28
2.4A.1	Registration as a Metering Coordinator	28
2.4A.2	Eligibility	29
2.5	Network Service Provider	30
2.5.1	Registration as a Network Service Provider	30
2.5.2	Market Network Service	31
2.5.3	Scheduled Network Service	32
2.5A	Trader	33
2.5B	Reallocator	34
2.6	Special Participant	34
2.7	Intention to Commence Activities or Functions	35
2.8	Registered Participant Rights and Obligations	35
2.8.1	Rights and obligations	35
2.9	Application to be Registered as a Registered Participant	36
2.9.1	Applications for Registration	36
2.9.2	Registration as a Registered Participant	36
2.9.3	Registration as an Intermediary	37
2.9A	Transfer of Registration	38
2.9A.1	Definitions	38
2.9A.2	Applications for Transfer of Registration	38
2.9A.3	Approval for Transfer of Registration	39
2.10	Ceasing to be a Registered Participant	40
2.10.1	Notification of intention	40
2.10.2	Ceasing Participation	41
2.10.3	Liability after cessation	42
2.11	Participant Fees	42
2.11.1A	Application	42
2.11.1	Development of Participant fee structure	42
2.11.2	Payment of Participant fees	45
2.11.3	Budgeted revenue requirements	45
2.12	Interpretation of References to Various Registered Participants	46
2A.	Regional Structure	51
Part A	Region change applications and region determinations by AEMC	51
2A.1	Introduction to Chapter 2A	51
2A.1.1	Definitions	51
2A.1.2	AEMC determination of regions	51
2A.1.3	Publication of regions by AEMO	51
2A.2	Region change applications	51
2A.2.1	A complete region change application	51
2A.2.2	Identifying a congestion problem	52
2A.2.3	Explanation of economic efficiency of proposed region solution	52
2A.2.4	Region change application must be technically competent	53
2A.2.5	Alternative congestion management options	53
2A.2.6	Previous application relating to congestion problem	54
2A.2.7	AEMO to provide information to intending applicants	54
2A.2.8	AEMC may refuse to accept incomplete applications	55
2A.3	Acceptance of region change application by AEMC	55
2A.3.1	Acceptance of a region change application by AEMC	55
2A.3.2	Preliminary consultation prior to acceptance of a region change application	56
2A.4	First round consultation on region change application	57
2A.4.1	Notice of first round consultation	57
2A.4.2	Right to make written submissions during first round consultation period	57
2A.4.3	Alternative region solution put forward by third parties	57
2A.4.4	Acceptance as a formal alternative region solution by AEMC	58
2A.5	Provision of supplementary economic analysis	59
2A.5.1	AEMC may direct provision of supplementary analysis	59
2A.5.2	AEMC may direct AEMO to provide information	59
2A.6	Region determinations	60
2A.6.1	AEMC powers to make a region determination	60
2A.6.2	Matters for consideration in making region determination	60
2A.7	Draft region determination and second round consultation	61
2A.7.1	Publishing of draft region determination	61
2A.7.2	Second round consultation	61
2A.7.3	Right to make written submissions during second round consultation	62
2A.8	Final region determination	62
2A.8.1	Final determination for region change	62
2A.8.2	Formal publication of region determination	62
2A.9	Miscellaneous matters for region change process	62
2A.9.1	AEMC may extend periods of time specified in Chapter 2A	62
2A.9.2	Consultation meeting in relation to region change application	63
Part B	Implementation of region determination	63
2A.10	Purpose and application of Part B	63
2A.10.1	Purpose of Part B	63
2A.10.2	Application of Part B	64
2A.11	Region Change Implementation Procedure	64
2A.11.1	Submission of draft Region Change Implementation Procedure	64
2A.11.2	Approved Region Change Implementation Procedure	64
2A.12	AEMO region change implementation functions	65
2A.12.1	General implementation functions	65
2A.12.2	Implementation functions referable to published implementation procedure	65
2A.12.3	Amendment of current or subsequent Regions and Loss Factors Publication	65
2A.13	Continuity of regions	65
Schedule 2A.1	Glossary for Chapter 2A	66
3.	Market Rules	71
3.1	Introduction to Market Rules	71
3.1.1	Purpose	71
3.1.1A	Definitions	71
3.1.2	[Deleted]	72
3.1.3	[Deleted]	72
3.1.4	Market design principles	72
3.1.5	Time for undertaking action	73
3.2	AEMO's Market Responsibilities	73
3.2.1	Market functions of AEMO	73
3.2.2	Spot market	74
3.2.3	Power system operations	74
3.2.4	Non-market ancillary services function	74
3.2.5	[Deleted]	75
3.2.6	Settlements	75
3.3	Prudential Requirements	75
3.3.1	Market Participant criteria	75
3.3.2	Credit support	75
3.3.3	Acceptable credit criteria	76
3.3.4	Acceptable credit rating	77
3.3.4A	Prudential standard	77
3.3.5	Amount of credit support	77
3.3.6	Changes to credit support	77
3.3.7	Drawings on credit support	78
3.3.8	Credit limit procedures and prudential settings	79
3.3.8A	Security Deposits	81
3.3.9	Outstandings	81
3.3.10	Trading limit	81
3.3.11	Call notices	82
3.3.12	Typical accrual	83
3.3.13	Response to Call Notices	83
3.3.13A	Application of monies in the security deposit fund	84
3.3.14	Potential value of a transaction	85
3.3.15	Trading margin	86
3.3.16	Limitation on entry of transactions	86
3.3.17	Scheduled prices	86
3.3.18	Additional credit support	87
3.3.19	Consideration of other Market Participant transactions	87
3.4	Spot Market	87
3.4.1	Establishment of spot market	87
3.4.2	Trading day and trading interval	88
3.4.3	Spot market operations timetable	88
3.5	Regions	88
3.5.1	[Deleted]	88
3.5.2	[Deleted]	88
3.5.3	[Deleted]	88
3.5.4	[Deleted]	88
3.5.5	[Deleted]	88
3.5.6	Abolition of Snowy region	88
3.6	Network Losses and Constraints	89
3.6.1	Inter-regional losses	89
3.6.2	Intra-regional losses	91
3.6.2A	Load and generation data used to determine inter-regional loss factor equations and intra-regional loss factors	95
3.6.3	Distribution losses	96
3.6.4	Network constraints	101
3.6.5	Settlements residue due to network losses and constraints	101
3.7	Projected Assessment of System Adequacy	103
3.7.1	Administration of PASA	103
3.7.2	Medium term PASA	104
3.7.3	Short term PASA	107
3.7A	Congestion information resource	110
3.7B	Unconstrained intermittent generation forecast	112
3.7C	Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection	114
3.7D	Demand side participation information	117
3.8	Central Dispatch and Spot Market Operation	119
3.8.1	Central Dispatch	119
3.8.2	Participation in central dispatch	121
3.8.3	Bid and offer aggregation guidelines	122
3.8.3A	Ramp rates	124
3.8.4	Notification of scheduled capacity	127
3.8.5	Submission timing	128
3.8.6	Generating unit offers for dispatch	128
3.8.6A	Scheduled network service offers for dispatch	131
3.8.7	Bids for scheduled load	132
3.8.7A	Market ancillary services offers	134
3.8.8	Validation of dispatch bids and offers	135
3.8.9	Default offers and bids	136
3.8.10	Network constraints	137
3.8.11	Ancillary services constraints	139
3.8.12	System scheduled reserve constraints	139
3.8.13	Notification of constraints	139
3.8.14	Dispatch under conditions of supply scarcity	139
3.8.15	[Deleted]	140
3.8.16	Equal priced dispatch bids and dispatch offers	140
3.8.17	Self-commitment	140
3.8.18	Self-decommitment	141
3.8.19	Dispatch inflexibilities	141
3.8.20	Pre-dispatch schedule	144
3.8.21	On-line dispatch process	146
3.8.22	Rebidding	147
3.8.22A	Offers, bids and rebids must not be false or misleading	150
3.8.23	Failure to conform to dispatch instructions	151
3.8.24	Scheduling errors	153
3.9	Price Determination	154
3.9.1	Principles applicable to spot price determination	154
3.9.2	Determination of spot prices	155
3.9.2A	Determination of ancillary services prices	157
3.9.2B	Pricing where AEMO determines a manifestly incorrect input	158
3.9.3	Pricing in the event of intervention by AEMO	159
3.9.3A	Reliability standard and settings review	160
3.9.3B	Reliability standard and settings review report	162
3.9.3C	Reliability standard	162
3.9.3D	Implementation of the reliability standard	163
3.9.4	Market Price Cap	164
3.9.5	Application of the Market Price Cap	165
3.9.6	Market Floor Price	165
3.9.6A	Application of the Market Floor Price	166
3.9.7	Pricing for constrained-on scheduled generating units	166
3.10	[Deleted]	166
3.11	Ancillary Services	166
3.11.1	Introduction	166
3.11.2	Market ancillary services	167
3.11.3	Acquisition of Network Support and Control Ancillary Service	169
3.11.4	Guidelines and objectives for acquisition of network support and control ancillary services	169
3.11.5	Tender process for network support and control ancillary services	170
3.11.6	Dispatch of network support and control ancillary services by AEMO	172
3.11.7	Guidelines and objectives for acquisition of system restart ancillary services by AEMO	173
3.11.8	Determination of electrical sub-network boundaries	174
3.11.9	Acquisition of system restart ancillary services by AEMO	174
3.11.10	Reporting	176
3.12	Market Intervention by AEMO	176
3.12.1	Intervention settlement timetable	176
3.12.2	Affected Participants and Market Customers entitlements to compensation in relation to AEMO intervention	177
3.12.3	Role of the Independent Expert in calculating payments in relation to intervention by AEMO	181
3.12A	Mandatory restrictions	184
3.12A.1	Restriction offers	184
3.12A.2	Mandatory restrictions schedule	186
3.12A.3	Acquisition of capacity	186
3.12A.4	Rebid of capacity under restriction offers	187
3.12A.5	Dispatch of restriction offers	187
3.12A.6	Pricing during a restriction price trading interval	187
3.12A.7	Determination of funding restriction shortfalls	188
3.12A.8	Cancellation of a mandatory restriction period	193
3.12A.9	Review by AEMC	193
3.13	Market Information	194
3.13.1	Provision of information	194
3.13.2	Systems and procedures	194
3.13.3	Standing data	196
3.13.4	Spot market	203
3.13.4A	Market ancillary services	207
3.13.5	Ancillary services contracting by AEMO	208
3.13.5A	Settlements residue auctions	208
3.13.6	[Deleted]	208
3.13.6A	Report by AEMO	208
3.13.7	Monitoring of significant variation between forecast and actual prices by AER	209
3.13.8	Public information	211
3.13.9	[Deleted]	211
3.13.10	Market auditor	211
3.13.11	[Deleted]	212
3.13.12	NMI Standing Data	212
3.13.12A	NMI Standing Data Schedule	216
3.13.13	Inter-network tests	217
3.13.14	Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Intensity Index	217
3.14	Administered Price Cap and Market Suspension	220
3.14.1	Cumulative Price Threshold and Administered Price Cap	220
3.14.2	Application of Administered Price Cap	222
3.14.3	Conditions for suspension of the spot market	223
3.14.4	Declaration of market suspension	224
3.14.5	Pricing during market suspension	225
3.14.6	Compensation due to the application of an administered price cap or administered floor price	227
3.15	Settlements	231
3.15.1	Settlements management by AEMO	231
3.15.2	Electronic funds transfer	232
3.15.3	Connection point and virtual transmission node responsibility	232
3.15.4	Adjusted energy amounts connection points	232
3.15.5	Adjusted energy - transmission network connection points	233
3.15.5A	Adjusted energy - virtual transmission nodes	233
3.15.6	Spot market transactions	234
3.15.6A	Ancillary service transactions	235
3.15.7	Payment to Directed Participants	248
3.15.7A	Payment to Directed Participants for services other than energy and market ancillary services	249
3.15.7B	Claim for additional compensation by Directed Participants	252
3.15.8	Funding of Compensation for directions	254
3.15.9	Reserve settlements	259
3.15.10	Administered price cap or administered floor price compensation payments	261
3.15.10A	Goods and services tax	262
3.15.10B	Restriction contract amounts	263
3.15.10C	Intervention Settlements	264
3.15.11	Reallocation transactions	268
3.15.11A	Reallocation procedures	269
3.15.12	Settlement amount	270
3.15.13	Payment of settlement amount	270
3.15.14	Preliminary statements	271
3.15.15	Final statements	271
3.15.15A	Use of estimated settlement amounts by AEMO	271
3.15.16	Payment by market participants	272
3.15.17	Payment to market participants	272
3.15.18	Disputes	272
3.15.19	Revised Statements and Adjustments	273
3.15.20	Payment of adjustments	275
3.15.21	Default procedure	275
3.15.22	Maximum total payment in respect of a billing period	280
3.15.23	Maximum total payment in respect of a financial year	281
3.15.24	Compensation for reductions under clause 3.15.23	282
3.15.25	Interest on overdue amounts	283
3.16	Participant compensation fund	283
3.16.1	Establishment of Participant compensation fund	283
3.16.2	Dispute resolution panel to determine compensation	284
3.17	[Deleted]	286
3.18	Settlements Residue Auctions	286
3.18.1	Settlements residue concepts	286
3.18.2	Auctions and eligible persons	287
3.18.3	Auction rules	288
3.18.3A	Secondary trading of SRD units	290
3.18.4	Proceeds and fees	290
3.18.4A	Secondary trading proceeds and margin	291
3.18.5	Settlement residue committee	292
3.19	Market Management Systems Access Procedures	293
3.20	Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader	294
3.20.1	[Deleted]	294
3.20.2	Reliability and emergency reserve trader	294
3.20.3	Reserve contracts	295
3.20.4	Dispatch pricing methodology for unscheduled reserve contracts	296
3.20.5	AEMO’s risk management and accounts relating to the reliability safety net	296
3.20.6	Reporting on RERT by AEMO	297
3.20.7	AEMO’s exercise of the RERT	298
3.20.8	RERT Guidelines	299
3.20.9	[Deleted] 	300
Schedule 3.1	Bid and Offer Validation Data	300
Scheduled Generating Unit Data:	300
Semi-Scheduled Generating Unit Data:	301
Scheduled Load Data:	302
Scheduled Network Service Data:	303
Ancillary Service Generating Unit and Ancillary Service Load Data:	303
Dispatch Inflexibility Profile:	303
Aggregation Data:	304
Schedule 3.2	[Deleted]	304
Schedule 3.3	[Deleted]	304
4.	Power System Security	307
4.1	Introduction	307
4.1.1	Purpose	307
4.2	Definitions and Principles	307
4.2.1	[Deleted]	308
4.2.2	Satisfactory Operating State	308
4.2.3	Credible and non-credible contingency events and protected events	308
4.2.3A	Re-classifying contingency events	309
4.2.3B	Criteria for re-classifying contingency events	311
4.2.4	Secure operating state and power system security	311
4.2.5	Technical envelope	312
4.2.6	General principles for maintaining power system security	313
4.2.7	Reliable Operating State	313
4.2.8	Time for undertaking action	314
4.3	Power System Security Responsibilities and Obligations	314
4.3.1	Responsibility of AEMO for power system security	314
4.3.2	System security	316
4.3.3	The role of System Operators	319
4.3.4	Network Service Providers	321
4.3.5	Market Customer obligations	324
4.4	Power System Frequency Control	325
4.4.1	Power system frequency control responsibilities	325
4.4.2	Operational frequency control requirements	325
4.4.3	Generator protection requirements	325
4.5	Control of Power System Voltage	326
4.5.1	Power system voltage control	326
4.5.2	Reactive power reserve requirements	327
4.5.3	Audit and testing	327
4.6	Protection of Power System Equipment	327
4.6.1	Power system fault levels	327
4.6.2	Power system protection co-ordination	328
4.6.3	Audit and testing	328
4.6.4	Short-term thermal ratings of power system	328
4.6.5	Partial outage of power protection systems	328
4.6.6	System strength impact assessment guidelines	329
4.7	Power System Stability Co-ordination	330
4.7.1	Stability analysis co-ordination	330
4.7.2	Audit and testing	331
4.8	Power System Security Operations	331
4.8.1	Registered Participants' advice	331
4.8.2	Protection or control system abnormality	331
4.8.3	AEMO’s advice on power system emergency conditions	331
4.8.4	Declaration of conditions	332
4.8.5	Managing declarations of conditions	333
4.8.5A	Determination of the latest time for AEMO intervention	333
4.8.5B	Notifications of last time of AEMO intervention	334
4.8.6	[Deleted]	335
4.8.7	Managing a power system contingency event	335
4.8.8	[Deleted]	335
4.8.9	Power to issue directions and clause 4.8.9 instructions	335
4.8.9A	System security directions	337
4.8.10	Disconnection of generating units and market network services	338
4.8.11	[Deleted]	338
4.8.12	System restart plan and local black system procedures	338
4.8.13	[Deleted]	339
4.8.14	Power system restoration	339
4.8.15	Review of operating incidents	340
4.9	Power System Security Related Market Operations	342
4.9.1	Load forecasting	342
4.9.2	Instructions to Scheduled Generators and Semi-Scheduled Generators	343
4.9.2A	Dispatch Instructions to Scheduled Network Service Providers	344
4.9.3	Instructions to Registered Participants	344
4.9.3A	Ancillary services instructions	345
4.9.3B	Compliance with dispatch instructions	346
4.9.4	Dispatch related limitations on Scheduled Generators and Semi-Scheduled Generators	346
4.9.4A	Dispatch related limitations on Scheduled Network Service Providers	348
4.9.5	Form of dispatch instructions	348
4.9.6	Commitment of scheduled generating units	349
4.9.7	De-commitment, or output reduction, by Scheduled Generators	350
4.9.8	General responsibilities of Registered Participants	351
4.9.9	Scheduled Generator plant changes	352
4.9.9A	Scheduled Network Service Provider plant changes	353
4.9.9B	Ancillary service plant changes	353
4.10	Power System Operating Procedures	353
4.10.1	Power system operating procedures	353
4.10.2	Transmission network operations	354
4.10.3	Operating interaction with distribution networks	355
4.10.4	Switching of a Distributor's high voltage networks	355
4.10.5	Switching of reactive power facilities	355
4.10.6	Automatic reclose	356
4.10.7	Inspection of facilities by AEMO	356
4.11	Power System Security Support	356
4.11.1	Remote control and monitoring devices	356
4.11.2	Operational control and indication communication facilities	358
4.11.3	Power system voice/data operational communication facilities	358
4.11.4	Records of power system operational communication	360
4.11.5	Agent communications	361
4.12	Nomenclature Standards	362
4.13	[Deleted]	363
4.14	Acceptance of Performance Standards	363
4.15	Compliance with Performance Standards	364
4.16	Transitioning arrangements for establishment of performance standards	368
4.16.1	Definitions	368
4.16.2	Exclusions	370
4.16.3	Notification and acceptance of performance standards	371
4.16.4	Actual capability	376
4.16.5	Criteria for, and negotiation of, performance standards	377
4.16.6	Consultation with and assistance by Network Service Providers	379
4.16.7	Referral to expert determination	380
4.16.8	Prior actions	381
4.16.9	Deemed performance standards	381
4.16.10	Modification of connection agreements	381
4.17	Expert determination	382
4.17.1	Performance standards committee and appointment of performance standards experts	382
4.17.2	Referral to performance standards expert	383
4.17.3	Determinations of performance standards experts	384
4.17.4	Other matters	385
5.	Network Connection, Planning and Expansion	389
Part A	Network Connection	389
5.1	Statement of Purpose	389
5.1.1	[Deleted]	389
5.1.2	Purpose and Application	389
5.1.3	Principles	391
5.2	Obligations	392
5.2.1	Obligations of Registered Participants	392
5.2.2	Connection agreements	393
5.2.3	Obligations of network service providers	393
5.2.4	Obligations of customers	398
5.2.5	Obligations of Generators	399
5.2.6	Obligations of AEMO	400
5.3	Establishing or Modifying Connection	400
5.3.1	Process and procedures	400
5.3.1A	Application of rule to connection of embedded generating units	400
5.3.2	Connection enquiry	401
5.3.3	Response to connection enquiry	402
5.3.4	Application for connection	405
5.3.4A	Negotiated access standards	406
5.3.4B	System strength remediation for new connections	408
5.3.5	Preparation of offer to connect	411
5.3.6	Offer to connect	412
5.3.7	Finalisation of connection agreements	416
5.3.7A	Application for connection to declared shared network	417
5.3.8	Provision and use of information	417
5.3.9	Procedure to be followed by a Generator proposing to alter a generating system	419
5.3.10	Acceptance of performance standards for generating plant that is altered	421
5.3.11	Notification of request to change normal voltage	421
5.3A	Establishing or modifying connection - embedded generation	422
5.3A.1	Application of rule 5.3A	422
5.3A.2	Definitions and miscellaneous	422
5.3A.3	Publication of Information	423
5.3A.4	Fees	425
5.3A.5	Enquiry	426
5.3A.6	Response to Enquiry	427
5.3A.7	Preliminary Response to Enquiry	427
5.3A.8	Detailed Response to Enquiry	428
5.3A.9	Application for connection	429
5.3A.10	Preparation of offer to connect	430
5.3A.11	Technical Dispute	431
5.4	Design of Connected Equipment	431
5.4.1	Application	431
5.4.2	Advice of inconsistencies	432
5.4.3	Additional information	432
5.4.4	Advice on possible non-compliance	432
5.4.5	Register of completed embedded generation projects	433
5.4A	Access arrangements relating to Transmission Networks	434
5.4AA	Network support payments and functions	437
5.5	Access arrangements relating to Distribution Networks	437
5.5A	[Deleted]	441
5.6	[Deleted]	441
5.6A	[Deleted]	441
5.7	Inspection and Testing	441
5.7.1	Right of entry and inspection	441
5.7.2	Right of testing	443
5.7.3	Tests to demonstrate compliance with connection requirements for generators	444
5.7.3A	Tests to demonstrate compliance with system strength remediation schemes	446
5.7.4	Routine testing of protection equipment	447
5.7.5	Testing by Registered Participants of their own plant requiring changes to normal operation	449
5.7.6	Tests of generating units requiring changes to normal operation	451
5.7.7	Inter-network power system tests	452
5.8	Commissioning	459
5.8.1	Requirement to inspect and test equipment	459
5.8.2	Co-ordination during commissioning	459
5.8.3	Control and protection settings for equipment	460
5.8.4	Commissioning program	461
5.8.5	Commissioning tests	461
5.9	Disconnection and Reconnection	462
5.9.1	Voluntary disconnection	462
5.9.2	Decommissioning procedures	463
5.9.3	Involuntary disconnection	463
5.9.4	Direction to disconnect	464
5.9.4A	Notification of disconnection	464
5.9.5	Disconnection during an emergency	465
5.9.6	Obligation to reconnect	465
Part D	Network Planning and Expansion	466
5.10	Network development generally	466
5.10.1	Content of Part D	466
5.10.2	Definitions	467
5.10.3	Interpretation	471
5.11	Forecasts of connection to transmission network and identification of system limitations	472
5.11.1	Forecasts for connection to transmission network	472
5.11.2	Identification of network limitations	472
5.12	Transmission annual planning process	473
5.12.1	Transmission annual planning review	473
5.12.2	Transmission Annual Planning Report	473
5.13	Distribution annual planning process	478
5.13.1	Distribution annual planning review	478
5.13.2	Distribution Annual Planning Report	480
5.13.3	Distribution system limitation template	480
5.13A	Distribution zone substation information	481
5.14	Joint planning	484
5.14.1	Joint planning obligations of Transmission Network Service Providers and Distribution Network Service Providers	484
5.14.2	Joint planning obligations of Distribution Network Service Providers and Distribution Network Service Providers	486
5.14.3	Joint planning obligations of Transmission Network Service Providers	486
5.14A	Joint planning in relation to retirement or de-ratings of network assets forming part of the Declared Shared Network	486
5.14B	TAPR Guidelines	487
5.14B.1	Development of TAPR Guidelines	487
5.15	Regulatory investment tests generally	487
5.15.1	Interested parties	487
5.15.2	Identification of a credible option	487
5.15.3	Review of costs thresholds	488
5.15.4	Costs determinations	491
5.16	Regulatory investment test for transmission	491
5.16.1	Principles	491
5.16.2	Regulatory investment test for transmission application guidelines	494
5.16.3	Investments subject to the regulatory investment test for transmission	496
5.16.4	Regulatory investment test for transmission procedures	497
5.16.5	Disputes in relation to application of regulatory investment test for transmission	504
5.16.6	Determination that preferred option satisfies the regulatory investment test for transmission	506
5.17	Regulatory investment test for distribution	507
5.17.1	Principles	507
5.17.2	Regulatory investment test for distribution application guidelines	510
5.17.3	Projects subject to the regulatory investment test for distribution	511
5.17.4	Regulatory investment test for distribution procedures	513
5.17.5	Disputes in relation to application of regulatory investment test for distribution	518
5.18	Construction of funded augmentations	520
5.18A	Large generator connections	521
5.18A.1	Definitions	521
5.18A.2	Register of large generator connections	521
5.18A.3	Impact assessment of large generator connections	522
5.19	SENE Design and Costing Study	523
5.19.1	Definitions	523
5.19.2	Interpretation	524
5.19.3	Request for SENE Design and Costing Study	524
5.19.4	Content of SENE Design and Costing Study	525
5.19.5	Co-operation of other Network Service Providers	526
5.19.6	Publication of SENE Design and Costing Study report	527
5.19.7	Provision and use of information	527
5.20	National transmission planning	528
5.20.1	Preliminary consultation	528
5.20.2	Publication of NTNDP	529
5.20.3	Development strategies for national transmission flow paths	531
5.20.4	NTNDP database	532
5.20.5	Jurisdictional planning bodies and jurisdictional planning representatives	533
5.20.6	NTP Functions	533
5.20A	Frequency management planning	533
5.20A.1	Power system frequency risk review	533
5.20A.2	Power system frequency risk review process	534
5.20A.3	Power system frequency risk review report	535
5.20A.4	Request for protected event declaration	535
5.20A.5	Request to revoke a protected event declaration	536
5.21	AEMO's obligation to publish information and guidelines and provide advice	537
5.22	Last resort planning power	538
Schedule 5.1a	System standards	542
S5.1a.1	Purpose	542
S5.1a.2	Frequency	542
S5.1a.3	System stability	542
S5.1a.4	Power frequency voltage	543
S5.1a.5	Voltage fluctuations	543
S5.1a.6	Voltage waveform distortion	544
S5.1a.7	Voltage unbalance	544
S5.1a.8	Fault clearance times	545
Schedule 5.1	Network Performance Requirements to be Provided or Co-ordinated by Network Service Providers	547
S5.1.1	Introduction	547
S5.1.2	Network reliability	548
S5.1.2.1	Credible contingency events	548
S5.1.2.2	Network service within a region	549
S5.1.2.3	Network service between regions	550
S5.1.3	Frequency variations	550
S5.1.4	Magnitude of power frequency voltage	550
S5.1.5	Voltage fluctuations	552
S5.1.6	Voltage harmonic or voltage notching distortion	553
S5.1.7	Voltage unbalance	554
S5.1.8	Stability	555
S5.1.9	Protection systems and fault clearance times	556
S5.1.10	Load, generation and network control facilities	559
S5.1.10.1	General	559
S5.1.10.1a	Emergency frequency control schemes	560
S5.1.10.2	Distribution Network Service Providers	561
S5.1.10.3	Transmission Network Service Providers	561
S5.1.11	Automatic reclosure of transmission or distribution lines	562
S5.1.12	Rating of transmission lines and equipment	562
S5.1.13	Information to be provided	563
Schedule 5.2	Conditions for Connection of Generators	563
S5.2.1	Outline of requirements	563
S5.2.2	Application of Settings	564
S5.2.3	Technical matters to be coordinated	565
S5.2.4	Provision of information	566
S5.2.5	Technical requirements	568
S5.2.5.1	Reactive power capability	568
S5.2.5.2	Quality of electricity generated	570
S5.2.5.3	Generating unit response to frequency disturbances	571
S5.2.5.4	Generating system response to voltage disturbances	574
S5.2.5.5	Generating system response to disturbances following contingency events	575
S5.2.5.6	Quality of electricity generated and continuous uninterrupted operation	579
S5.2.5.7	Partial load rejection	579
S5.2.5.8	Protection of generating systems from power system disturbances	579
S5.2.5.9	Protection systems that impact on power system security	581
S5.2.5.10	Protection to trip plant for unstable operation	583
S5.2.5.11	Frequency control	584
S5.2.5.12	Impact on network capability	586
S5.2.5.13	Voltage and reactive power control	588
S5.2.5.14	Active power control	594
S5.2.6	Monitoring and control requirements	596
S5.2.6.1	Remote Monitoring	596
S5.2.6.2	Communications equipment	598
S5.2.7	Power station auxiliary supplies	599
S5.2.8	Fault current	599
Schedule 5.3	Conditions for Connection of Customers	600
S5.3.1a	Introduction to the schedule	600
S5.3.1	Information	602
S5.3.2	Design standards	603
S5.3.3	Protection systems and settings	603
S5.3.4	Settings of protection and control systems	604
S5.3.5	Power factor requirements	605
S5.3.6	Balancing of load currents	606
S5.3.7	Voltage fluctuations	607
S5.3.8	Harmonics and voltage notching	607
S5.3.9	Design requirements for Network Users' substations	607
S5.3.10	Load shedding facilities	608
Schedule 5.3a	Conditions for connection of Market Network Services	608
S5.3a.1a	Introduction to the schedule	608
S5.3a.1	Provision of Information	610
S5.3a.2	Application of settings	611
S5.3a.3	Technical matters to be co-ordinated	612
S5.3a.4	Monitoring and control requirements	612
S5.3a.4.1	Remote Monitoring	612
S5.3a.4.2	[Deleted]	613
S5.3a.4.3	Communications equipment	613
S5.3a.5	Design standards	614
S5.3a.6	Protection systems and settings	614
S5.3a.7	[Deleted]	616
S5.3a.8	Reactive power capability	616
S5.3a.9	Balancing of load currents	616
S5.3a.10	Voltage fluctuations	617
S5.3a.11	Harmonics and voltage notching	617
S5.3a.12	Design requirements for Market Network Service Providers’ substations	617
S5.3a.13	Market network service response to disturbances in the power system	618
S5.3a.14	Protection of market network services from power system disturbances	618
Schedule 5.4	Information to be Provided with Preliminary Enquiry	619
Schedule 5.4A	Preliminary Response	620
Schedule 5.4B	Detailed Response to Enquiry	623
Schedule 5.5	Technical Details to Support Application for Connection and Connection Agreement	625
S5.5.1	Introduction to the schedule	625
S5.5.2	Categories of data	625
S5.5.3	Review, change and supply of data	626
S5.5.4	Data Requirements	626
S5.5.5	Asynchronous generating unit data	627
S5.5.6	Generating units equal to or smaller than 30MW data	627
S5.5.7	Generating System Design Data Sheet, Generating System Setting Data Sheet and Generating System Model Guidelines	627
Schedule 5.5.1	[Deleted]	629
Schedule 5.5.2	[Deleted]	629
Schedule 5.5.3	Network and plant technical data of equipment at or near connection point	629
Schedule 5.5.4	Network Plant and Apparatus Setting Data	632
Schedule 5.5.5	Load Characteristics at Connection Point	634
Schedule 5.6	Terms and Conditions of Connection agreements	635
Schedule 5.7	Annual Forecast Information for Planning Purposes	636
Schedule 5.8	Distribution Annual Planning Report	638
Schedule 5.9	Demand side engagement document (clause 5.13.1(h))	645
Chapter 5A	Electricity connection for retail customers	649
Part A	Preliminary	649
5A.A.1	Definitions	649
5A.A.2	Application of this Chapter	652
5A.A.3	Small Generation Aggregator deemed to be agent of a retail customer	653
Part B	Standardised offers to provide basic and standard connection services	653
Division 1	Basic connection services	653
5A.B.1	Obligation to have model standing offer to provide basic connection services	653
5A.B.2	Proposed model standing offer for basic connection services	654
5A.B.3	Approval of terms and conditions of model standing offer to provide basic connection services	655
Division 2	Standard connection services	656
5A.B.4	Standard connection services	656
5A.B.5	Approval of model standing offer to provide standard connection services	657
Division 3	Miscellaneous	657
5A.B.6	Amendment etc of model standing offer	657
5A.B.7	Publication of model standing offers	658
Part C	Negotiated connection	658
5A.C.1	Negotiation of connection	658
5A.C.2	Process of negotiation	659
5A.C.3	Negotiation framework	659
5A.C.4	Fee to cover cost of negotiation	661
Part D	Application for connection service	662
Division 1	Information	662
5A.D.1	Publication of information	662
5A.D.1A	Register of completed embedded generation projects	662
Division 2	Preliminary enquiry	664
5A.D.2	Preliminary enquiry	664
Division 3	Applications	665
5A.D.3	Application process	665
5A.D.4	Site inspection	666
Part E	Connection charges	666
5A.E.1	Connection charge principles	666
5A.E.2	Itemised statement of connection charges	668
5A.E.3	Connection charge guidelines	668
5A.E.4	Payment of connection charges	670
Part F	Formation and integration of connection contracts	671
Division 1	Offer and acceptance – basic and standard connection services	671
5A.F.1	Distribution Network Service Provider’s response to application	671
5A.F.2	Acceptance of connection offer	671
5A.F.3	Offer and acceptance—application for expedited connection	671
Division 2	Offer and acceptance – negotiated connection	672
5A.F.4	Negotiated connection offer	672
Division 3	Formation of contract	673
5A.F.5	Acceptance of connection offer	673
Division 4	Contractual performance	673
5A.F.6	Carrying out connection work	673
5A.F.7	Retailer required for energisation where new connection	674
Part G	Dispute resolution between Distribution Network Service Providers and customers	674
5A.G.1	Relevant disputes	674
5A.G.2	Determination of dispute	674
5A.G.3	Termination of proceedings	675
SCHEDULE 5A.1 – Minimum content requirements for connection contract	675
Part A	Connection offer not involving embedded generation	675
Part B	Connection offer involving embedded generation	676
6	Economic Regulation of Distribution Services	681
Part A	Introduction	681
6.1	Introduction to Chapter 6	681
6.1.1	AER's regulatory responsibility	681
6.1.1A	[Deleted]	681
6.1.2	Structure of this Chapter	681
6.1.3	Access to direct control services and negotiated distribution services	682
6.1.4	Prohibition of DUOS charges for the export of energy	682
Part B	Classification of Distribution Services and Distribution Determinations	683
6.2	Classification	683
6.2.1	Classification of distribution services	683
6.2.2	Classification of direct control services as standard control services or alternative control services	684
6.2.3	Term for which classification operates	685
6.2.4	Duty of AER to make distribution determinations	685
6.2.5	Control mechanisms for direct control services	685
6.2.6	Basis of control mechanisms for direct control services	686
6.2.7	Negotiated distribution services	687
6.2.8	Guidelines	687
Part C	Building Block Determinations for standard control services	688
6.3	Building block determinations	688
6.3.1	Introduction	688
6.3.2	Contents of building block determination	688
6.4	Post-tax revenue model	689
6.4.1	Preparation, publication and amendment of post-tax revenue model	689
6.4.2	Contents of post-tax revenue model	689
6.4.3	Building block approach	689
6.4.4	Shared assets	691
6.4.5	Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guidelines	692
6.4A	Capital expenditure incentive mechanisms	692
6.5	Matters relevant to the making of building block determinations	693
6.5.1	Regulatory asset base	693
6.5.2	Return on capital	694
6.5.3	Estimated cost of corporate income tax	697
6.5.4	[Deleted]	698
6.5.5	Depreciation	698
6.5.6	Forecast operating expenditure	698
6.5.7	Forecast capital expenditure	701
6.5.8	Efficiency benefit sharing scheme	705
6.5.8A	Capital expenditure sharing scheme	706
6.5.9	The X factor	707
6.5.10	Pass through events	708
6.6	Adjustments after making of building block determination.	708
6.6.1	Cost pass through	708
6.6.1A	Reporting on jurisdictional schemes	715
6.6.2	Service target performance incentive scheme	716
6.6.3	Demand management incentive scheme	717
6.6.3A	Demand management innovation allowance mechanism	718
6.6.4	Small-scale incentive scheme	719
6.6.5	Reopening of distribution determination for capital expenditure	721
6.6A	Contingent Projects	724
6.6A.1	Acceptance of a contingent project in a distribution determination	724
6.6A.2	Amendment of distribution determination for contingent project	725
Part D	Negotiated distribution services	730
6.7	Negotiated distribution services	730
6.7.1	Principles relating to access to negotiated distribution services	730
6.7.2	Determination of terms and conditions of access for negotiated distribution services	732
6.7.3	Negotiating framework determination	733
6.7.4	Negotiated Distribution Service Criteria determination	733
6.7.5	Preparation of and requirements for negotiating framework for negotiated distribution services	733
6.7.6	Confidential information	735
Part DA	Connection policies	736
6.7A	Connection policy requirements	736
6.7A.1	Preparation of, and requirements for, connection policy	736
Part E	Regulatory proposal and proposed tariff structure statement	737
6.8	Regulatory proposal and proposed tariff structure statement	737
6.8.1	AER's framework and approach paper	737
6.8.1A	Notification of approach to forecasting expenditure	740
6.8.2	Submission of regulatory proposal and tariff structure statement	740
6.9	Preliminary examination and consultation	742
6.9.1	Preliminary examination	742
6.9.2	Resubmission of proposal	743
6.9.2A	Confidential information	743
6.9.3	Consultation	743
6.10	Draft distribution determination and further consultation	744
6.10.1	Making of draft distribution determination	744
6.10.2	Publication of draft determination and consultation	745
6.10.3	Submission of revised proposal	745
6.10.4	Submissions on specified matters	746
6.11	Distribution determination	746
6.11.1	Making of distribution determination	746
6.11.1A	Out of scope revised regulatory proposal or late submissions	747
6.11.2	Notice of distribution determination	748
6.11.3	Commencement of distribution determination	748
6.12	Requirements relating to draft and final distribution determinations	748
6.12.1	Constituent decisions	748
6.12.2	Reasons for decisions	751
6.12.3	Extent of AER's discretion in making distribution determinations	752
6.13	Revocation and substitution of distribution determination for wrong information or error	753
6.14	Miscellaneous	754
6.14A	Distribution Confidentiality Guidelines	755
Part F	Cost Allocation	755
6.15	Cost allocation	755
6.15.1	Duty to comply with Cost Allocation Method	755
6.15.2	Cost Allocation Principles	755
6.15.3	Cost Allocation Guidelines	756
6.15.4	Cost Allocation Method	757
Part G	Distribution consultation procedures	758
6.16	Distribution consultation procedures	758
Part H	Ring-Fencing Arrangements for Distribution Network Service Providers	760
6.17	Distribution Ring-Fencing Guidelines	760
6.17.1	Compliance with Distribution Ring-Fencing Guidelines	760
6.17.2	Development of Distribution Ring-Fencing Guidelines	760
Part I	Distribution Pricing Rules	761
6.18	Distribution Pricing Rules	761
6.18.1	Application of this Part	761
6.18.1A	Tariff structure statement	761
6.18.1B	Amending a tariff structure statement with the AER's approval	762
6.18.1C	Sub-threshold tariffs	763
6.18.2	Pricing proposals	764
6.18.3	Tariff classes	766
6.18.4	Principles governing assignment or re-assignment of retail customers to tariff classes and assessment and review of basis of charging	766
6.18.5	Pricing principles	767
6.18.6	Side constraints on tariffs for standard control services	769
6.18.7	Recovery of designated pricing proposal charges	770
6.18.7A	Recovery of jurisdictional scheme amounts	771
6.18.8	Approval of pricing proposal	774
6.18.9	Publication of information about tariffs and tariff classes	776
6.19.	Data Required for Distribution Service Pricing	776
6.19.1	Forecast use of networks by Distribution Customers and Embedded Generators	776
6.19.2	Confidentiality of distribution network pricing information	776
Part J	Billing and Settlements	777
6.20	Billing and Settlements Process	777
6.20.1	Billing for distribution services	777
6.20.2	Minimum information to be provided in distribution network service bills	779
6.20.3	Settlement between Distribution Network Service Providers	779
6.20.4	Obligation to pay	779
Part K	Prudential requirements, capital contributions and prepayments	780
6.21	Distribution Network Service Provider Prudential Requirements	780
6.21.1	Prudential requirements for distribution network service	780
6.21.2	Capital contributions, prepayments and financial guarantees	781
6.21.3	Treatment of past prepayments and capital contributions	781
Part L	Dispute resolution	781
6.22	Dispute Resolution	781
6.22.1	Dispute Resolution by the AER	781
6.22.2	Determination of dispute	782
6.22.3	Termination of access dispute without access determination	783
Part M	Separate disclosure of transmission and distribution charges	784
6.23	Separate disclosure of transmission and distribution charges	784
Part N	Dual Function Assets	785
6.24	Dual Function Assets	785
6.24.1	Application of this Part	785
6.24.2	Dual Function Assets	785
6.25	AER determination of applicable pricing regime for Dual Function Assets	785
6.26	Division of Distribution Network Service Provider's revenue	786
Part O	Annual Benchmarking Report	788
6.27	Annual Benchmarking Report	788
Part P	Distribution Reliability Measures Guidelines	788
6.28	Distribution Reliability Measures Guidelines	788
Schedule 6.1	Contents of building block proposals	788
S6.1.1	Information and matters relating to capital expenditure	788
S6.1.2	Information and matters relating to operating expenditure	790
S6.1.3	Additional information and matters	790
Schedule 6.2	Regulatory Asset Base	793
S6.2.1	Establishment of opening regulatory asset base for a regulatory control period	793
S6.2.2	Prudency and efficiency of capital expenditure	798
S6.2.2A	Reduction for inefficient past capital expenditure	798
S6.2.2B	Depreciation	801
S6.2.3	Roll forward of regulatory asset base within the same regulatory control period	801
6A.	Economic Regulation of Transmission Services	805
Part A	Introduction	805
6A.1	Introduction to Chapter 6A	805
6A.1.1	Economic regulation of transmission services generally	805
6A.1.2	Meaning of terms and conditions of access for transmission services	806
6A.1.3	Access to prescribed and negotiated transmission services	806
6A.1.4	National regulatory arrangements	807
6A.1.5	Application of Chapter 6A to Market Network Service Providers	807
6A.1.6	Application of Chapter 6A to AEMO and declared transmission system operators	808
Part B	Transmission Determinations Generally	808
6A.2	Transmission determinations	808
6A.2.1	Duty of AER to make transmission determinations	808
6A.2.2	Components of transmission determinations	808
6A.2.3	Guidelines	808
Part C	Regulation of Revenue - Prescribed Transmission Services	809
6A.3	Allowed revenue from prescribed transmission services	809
6A.3.1	Allowed revenue for regulatory year	809
6A.3.2	Adjustment of maximum allowed revenue	810
6A.4	Revenue determinations	810
6A.4.1	Introduction	810
6A.4.2	Contents of revenue determination	810
6A.5	Post-tax revenue model	811
6A.5.1	Introduction	811
6A.5.2	Preparation, publication and amendment of post-tax revenue model	812
6A.5.3	Contents of post-tax revenue model	812
6A.5.4	Building blocks approach	813
6A.5.5	Shared assets	814
6A.5.6	Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guidelines	815
6A.5A	Capital expenditure incentive mechanisms	816
6A.6	Matters relevant to the making of revenue determinations	816
6A.6.1	Regulatory asset base	816
6A.6.2	Return on capital	818
6A.6.3	Depreciation	820
6A.6.4	Estimated cost of corporate income tax	822
6A.6.5	Efficiency benefit sharing scheme	822
6A.6.5A	Capital expenditure sharing scheme	823
6A.6.6	Forecast operating expenditure	824
6A.6.7	Forecast capital expenditure	827
6A.6.8	The X factor	831
6A.6.9	Pass through events	832
6A.7	Matters relevant to the adjustment of revenue cap after making of revenue determination	832
6A.7.1	Reopening of revenue determination for capital expenditure	832
6A.7.2	Network support pass through	835
6A.7.3	Cost pass through	837
6A.7.4	Service target performance incentive scheme	843
6A.7.5	Small-scale incentive scheme	845
6A.8	Contingent Projects	846
6A.8.1	Acceptance of a Contingent Project in a revenue determination	846
6A.8.2	Amendment of revenue determination for contingent project	847
Part D	Negotiated Transmission Services	852
6A.9	Negotiated transmission services	852
6A.9.1	Principles relating to access to negotiated transmission services	852
6A.9.2	Determination of terms and conditions of access for negotiated transmission services	854
6A.9.3	Negotiating framework determination	854
6A.9.4	Negotiated transmission criteria determination	854
6A.9.5	Preparation of and requirements for negotiating framework	855
6A.9.6	Confidential information	857
6A.9.7	Commercial arbitration for negotiated transmission services	857
Part E	Procedure – Revenue determinations, negotiating frameworks and pricing methodologies	857
6A.10	Revenue Proposal, proposed negotiating framework and proposed pricing methodology	857
6A.10.1A	AER's framework and approach paper	857
6A.10.1B	Notification of approach to forecasting expenditure	859
6A.10.1	Submission of proposal, framework, pricing methodology and information	860
6A.10.2	[Deleted]	861
6A.11	Preliminary examination and consultation	861
6A.11.1	Preliminary examination and determination of non-compliance with relevant requirements	861
6A.11.2	Resubmission of proposal, framework, pricing methodology or information	862
6A.11.2A	Confidential information	862
6A.11.3	Consultation	863
6A.12	Draft decision and further consultation	864
6A.12.1	Making of draft decision	864
6A.12.2	Publication of draft decision and consultation	864
6A.12.3	Submission of revised proposal, framework or pricing methodology	865
6A.12.4	Submissions on specified matters	866
6A.13	Final decision	867
6A.13.1	Making of final decision	867
6A.13.2	Refusal to approve amounts, values, framework or pricing methodology	867
6A.13.2A	Out of scope revised documents or late submissions	868
6A.13.3	Notice of final decision	869
6A.13.4	Making of transmission determination	869
6A.14	Requirements relating to draft and final decisions	869
6A.14.1	Contents of decisions	869
6A.14.2	Reasons for decisions	872
6A.14.3	Circumstances in which matters must be approved or accepted	872
6A.15	Revocation of revenue determination or amendment of pricing methodology for wrong information or error	875
6A.16	Miscellaneous	876
6A.16A	Transmission Confidentiality Guidelines	876
Part F	Information Disclosure	877
6A.17	Information disclosure by Transmission Network Service Providers	877
6A.17.1	Information to be provided to AER	877
6A.17.2	Information Guidelines	878
6A.18	[Deleted]	880
Part G	Cost Allocation	880
6A.19	Cost allocation	880
6A.19.1	Duty to comply with Cost Allocation Methodology	880
6A.19.2	Cost Allocation Principles	880
6A.19.3	Cost Allocation Guidelines	881
6A.19.4	Cost Allocation Methodology	882
Part H	Transmission Consultation Procedures	883
6A.20	Transmission consultation procedures	883
Part I	Ring-Fencing Arrangements for Transmission Network Service Providers	884
6A.21	Transmission Ring-Fencing Guidelines	884
6A.21.1	Compliance with Transmission Ring-Fencing Guidelines	884
6A.21.2	Development of Transmission Ring-Fencing Guidelines	885
Part J	Prescribed Transmission Services - Regulation of Pricing	886
6A.22	Terms used in Part J	886
6A.22.1	Aggregate annual revenue requirement (AARR)	886
6A.22.2	Annual service revenue requirement (ASRR)	886
6A.22.3	Meaning of attributable cost share	886
6A.22.4	Meaning of attributable connection point cost share	887
6A.23	Pricing Principles for Prescribed Transmission Services	887
6A.23.1	Introduction	887
6A.23.2	Principles for the allocation of the aggregate annual revenue requirement	887
6A.23.3	Principles for the allocation of the annual service revenue requirement to connection points	888
6A.23.4	Principles for the recovery of the Annual Service Revenue Requirement as prices	891
6A.24	Pricing methodology	893
6A.24.1	Pricing methodologies generally	893
6A.24.2	Publication of pricing methodology and transmission network prices	894
6A.24.3	Basis for setting prices pending approval of pricing methodology	895
6A.24.4	Basis for setting prices pending approval of maximum allowed revenue	895
6A.25	Pricing methodology guidelines for prescribed transmission services	896
6A.25.1	Making and amending of pricing methodology guidelines	896
6A.25.2	Contents of pricing methodology guidelines	897
6A.26	Prudent discounts	898
6A.26.1	Agreements for prudent discounts for prescribed transmission services	898
6A.26.2	Application to AER for approval of proposed prudent discount amounts	899
6A.27	Billing Process	901
6A.27.1	Billing for prescribed transmission services	901
6A.27.1A	Billing of modified load export charges	901
6A.27.2	Minimum information to be provided in network service bills	901
6A.27.3	Obligation to pay charges for prescribed transmission services	902
6A.27.4	Payments between Transmission Network Service Providers in the same region	902
6A.27.5	Calculation of financial transfers between Transmission Network Service Providers in the same region	903
6A.28	Prudential Requirements	903
6A.28.1	Prudential Requirements for prescribed transmission services	903
6A.28.2	Capital contribution or prepayment for a specific asset	903
6A.28.3	Treatment of past capital contributions	903
6A.29	Multiple Transmission Network Service Providers	904
6A.29.1	Multiple Transmission Network Service Providers within a region	904
6A.29.2	Single Transmission Network Service Provider within a region	905
6A.29.3	Allocation over several regions	905
6A.29A	Modified load export charges	905
6A.29A.1	Single Transmission Network Service Provider in a Region	905
6A.29A.2 	Calculation of the modified load export charges	905
6A.29A.3	Calculation of adjustments to the modified load export charge	906
6A.29A.4	Billing the modified load export charge	906
6A.29A.5	Allocation and billing process where multiple Transmission Network Service Providers in a Region	907
Part K	Commercial arbitration for disputes about terms and conditions of access for prescribed and negotiated transmission services	907
6A.30	Commercial arbitration for prescribed and negotiated transmission services	907
6A.30.1	Notification of transmission services dispute	908
6A.30.2	Appointment of commercial arbitrator	908
6A.30.3	Procedures of commercial arbitrator	909
6A.30.4	Powers of commercial arbitrator in determining transmission services access disputes	909
6A.30.5	Determination of transmission services access disputes	911
6A.30.6	Costs of dispute	911
6A.30.7	Enforcement of agreement or determination and requirement for reasons	912
6A.30.8	Miscellaneous	912
Part L	Annual Benchmarking Report	913
6A.31	Annual Benchmarking Report	913
Schedule 6A.1	Contents of Revenue Proposals	913
S6A.1.1	Information and matters relating to capital expenditure	913
S6A.1.2	Information and matters relating to operating expenditure	914
S6A.1.3	Additional information and matters	915
Schedule 6A.2	Regulatory Asset Base	918
S6A.2.1	Establishment of opening regulatory asset base for a regulatory control period	918
S6A.2.2	Prudency and efficiency of capital expenditure	923
S6A.2.2A	Reduction for inefficient past capital expenditure	924
S6A.2.2B	Depreciation	926
S6A.2.3	Removal of assets from regulatory asset base	926
S6A.2.4	Roll forward of regulatory asset base within the same regulatory control period	928
Schedule 6A.3	CRNP methodology and modified CRNP methodology	929
S6A.3.1	Meaning of optimised replacement cost	929
S6A.3.2	CRNP methodology	929
S6A.3.3	Modified CRNP methodology	930
Schedule 6A.4	Application of this Chapter to AEMO and declared transmission system operators	930
S6A.4.1	Application of this Chapter to AEMO etc	930
S6A.4.2	Exclusions, qualifications and modifications	930
Chapter 6B	Retail markets	941
Part A	Retail support	941
Division 1 – Application and definitions	941
6B.A1.1	Application of this Part	941
Division 2	Billing and payment rules	942
6B.A2.1	Obligation to pay	942
6B.A2.2	Direct customer billing and energy-only contracts	942
6B.A2.3	Calculating network charges	942
6B.A2.4	Statement of charges	942
6B.A2.5	Time and manner of payment	943
Division 3	Matters incidental to billing and payment	943
6B.A3.1 	Adjustment of network charges	943
6B.A3.2	Tariff reassignment	944
6B.A3.3	Disputed statements of charges	945
6B.A3.4	Interest	946
6B.A3.5	Notification of changes to charges	946
Part B	Credit support required for late payment	946
Division 1	Application and definitions	947
6B.B1.1	Application of Part B	947
6B.B1.2	Definitions	947
Division 2	Requirements for credit support	947
6B.B2.1	Distribution Network Service Provider may require credit support in limited circumstances	947
Division 3	Provision of credit support by retailers	948
6B.B3.1	Retailer to provide credit support	948
6B.B3.2	Acceptable form of credit support	948
Division 4	Other Rules relating to credit support	949
6B.B4.1	Application of credit support	949
6B.B4.2	Return of credit support	949
6B.B4.3	Other retailer obligations	949
Schedule 6B.1	Prescribed form of unconditional undertaking for credit support	950
7 	Metering	953
Part A	Introduction	953
7.1	Introduction to the Metering Chapter	953
7.1.1	Contents	953
Part B	Roles and Responsibilities	953
7.2	Role and Responsibility of financially responsible Market Participant	953
7.2.1	Obligations of financially responsible Market Participants to establish metering installations	953
7.2.2	[Not used]	954
7.2.3	Agreements with Local Network Service Provider	954
7.2.4	[Not used]	954
7.2.5	Agreements with Metering Provider	954
7.3	Role and Responsibility of Metering Coordinator	955
7.3.1	Responsibility of the Metering Coordinator	955
7.3.2	Role of the Metering Coordinator	955
7.4	Qualification and Registration of Metering Providers, Metering Data Providers and Embedded Network Managers	958
7.4.1	Qualifications and registration of Metering Providers	958
7.4.2	Qualifications and registration of Metering Data Providers	959
7.4.2A	Qualifications and registration of Embedded Network Managers	960
7.4.2B	List of Embedded Network Managers	960
7.4.3	Nature of appointment of Metering Provider or Metering Data Provider	960
7.4.4	Deregistration of Metering Providers, Metering Data Providers and Embedded Network Managers	961
7.5	Role and Responsibility of AEMO	962
7.5.1	Responsibility of AEMO for the collection, processing and delivery of metering data	962
7.5.2	AEMO's costs in connection with metering installation	963
7.5A	Role and Responsibility of Embedded Network Managers	963
7.5A.1	Responsibility of Embedded Network Managers for management services 	963
7.5A.2	EN information	963
Part C	Appointment of Metering Coordinator	964
7.6	Appointment of Metering Coordinator	964
7.6.1	Commercial nature of the Metering Coordinator appointment and service provision	964
7.6.2	Persons who may appoint Metering Coordinators	964
7.6.3	Appointment with respect to transmission network connection	965
7.6.4	Type 7 metering installations	966
7.7	Metering Coordinator default arrangements	967
7.7.1	Obligations of financially responsible Market Participants on Metering Coordinator default event and end of contract term	967
7.7.2	Notices to be provided by Metering Coordinator	968
7.7.3	AEMO may issue breach notice	968
Part D	Metering installation	969
7.8	Metering installation arrangements	969
7.8.1	Metering installation requirements	969
7.8.2	Metering installation components	969
7.8.3	Small customer metering installations	972
7.8.4	Type 4A metering installation	973
7.8.5	Emergency management	974
7.8.6	Network devices	975
7.8.7	Metering point	978
7.8.8	Metering installation types and accuracy	978
7.8.9	Meter churn	978
7.8.10	Meter installation malfunctions	979
7.8.11	Changes to metering equipment, parameters and settings within a metering installation	980
7.8.12	Special site or technology related conditions	980
7.8.13	Joint metering installations	981
7.9	Inspection, Testing and Audit of Metering installations	982
7.9.1	Responsibility for testing	982
7.9.2	Actions in event of non-compliance	984
7.9.3	Audits of information held in metering installations	984
7.9.4	Errors found in metering tests, inspections or audits	985
7.9.5	Retention of test records and documents	986
7.9.6	Metering installation registration process	987
Part E	Metering Data	987
7.10	Metering Data Services	987
7.10.1	Metering Data Services	987
7.10.2	Data management and storage	988
7.10.3	Provision of metering data to certain persons	989
7.10.4	Use of check metering data	989
7.10.5	Periodic energy metering	990
7.10.6	Time settings	990
7.10.7	Metering data performance standards	991
7.11	Metering data and database	992
7.11.1	Metering database	992
7.11.2	Data validation, substitution and estimation	993
7.11.3	Changes to energy data or to metering data	993
7.12	Register of Metering Information	994
7.12.1	Metering register	994
7.12.2	Metering register discrepancy	994
7.13	Disclosure of NMI information	995
7.13.1	Application of this Rule	995
7.13.2	NMI and NMI checksum	995
7.13.3	NMI Standing Data	995
7.14	Metering data provision to retail customers	995
Part F	Security of metering installation and energy data	996
7.15	Security of metering installation and energy data	996
7.15.1	Confidentiality	996
7.15.2	Security of metering installations	997
7.15.3	Security controls for energy data	998
7.15.4	Additional security controls for small customer metering installations	999
7.15.5	Access to data	1000
PART G	Procedures	1001
7.16	Procedures	1001
7.16.1	Obligation to establish, maintain and publish procedures	1001
7.16.2	Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	1002
7.16.3	Requirements of the metrology procedure	1002
7.16.4	Jurisdictional metrology material in metrology procedure	1004
7.16.5	Additional metrology procedure matters	1005
7.16.6	Requirements of the service level procedures	1006
Clause 7.16.6A	Requirements of the ENM service level procedures	1007
Clause 7.16.6B	Guide to embedded networks	1009
7.16.7	Amendment of procedures in the Metering Chapter	1009
7.16.8	National Measurement Act	1010
Part H	B2B Requirements	1011
7.17	B2B Arrangements	1011
7.17.1	B2B e-Hub	1011
7.17.2	B2B e-Hub Participants	1011
7.17.3	Content of the B2B Procedures	1012
7.17.4	Changing B2B Procedures	1013
7.17.5	B2B Decision	1016
7.17.6	Establishment of Information Exchange Committee	1016
7.17.7	Functions and powers of Information Exchange Committee	1018
7.17.8	Obligations of Members	1019
7.17.9	Meetings of Information Exchange Committee	1020
7.17.10	Nomination, election and appointment of Members	1020
7.17.11	Qualifications of Members	1021
7.17.12	Information Exchange Committee Election Procedures and Information Exchange Committee Operating Manual	1022
7.17.13	Cost Recovery	1023
Schedule 7.1	Metering register	1024
S7.1.1	General	1024
S7.1.2	Metering register information	1024
Schedule 7.2	Metering Provider	1026
S7.2.1	General	1026
S7.2.2	Categories of registration	1026
S7.2.3	Capabilities of Metering Providers for metering installations types 1, 2, 3, 4 and 4A	1028
S7.2.4	Capabilities of Metering Providers for metering installations types 5 and 6	1030
S7.2.5	Capabilities of Metering Providers for small customer metering installations	1030
S7.2.6	Capabilities of the Accredited Service Provider category	1031
Schedule 7.3	Metering Data Provider	1031
S7.3.1	General	1031
S7.3.2	Categories of registration	1031
S7.3.3	Capabilities of Metering Data Providers	1032
S7.3.4	Capabilities of Metering Data Providers for small customer metering installations	1034
Schedule 7.4	Types and Accuracy of Metering installations	1034
S7.4.1	General requirements	1034
S7.4.2	Metering installations commissioned prior to 13 December 1998	1034
S7.4.3	Accuracy requirements for metering installations	1035
S7.4.4	Check metering	1041
S7.4.5	Resolution and accuracy of displayed or captured data	1042
S7.4.6	General design standards	1042
S7.4.6.1	Design requirements	1042
S7.4.6.2	Design guidelines	1043
Schedule 7.5	Requirements of minimum services specification	1043
S7.5.1	Minimum services specification	1043
Schedule 7.6	Inspection and Testing Requirements	1047
S7.6.1	General	1047
S7.6.2	Technical Guidelines	1049
Schedule 7.7	Embedded Network Managers	1050
S7.7.1	General	1050
S7.7.2	Capabilities of Embedded Network Managers	1050
8.	Administrative Functions	1055
Part A	Introductory	1055
8.1	Administrative functions	1055
8.1.1	[Deleted]	1055
8.1.2	[Deleted]	1055
8.1.3	Structure of this Chapter	1055
Part B	Disputes	1056
8.2	Dispute Resolution	1056
8.2.1	Application and guiding principles	1056
8.2.2	The Dispute Resolution Adviser	1059
8.2.3	Dispute management systems of Registered Participants and AEMO	1060
8.2.4	Stage 1 - dispute resolution through Registered Participants’ DMS	1061
8.2.5	Stage 2 - dispute resolution process	1063
8.2.6A	Establishment of Dispute Resolution Panel	1064
8.2.6B	Parties to DRP Proceedings	1065
8.2.6C	Proceedings of the DRP	1066
8.2.6D	Decisions of the DRP	1066
8.2.6	[Deleted]	1067
8.2.7	Legal representation	1067
8.2.8	Cost of dispute resolution	1067
8.2.9	Effect of resolution	1068
8.2.10	Recording and publication	1069
8.2.11	Appeals on questions of law	1069
8.2.12	[Deleted]	1069
8.2A	B2B Determination Disputes	1069
8.2A.1	Application of rule 8.2	1069
8.2A.2	How rule 8.2 applies	1069
8.3	Power to make Electricity Procedures	1072
8.4	[Deleted]	1072
8.5	[Deleted]	1072
Part C	Registered Participants' confidentiality obligations	1072
8.6	Confidentiality	1072
8.6.1	Confidentiality	1072
8.6.1A	Application	1074
8.6.2	Exceptions	1074
8.6.3	Conditions	1075
8.6.4	[Deleted]	1076
8.6.5	Indemnity to AER, AEMC and AEMO	1076
8.6.6	AEMO information	1076
8.6.7	Information on Rules Bodies	1076
Part D	Monitoring and reporting	1076
8.7	Monitoring and Reporting	1076
8.7.1	Monitoring	1076
8.7.2	Reporting requirements and monitoring standards for Registered Participants and AEMO	1077
8.7.3	Consultation required for making general regulatory information order (Section 28H of the NEL)	1079
8.7.4	Preparation of network service provider performance report (Section 28V of the NEL)	1080
8.7.5	[Deleted]	1081
8.7.6	Recovery of reporting costs	1081
Part E	Reliability panel	1081
8.8	Reliability Panel	1081
8.8.1	Purpose of Reliability Panel	1081
8.8.2	Constitution of the Reliability Panel	1083
8.8.3	Reliability Panel review process	1085
8.8.4	Determination of protected events	1088
Part F	Rules consultation procedures	1089
8.9	Rules Consultation Procedures	1089
Part G	Consumer advocacy funding	1092
8.10	Consumer advocacy funding obligation	1092
Part H	Augmentations	1092
8.11	Augmentations	1092
8.11.1	Application	1092
8.11.2	Object	1092
8.11.3	Definitions	1093
8.11.4	Planning criteria	1094
8.11.5	Construction of augmentation that is not a contestable augmentation	1094
8.11.6	Contestable augmentations	1095
8.11.7	Construction and operation of contestable augmentation	1095
8.11.8	Funded augmentations that are not subject to the tender process	1097
8.11.9	Contractual requirements and principles	1098
8.11.10	Annual planning review	1098
Schedule 8.11	Principles to be reflected in agreements relating to contestable augmentations	1099
S8.11.1	Risk allocation	1099
S8.11.2	Minimum requirements for agreements relating to contestable augmentation	1100
S8.11.3	Matters to be dealt with in relevant agreements	1101
8A.	Participant Derogations	1105
Part 1	Derogations Granted to TransGrid	1105
8A.1	[Deleted]	1105
Part 2	Derogations Granted to EnergyAustralia	1105
8A.2	[Deleted]	1105
8A.2A	[Deleted]	1105
Part 3	[Deleted]	1105
Part 4	[Deleted]	1105
Part 5	[Deleted]	1105
Part 6	Derogations Granted to Victorian Market Participants	1105
Part 7	[Deleted]	1106
Part 8	[Deleted]	1106
Part 9	[Deleted]	1106
Part 10	[Deleted]	1106
Part 11	[Deleted]	1106
Part 12	[Deleted]	1106
Part 13	Derogation granted to Aurora Energy (Tamar Valley) Pty Ltd	1106
8A.13	[Deleted]	1106
Part 14	Derogations granted to Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy	1106
8A.14	Derogations from Chapter 6 for the current regulatory control period and subsequent regulatory control period	1106
8A.14.1	Definitions	1106
8A.14.2	Expiry date	1111
8A.14.3	Application of Rule 8A.14	1111
8A.14.4	Recovery of revenue across the current regulatory control period and subsequent regulatory control period	1111
8A.14.5	Recovery of revenue in subsequent regulatory control period only and no reopening of subsequent distribution determination required	1113
8A.14.6	Recovery of revenue in subsequent regulatory control period only and reopening of distribution determination is required	1114
8A.14.7	Requirements for adjustment determination	1116
8A.14.8	Application of Chapter 6 under participant derogation	1116
Part 15	Derogations granted to ActewAGL	1118
8A.15	Derogations from Chapter 6 for the current regulatory control period and subsequent regulatory control period	1118
8A.15.1	Definitions	1118
8A.15.2	Expiry date	1122
8A.15.3	Application of Rule 8A.15	1122
8A.15.4	Recovery of revenue across the current regulatory control period and subsequent regulatory control period	1122
8A.15.5	Recovery of revenue in subsequent regulatory control period only and no reopening of subsequent distribution determination required	1124
8A.15.6	Recovery of revenue in subsequent regulatory control period only and reopening of distribution determination is required	1126
8A.15.7	Requirements for adjustment determination	1128
8A.15.8	Application of Chapter 6 under participant derogation	1128
9.	Jurisdictional Derogations and Transitional Arrangements	1133
9.1	Purpose and Application	1133
9.1.1	Purpose	1133
9.1.2	Jurisdictional Derogations	1133
Part A	Jurisdictional Derogations for Victoria	1133
9.2	[Deleted]	1133
9.3	Definitions	1133
9.3.1	General Definitions	1133
9.3.2	[Deleted]	1135
9.3A	Fault levels	1135
9.4	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Registered Participants, Registration and Cross Border Networks	1136
9.4.1	[Deleted]	1136
9.4.2	Smelter Trader	1136
9.4.3	Smelter Trader: compliance	1137
9.4.4	Report from AER	1139
9.4.5	Cross Border Networks	1140
9.5	[Deleted]	1140
9.6	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 4 - System Security	1140
9.6.1	Operating Procedures (clause 4.10.1)	1140
9.6.2	Nomenclature Standards (clause 4.12)	1140
9.7	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 5 - Network Connection	1141
9.7.1	[Deleted]	1141
9.7.2	[Deleted]	1141
9.7.3	[Deleted]	1141
9.7.4	Regulation of Distribution Network Connection	1141
9.7.5	[Deleted]	1142
9.7.6	[Deleted]	1142
9.7.7	[Deleted]	1142
9.8	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1142
9.8.1	[Deleted]	1142
9.8.2	[Deleted]	1142
9.8.3	[Deleted]	1142
9.8.4	Transmission Network Pricing	1142
9.8.4A	[Deleted]	1144
9.8.4B	[Deleted]	1144
9.8.4C	[Deleted]	1144
9.8.4D	[Deleted]	1144
9.8.4E	[Deleted]	1144
9.8.4F	[Deleted]	1144
9.8.4G	[Deleted]	1144
9.8.5	[Deleted]	1144
9.8.6	[Deleted]	1144
9.8.7	Distribution network pricing – transitional application of former Chapter 6	1144
9.8.8	Exclusion of AER's power to aggregate distribution systems and parts of distribution systems	1145
9.9	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 7 - Metering	1146
9.9.1	Metering Installations To Which This Schedule Applies	1146
9.9.2	[Deleted]	1146
9.9.3	[Deleted]	1146
9.9.4	[Deleted]	1146
9.9.5	[Deleted]	1146
9.9.6	[Deleted]	1146
9.9.7	[Deleted]	1146
9.9.8	[Deleted]	1146
9.9.9	Periodic Energy Metering (clause 7.9.3)	1146
9.9.10	Use of Alternate Technologies (clause 7.13)	1146
9.9A	[Deleted]	1147
9.9B	[Deleted]	1147
9.9C	Metering services for residential and small business customers	1147
9.9C.1	Definitions	1147
9.9C.2	Expiry Date	1148
9.9C.3	Designation as responsible person	1148
9.9C.4	Classification of relevant metering installations	1148
9.9C.5	Cost recovery of AMI rollout	1148
9.9C.6	Capability for remote acquisition of metering data	1148
Schedule 9A1.1	[Deleted]	1148
Schedule 9A1.2	[Deleted]	1148
Schedule 9A1.3	[Deleted]	1148
Schedule 9A2	[Deleted]	1148
Schedule 9A3	Jurisdictional Derogations Granted to Generators	1148
1.	Interpretation of tables	1148
2.	Continuing effect	1149
3.	Subsequent agreement	1149
4.	[Deleted]	1149
5.	Reactive Power Capability (clause S5.2.5.1 of schedule 5.2)	1149
6.	[Deleted]	1151
7.	[Deleted]	1151
8.	[Deleted]	1151
9.	[Deleted]	1151
10.	[Deleted]	1151
11.	[Deleted	1151
12.	[Deleted]	1151
13.	Governor Systems (load control) (clause S5.2.5.11 of schedule 5.2)	1151
14.	[Deleted]	1151
15.	[Deleted]	1151
16.	Excitation Control System (clause S5.2.5.13 of schedule 5.2)	1151
Part B	Jurisdictional Derogations for New South Wales	1152
9.10	[Deleted]	1152
9.11	Definitions	1152
9.11.1	Definitions used in this Part B	1152
9.12	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Generators, Registered Participants, Registration and Cross Border Networks	1153
9.12.1	[Deleted]	1153
9.12.2	Customers	1153
9.12.3	Power Traders	1153
9.12.4	Cross Border Networks	1156
9.13	[Deleted]	1157
9.14	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 4 - System Security	1157
9.14.1	Power System Operating Procedures	1157
9.15	NSW contestable services for Chapter 5A	1157
9.15.1	Definitions	1157
9.15.2	Chapter 5A not to apply to certain contestable services	1158
9.16	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1158
9.16.1	NSW contestable services	1158
9.16.2	[Deleted]	1158
9.16.3	Jurisdictional Regulator	1158
9.16.4	Deemed Regulated Interconnector	1158
9.16.5	[Deleted]	1158
9.17	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 7 - Metering	1158
9.17.1	Extent of Derogations	1158
9.17.2	Initial Registration (clause 7.1.2)	1159
9.17.3	Amendments to Schedule 9G1	1159
9.17.4	Compliance with AS/NZ ISO 9002 (clause S7.4.3(f) of schedule 7.4)	1159
9.17A	[Deleted]	1160
9.18	[Deleted]	1160
Part C	Jurisdictional Derogations for the Australian Capital Territory	1160
9.19	[Deleted]	1160
9.20	Definitions and Transitional Arrangements for Cross-Border Networks	1160
9.20.1	Definitions	1160
9.20.2	Cross Border Networks	1160
9.21	[Deleted]	1161
9.22	[Deleted]	1161
9.23	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1161
9.23.1	[Deleted]	1161
9.23.2	[Deleted]	1161
9.23.3	[Deleted	1161
9.23.4	[Deleted]	1161
9.24	Transitional Arrangements	1161
9.24.1	Chapter 7 - Metering	1161
9.24.2	[Deleted]	1161
9.24A	[Deleted]	1161
Part D	Jurisdictional Derogations for South Australia	1161
9.25	Definitions	1161
9.25.1	[Deleted]	1161
9.25.2	Definitions	1161
9.26	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Registered Participants, Registration And Cross Border Networks	1164
9.26.1	Registration as a Generator	1164
9.26.2	Registration as a Customer	1165
9.26.3	Cross Border Networks	1165
9.26.4	[Deleted]	1166
9.26.5	Registration as a Network Service Provider	1166
9.27	[Deleted]	1166
9.28	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 5 - Network Connection	1166
9.28.1	Application of clause 5.2	1166
9.28.2	[Deleted]	1167
9.29	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Economic Regulation of Distribution Services	1167
9.29.1	[Deleted]	1167
9.29.2	[Deleted]	1167
9.29.3	[Deleted]	1167
9.29.4	[Deleted]	1167
9.29.5	Distribution Network Pricing – South Australia	1167
9.29.6	Capital contributions, prepayments and financial guarantees	1168
9.29.7	Ring fencing	1169
9.29A	Monitoring and reporting	1169
9.30	Transitional Provisions	1170
9.30.1	Chapter 7 - Metering	1170
Part E	Jurisdictional Derogations for Queensland	1170
9.31	[Deleted]	1170
9.32	Definitions and Interpretation	1170
9.32.1	Definitions	1170
9.32.2	Interpretation	1172
9.33	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 1	1173
9.33.1	[Deleted]	1173
9.34	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Registered Participants and Registration	1173
9.34.1	Application of the Rules in Queensland (clauses 2.2 and 2.5)	1173
9.34.2	Stanwell Cross Border Leases (clause 2.2)	1173
9.34.3	[Deleted]	1173
9.34.4	Registration as a Customer (clause 2.3.1)	1173
9.34.5	There is no clause 9.34.5	1174
9.34.6	Exempted generation agreements (clause 2.2)	1174
9.35	[Deleted]	1179
9.36	[Deleted]	1179
9.37	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 5 - Network Connection	1179
9.37.1	[Deleted]	1179
9.37.2	Existing connection and access agreements (clause 5.2)	1179
9.37.3	[Deleted]	1180
9.37.4	[Deleted]	1180
9.37.5	Forecasts for connection points to transmission network (clause 5.11.1)	1180
9.37.6	There is no clause 9.37.6	1180
9.37.7	Cross Border Networks	1180
9.37.8	[Deleted]	1180
9.37.9	Credible contingency events (clause S5.1.2.1 of schedule 5.1)	1180
9.37.10	Reactive power capability (clause S5.2.5.1 of schedule 5.2)	1181
9.37.11	[Deleted]	1181
9.37.12	Voltage fluctuations (clause S5.1.5 of schedule 5.1)	1181
9.37.13	[Deleted]	1184
9.37.14	[Deleted]	1184
9.37.15	[Deleted]	1184
9.37.16	[Deleted]	1184
9.37.17	[Deleted]	1184
9.37.18	[Deleted]	1184
9.37.19	Generating unit response to disturbances (clause S5.2.5.3 of schedule 5.2)	1184
9.37.20	[Deleted]	1184
9.37.21	Excitation control system (clause S.5.2.5.13 of schedule 5.2)	1184
9.37.22	[Deleted]	1185
9.37.23	Annual forecast information for planning purposes (schedule 5.7)	1185
9.38	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1185
9.38.1	[Deleted]	1185
9.38.2	[Deleted]	1185
9.38.3	[Deleted]	1185
9.38.4	Interconnectors between regions	1185
9.38.5	Transmission pricing for exempted generation agreements	1186
9.39	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 7 - Metering	1186
9.39.1	Metering installations to which this clause applies	1186
9.39.2	[Deleted]	1187
9.39.3	[Deleted]	1187
9.39.4	[Deleted]	1187
9.39.5	[Deleted]	1187
9.40	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 8 - Administration Functions	1187
9.40.1	[Deleted]	1187
9.40.2	[Deleted]	1187
9.40.3	[Deleted]	1187
9.41	[Deleted]	1187
Schedule 9E1	Exempted Generation Agreements	1187
Part F	Jurisdictional Derogations for Tasmania	1188
9.42	Definitions and interpretation	1188
9.42.1	Definitions	1188
9.42.2	Interpretation	1189
9.42.3	National grid, power system and related expressions	1190
9.43	[Deleted]	1190
9.44	Transitional arrangements for Chapter 2 – Registered Participants and Registration - Customers (clause 2.3.1(e))	1190
9.45	Tasmanian Region (clause 3.5)	1190
9.47	Transitional arrangements for Chapter 5- Network Connection	1190
9.47.1	Existing Connection Agreements	1190
9.48	Transitional arrangements - Transmission and Distribution Pricing	1191
9.48.4A	Ring fencing	1191
9.48.4B	Uniformity of tariffs for small customers	1191
9.48.5	Transmission network	1191
9.48.6	Deemed regulated interconnector	1191
Part G	Schedules to Chapter 9	1192
Schedule 9G1	Metering Transitional Arrangements	1192
1.	Introduction	1192
2.	[Deleted]	1192
3.	General Principle	1192
4.	[Deleted]	1192
5.	Accuracy Requirements	1192
6.	[Deleted]	1193
7.	[Deleted]	1193
8.	[Deleted]	1193
9.	[Deleted]	1193
10.	[Deleted]	1193
10.	Glossary	1197
11.	Savings and Transitional Rules	1319
Part A	Definitions	1319
Part B	System Restart Ancillary Services (2006 amendments)	1319
11.2	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (System Restart Ancillary Services and pricing under market suspension) Rule 2006	1319
11.2.1	Transitional provision for acquisition of non-market ancillary services	1319
11.3	[Deleted]	1320
Part C	Dispute Resolution for Regulatory Test (2006 amendments)	1320
11.4	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Dispute Resolution for Regulatory Test) Rule 2006	1320
11.4.1	Continuation of things done under old clause 5.6.6	1320
Part D	Metrology (2006 amendments)	1321
11.5	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Metrology) Rule 2006	1321
11.5.1	Definitions	1321
11.5.2	Metrology procedures continues to apply until 31 December 2006	1321
11.5.3	Responsible person	1321
11.5.4	NEMMCO’s responsibility to develop a metrology procedure	1321
11.5.5	Jurisdictional metrology material in the metrology procedure	1322
Part E	Economic Regulation of Transmission Services (2006 amendments)	1323
11.6	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Economic Regulation of Transmission Services) Rule 2006	1323
11.6.1	Definitions	1323
11.6.2	New Chapter 6A does not affect existing revenue determinations	1324
11.6.3	Old Part C and Schedules 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.7 and 6.8 of old Chapter 6	1325
11.6.4	Old Part F of Chapter 6	1325
11.6.5	Application of new Chapter 6A to Transmission Network Service Providers	1325
11.6.6	Application of Chapter 6 to old distribution matters	1325
11.6.7	References to the old Chapter 6	1325
11.6.8	References to provisions of the old Chapter 6	1326
11.6.9	Roll forward of regulatory asset base for first regulatory control period	1326
11.6.10	Other adjustment carry-over mechanisms from current to first regulatory control period	1326
11.6.11	Clause consequent upon making National Electricity Amendment (Cost Allocation Arrangements for Transmission Services) Rule No 2009 No 3 - Transition to new Chapter 6A: existing prescribed connection services	1326
11.6.12	Powerlink transitional provisions	1329
11.6.13	ElectraNet easements transitional provisions	1333
11.6.14	TransGrid contingent projects	1333
11.6.15	Transmission determination includes existing revenue determinations	1334
11.6.16	References to regulatory control period	1334
11.6.17	Consultation procedure for first proposed guidelines	1334
11.6.18	Reliance on proposed guidelines for SP AusNet, VENCorp and ElectraNet	1335
11.6.19	EnergyAustralia transitional provisions	1335
11.6.20	Basslink transitional provisions	1338
11.6.21	SPI Powernet savings and transitional provision	1339
11.6.22	Interim arrangements pricing-related information	1341
Part F	Reform of Regulatory Test Principles (2006 amendments)	1341
11.7	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Reform of the Regulatory Test Principles) Rule 2006	1341
11.7.1	Definitions	1341
11.7.2	Amending Rule does not affect old clause 5.6.5A	1342
Part G	Pricing of Prescribed Transmission Services (2006 amendments)	1342
11.8	Rules consequent on making the National Electricity Amendment (Pricing of Prescribed Transmission Services) Rule 2006	1342
11.8.1	Definitions	1342
11.8.2	Regulated interconnectors	1343
11.8.3	Application of new Part J of Chapter 6A to Transmission Network Service Providers	1343
11.8.4	Reliance on agreed interim guideline for ElectraNet, SPAusNet, and VenCorp	1343
11.8.5	Prudent discounts under existing agreements	1344
11.8.6	Application of prudent discounts regime under rule 6A.26	1344
11.8.7	Prudent discounts pending approval of pricing methodology	1344
Part H	Reallocations (2007 amendments)	1345
11.9	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Reallocations) Rule 2007	1345
11.9.1	Definitions	1345
11.9.2	Existing and transitional reallocations	1346
Part I	Technical Standards for Wind Generation (2007 amendments)	1346
11.10	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Technical Standards for Wind Generation and other Generator Connections) Rule 2007	1346
11.10.1	Definitions	1346
11.10.2	Provision of information under S5.2.4 in registration application	1346
11.10.3	Access standards made under the old Chapter 5	1347
11.10.4	Modifications to plant by Generators	1347
11.10.5	Technical Details to Support Application for Connection and Connection Agreement	1347
11.10.6	Transitional arrangements for establishment of performance standards	1348
11.10.7	Jurisdictional Derogations for Queensland	1348
11.10A	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Central Dispatch and Integration of Wind and Other Intermittent Generation) Rule 2008	1348
11.10A.1	Definitions	1348
11.10A.2	Registration and reclassification of classified generating units	1349
11.10A.3	Registered generating unit	1350
11.10A.4	Classification of potential semi-scheduled generating unit	1350
11.10A.5	Participant fees	1350
11.10A.6	Timetable	1351
11.10A.7	Procedure for contribution factors for ancillary service transactions	1351
11.10A.8	Guidelines for energy conversion model information	1351
Part J	Cost Recovery of Localised Regulation Services (2007 amendments)	1352
11.11	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Cost Recovery of Localised Regulation Services) Rule 2007	1352
11.11.1	Definitions	1352
11.11.2	Action taken by NEMMCO for the purposes of Amending Rule	1352
11.12	[Deleted]	1352
Part L	[Deleted]	1352
Division 1	General Provisions	1356
11.14	General provisions	1356
11.14.1	Application of this Division	1356
11.14.2	Definitions	1356
11.14.3	Preservation of old regulatory regime	1357
11.14.4	Transfer of regulatory responsibility	1358
11.14.5	Special requirements with regard to ring fencing	1358
11.14.6	Additional requirements with regard to cost allocation	1359
11.14.7	Construction of documents	1359
Part M	Economic Regulation of Distribution Services (2007 amendments)	1356
Division 1	General Provisions	1356
11.14	General provisions	1356
Division 2	[Deleted]	1360
Division 3	Transitional arrangements for first distribution determination for Queensland Distribution Network Service Providers	1360
11.16	Transitional arrangements for first distribution determination for Queensland Distribution Network Service Providers	1360
Division 4	Transitional provisions of specific application to Victoria	1363
11.17	Transitional provisions of specific application to Victoria	1363
Part N	Registration of Foreign Based Persons and Corporations as Trader Class Participants (2007 amendments)	1366
11.18	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Registration of Foreign Based Persons and Corporations as Trader Class Participants) Rule 2007	1366
11.18.1	Definitions	1366
11.18.2	Auction rules	1366
Part O	Process for Region Change (2007 amendments)	1366
11.19	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Process for Region Change) Rule 2007	1366
11.19.1	Definitions	1366
11.19.2	Regions Publication	1366
Part P	Integration of NEM Metrology Requirements	1367
11.20	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Integration of NEM Metrology Requirements) Rule 2008	1367
11.20.1	Definitions	1367
11.20.2	Metering installations for non-market generating units immediately prior to 30 June 2008	1367
11.20.3	First-tier load metering installations	1368
11.20.4	First-tier load metering installations in Victoria	1368
11.20.5	Minimalist Transitioning Approach in Queensland	1368
11.20.6	First-tier jurisdictional requirements publication	1368
11.20.7	Metrology procedure	1369
Part PA	Reliability Settings: Information Safety Net and Directions	1369
11.21	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (NEM Reliability Settings: Information Safety Net and Directions) Rule 2008	1369
Part Q	Regulatory Test Thresholds and Information Disclosure on Network Replacements	1370
11.22	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Regulatory Test Thresholds and Information Disclosure on Network Replacements) Rule 2008	1370
11.22.1	Definitions	1370
11.22.2	Amending Rule does not affect existing regulatory test	1371
Part R	Performance Standard Compliance of Generators	1371
11.23	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Performance Standards Compliance of Generators) Rule 2008	1371
11.23.1	Definitions	1371
11.23.2	Application of rule 11.23 for compliance programs implemented immediately after the commencement of the Amending Rule	1371
11.23.3	Application of rule 11.23 for compliance programs implemented immediately prior to the commencement of the Amending Rule	1372
11.23.4	Application of rule 11.23 for compliance programs not implemented immediately prior to the commencement of the Amending Rule	1372
Part S	[Deleted]	1372
Part U	Confidentiality Arrangements concerning Information required for Power System Studies	1372
11.25	Rule consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Confidentiality Arrangements in Respect of Information Required for Power System Studies) Rule 2009	1372
11.25.1	Definitions	1372
11.25.2	Transitional arrangements for the provision of information	1372
Part V	WACC Reviews: Extension of Time	1374
11.26	Rule consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (WACC Reviews: Extension of Time) Rule 2009	1374
11.26.1	Definitions	1374
11.26.2	Extension of time to submit a regulatory proposal for the regulatory control period 2010-2015	1374
Part W	National Transmission Statement	1374
11.27	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (National Transmission Statement) Rule 2009	1374
11.27.1	Definitions	1374
11.27.2	Purpose	1375
11.27.3	Application of rule 11.27	1375
11.27.4	National Transmission Statement	1375
11.27.5	Scope and Content of National Transmission Network Development Plan	1377
11.27.6	Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection	1377
11.27.7	Amendment to Last Resort Power	1378
11.27.8	Actions taken prior to commencement of Rule	1378
Part X	National Transmission Planning	1378
11.28	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity (Australian Energy Market Operator) Amendment Rules 2009	1378
11.28.1	Definitions	1378
11.28.2	Jurisdictional planning bodies and representatives	1378
11.28.3	Criteria and guidelines published by Inter-regional Planning Committee	1379
11.28.4	Augmentation technical reports	1379
11.28.5	Last Resort Planning Power	1379
11.28.6	Inter-network power system tests	1380
11.28.7	Control and protection settings for equipment	1380
11.28.8	Revenue Proposals	1380
Part Y	Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission	1380
11.29	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission) Rule 2009	1380
11.29.1	Definitions	1380
11.29.2	Period when Amending Rule applies to transmission investment	1381
Part Z	Congestion Information Resource	1382
11.30	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Congestion Information Resource) Rule 2009	1382
11.30.1	Definitions	1382
11.30.2	Interim congestion Information resource	1382
Part ZA	Reliability and emergency reserve trader (2009 amendments)	1384
11.31	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Improved RERT Flexibility and Short-notice Reserve Contracts) Rule 2009	1384
Part ZB	Early Application of Market Impact Parameters	1386
11.32	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Early Implementation of Market Impact Parameters) Rule 2010	1386
11.32.1	Definitions	1386
11.32.2	Purpose	1387
11.32.3	Early application of the market impact component of the service target performance incentive scheme	1387
Part ZC	Transparency of operating data	1390
11.33	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Transparency of Operating Data) Rule 2010	1390
11.33.1	Definitions	1390
11.33.2	Spot market operations timetable	1390
Part ZD	Cost Recovery for Other Services Directions	1392
11.34	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Cost Recovery for Other Services Directions) Rule 2010	1392
11.34.1	Definitions	1392
11.34.2	Period when Amending Rules applies to funding of compensation	1393
Part ZE	Payments under Feed-in Schemes and Climate Change Funds	1393
11.35	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Payments under Feed-in Schemes and Climate Change Funds) Rule 2010	1393
11.35.1	Definitions	1393
11.35.2	Application of recovery of jurisdictional scheme Rules	1394
11.35.3	Reporting on jurisdictional schemes	1395
11.35.4	Revocation and substitution of distribution determination for jurisdictional scheme recovery	1396
Part ZF	Transitional Arrangements for Ministerial Smart Meter Roll Out Determinations	1397
11.36	Ministerial Smart Meter Roll Out Determinations	1397
11.36.1	Definitions	1397
11.36.2	Meaning of relevant metering installation	1397
11.36.3	Period of application of rule to relevant metering installation	1398
11.36.4	Designation of responsible person	1398
11.36.5	[Deleted]	1398
11.36.6	[Deleted]	1398
Part ZG	Provision of Metering Data Services and Clarification of Existing Metrology Requirements	1398
11.37	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Provision of Metering Data Services and Clarification of Existing Metrology Requirements) Rule 2010	1398
11.37.1	Definitions	1398
11.37.2	Commencement of special site or technology related conditions	1398
11.37.3	Initial service level procedures	1399
Part ZH	Spot Market Operations Timetable	1399
11.38	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Amendments to PASA-related Rules) Rule 2010	1399
11.38.1	Definitions	1399
11.38.2	Spot market operations timetable	1400
Part ZI	DNSP Recovery of Transmission-related Charges	1400
11.39	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (DNSP Recovery of Transmission-related Charges) Rule 2011	1400
11.39.1	Definitions	1400
11.39.2	Recovery by Victorian distribution network service providers during current regulatory control period	1401
11.39.3	Recovery by Victorian distribution network service providers for shared network augmentations	1402
11.39.4	Bairnsdale network support agreement	1402
11.39.5	Approval of pricing proposal	1402
11.39.6	Ergon Energy transitional charges	1402
11.39.7	Energex transitional charges	1402
Part ZJ	Network Support and Control Ancillary Services	1402
11.40	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Network Support and Control Ancillary Services) Rule 2011	1402
11.40.1	Definitions	1402
11.40.2	Purpose	1403
11.40.3	Existing NCAS contracts to continue	1403
11.40.4	Amendments to existing guidelines	1403
11.40.5	New procedures	1404
11.40.6	Decisions and actions taken prior to Amending Rule	1404
Part ZK	Application of Dual Marginal Loss Factors	1404
11.41	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Application of Dual Marginal Loss Factors) Rule 2011	1404
11.41.1	Definitions	1404
11.41.2	Amendments to loss factor methodology	1405
11.41.3	Procedure applying dual intra-regional loss factors in central dispatch and spot market transactions	1405
11.41.4	Publication of intra-regional loss factors	1405
Part ZL	Tasmania Tranche 5a Procedure Changes	1405
11.42	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Tasmania Tranche 5a Procedure Changes) Rule 2011	1405
11.42.1	Definitions	1405
11.42.2	AEMO may amend Relevant Procedures	1406
Part ZM	Application and Operation of Administered Price Periods	1406
11.43	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Application and Operation of Administered Price Periods) Rule 2011	1406
11.43.1	Definitions	1406
11.43.2	Administered Price Cap Schedule	1407
Part ZO	Negative Intra-regional Settlements Residue	1407
11.45	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Negative Intra-regional Settlements Residue) Rule 2012	1407
11.45.1	Definitions	1407
11.45.2	Recovery of negative settlements residue prior to consultation under the Amending Rule	1408
11.45.3	First consultation on negative intra-regional settlements residue procedure	1408
Part ZP	Interim Connection Charging Rules	1409
11.46	Rules consequential to the insertion of Chapter 5A by the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012	1409
Division 1	Preliminary	1409
Division 2	Jurisdictional differences	1411
Division 3	General provisions	1419
Part ZQ	NSW transitional retail support and credit support rules	1419
11.47	Rules consequential on the insertion of Chapter 6B by the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012	1419
Division 1	Preliminary	1419
Part ZR	Miscellaneous transitional rules—NERL	1425
11.48	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012	1425
11.48.1	Extension of time period for AER to consider certain pass through applications	1425
Part ZS	Cost pass through arrangements for Network Service Providers	1426
11.49	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Cost pass through arrangements for Network Service Providers) Rule 2012	1426
11.49.1	Definitions	1426
11.49.2	Terrorism event is a cost pass through event in the current regulatory control period	1426
11.49.3	Transitional arrangement for Powerlink	1426
11.49.4	Transitional arrangements for ElectraNet and Murraylink	1427
Part ZT	Distribution Network Planning and Expansion	1427
11.50	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Distribution Network Planning and Expansion) Rule 2012	1427
11.50.1	Interpretation	1427
11.50.2	Definitions	1428
11.50.3	Timing for first Distribution Annual Planning Report	1428
11.50.4	Contents of Distribution Annual Planning Report	1428
11.50.5	Transition from the regulatory test to the regulatory investment test for distribution	1430
Part ZU	New Prudential Standard and Framework in the NEM	1431
11.51	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (New Prudential Standard and Framework in the NEM) Rule 2012	1431
11.51.1	Definitions	1431
11.51.2	AEMO's responsibility to develop and publish the credit limit procedures	1431
11.51.3	Transition to the framework for determining prudential settings	1431
11.51.4	Prior consultation, step, decision or action taken by AEMO	1432
Part ZV	Small Generation Aggregator Framework	1432
11.52	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Small Generation Aggregator Framework) Rule 2012	1432
11.52.1	Definitions	1432
11.52.2	Commencement of participant fees as well as transactions, funding and settlements under Chapter 3 for Market Small Generation Aggregators	1433
11.52.3	Participant fees for Market Small Generation Aggregators	1433
11.52.4	Ancillary service transactions, funding of compensation for directions and intervention settlements for directions for Market Small Generation Aggregators	1434
11.52.5	Amendments to the carbon dioxide equivalent intensity index procedures	1434
11.52.6	Amendments of the metrology procedures	1435
11.52.7	Amendments to the Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	1435
Part ZW	Economic Regulation of Network Service Providers (2012 amendments)	1436
Division 1	Miscellaneous transitional provisions	1436
11.53	Publication of Chapter 6 Guidelines	1436
11.54	Publication of Chapter 6A Guidelines	1437
Division 2	Transitional provisions for NSW/ACT Distribution Network Service Providers	1439
11.55	General provisions	1439
11.56	Special provisions applying to affected DNSPs	1442
Division 3	Transitional provisions for NSW and Tasmanian Transmission Network Service Providers and Directlink	1454
11.57	General provisions	1454
11.58	Special provisions applying to affected TNSPs	1457
Division 4	Transitional provisions for the Victorian TNSP	1466
11.59	Special provisions applying to the Victorian TNSP	1466
Division 5	Transitional provisions for Qld/SA and Victorian Distribution Network Service Providers	1468
11.60	Special provisions applying to the Qld/SA and Victorian Distribution Network Service Providers	1468
Division 6	Review of past capital expenditure	1474
11.61	Definitions and application	1474
11.62	Review of past capital expenditure under Chapter 6	1474
11.63	Review of past capital expenditure under Chapter 6A	1475
Part ZX	Inter-regional Transmission Charging	1475
11.64	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Inter-regional Transmission Charging) Rule 2013	1475
11.64.1	Definitions	1475
11.64.2	Amendments to the pricing methodology guidelines	1476
11.64.3	Amendments to the pricing methodologies of Transmission Network Service Providers	1476
11.64.4	Commencement of clause 6A.23.3(f) for further adjustments	1477
Part ZY	Network Service Provider Expenditure Objectives	1477
11.65	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Network Service Provider Expenditure Objectives) Rule 2013	1477
11.65.1	Definitions	1477
11.65.2	Application of rule 11.65	1478
Part ZZ	Access to NMI Standing Data	1478
11.66	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Access to NMI Standing Data) Rule 2013	1478
11.66.1	Definitions	1478
11.66.2	Minor amendment of the Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	1478
Part ZZA	Publication of Zone Substation Data	1479
11.67	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Publication of Zone Substation Data) Rule 2014	1479
11.67.1	Definitions	1479
11.67.2	Distribution Network Service Providers' obligations to commence on the next DAPR date	1479
Part ZZB	Connecting Embedded Generators	1479
11.68	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Connecting embedded generators) Rule 2014	1479
11.68.1	Definitions	1479
11.68.2	Continuation of enquiries lodged	1480
Part ZZC	Customer access to information about their energy consumption	1480
11.69	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Customer access to information about their energy consumption) Rule 2014	1480
11.69.1	Definitions	1480
11.69.2	AEMO to develop and publish the metering data provision procedure	1480
Part ZZD	National Electricity Amendment (Distribution Network Pricing Arrangements) Rule 2014	1480
Division 1	Miscellaneous transitional provisions	1480
11.70	General provisions	1480
11.70.1	Definitions	1480
Division 2	Transitional provisions for NSW/ACT and Qld/SA Distribution Network Service Providers	1483
11.72	General provisions	1483
11.772.1	Definitions	1483
Division 3	Transitional provisions for Tasmanian Distribution Network Service Provider	1490
11.74	Application of former Chapter 6	1490
Division 4	Transitional provisions for Victorian Distribution Network Service Providers	1490
11.75	General provisions	1490
11.75.1	Definitions	1490
11.76	Special provisions applying to affected DNSPs	1490
11.76.1	Distribution determination and pricing proposals	1490
11.76.2	Tariff structure statement	1491
Part ZZE	Early Application of Network Capability Component (STPIS)	1497
11.77	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Early Application of Service Target Performance Incentive Scheme (STPIS) Components for Transmission Businesses) Rule 2015	1497
11. 77.1	Definitions	1497
11.77.2	Purpose	1498
11.77.3	Earlier application of the network capability component of the service target performance incentive scheme	1498
Part ZZF	National Electricity Amendment (Governance arrangements and implementation of the reliability standard and settings) Rule 2015	1500
11.78	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Governance arrangements and implementation of the reliability standards and settings) Rule 2015	1500
11.78.1	Definitions	1500
11.78.2	Existing power system security and reliability standards	1501
11.78.3	Reliability standard and settings guidelines	1501
11.78.4	Reliability standard implementation guidelines	1501
Part ZZG	Improving demand side participation information provided to AEMO by registered participants	1504
11.79	Rules consequential on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Improving demand side participation information provided to AEMO by registered participants) Rule 2015	1504
11.79.1	AEMO to develop and publish the demand side participation information guidelines	1504
Part ZZH	Transitional Arrangements for Aligning TasNetworks' regulatory control periods	1504
11.80	National Electricity Amendment (Aligning TasNetworks' regulatory control periods) Rule 2015	1504
11.80.1	Definitions	1504
11.80.2	Application of rule 11.80	1505
11.80.3	Next regulatory control period	1505
11.80.4	Subsequent regulatory control period	1505
Part ZZI	System Restart Ancillary Services	1505
11.81	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (System Restart Ancillary Services) Rule 2015	1505
11.81.1	Definitions	1505
11.81.2	System restart standard	1506
11.81.3	SRAS Guideline	1506
11.81.4	Regional Benefit Ancillary Services Procedures	1506
11.81.5	Consultation prior to the Commencement Date	1506
11.81.6	Existing SRAS Contract	1506
Part ZZJ	Demand management incentive scheme	1507
11.82	Rules consequential on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Demand management incentive scheme) Rule 2015	1507
11.82.1	Definitions	1507
11.82.2	AER to develop and publish the demand management incentive scheme and demand management innovation allowance mechanism	1507
Part ZZK	AEMO access to demand forecasting information	1507
11.83	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (AEMO access to demand forecasting information) Rule 2015	1507
11.83.1	AEMO to include supporting information in NTNDP database	1507
Part ZZL	Compensation arrangements following application of an Administered Price Cap or Administered Floor Price	1508
11.84	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Compensation Arrangements following application of an Administered Price Cap and Administered Floor Price) Rule 2016	1508
11.84.1	Definitions	1508
11.84.2	Compensation Guidelines	1508
Part ZZM	Common definitions of distribution reliability measures	1508
11.85	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Common definitions of distribution reliability measures) Rule 2015	1508
11.85.1	Definitions	1508
11.85.2	Distribution reliability measures guidelines	1509
11.85.3	Amended STPIS	1509
Part ZZN	Expanding competition in metering and metering related services	1509
11.86	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Expanding competition in metering and related services) Rule 2015	1509
11.86.1	Definitions	1509
11.86.2	References to old Chapter 7	1509
11.86.3	References to provisions of the old Chapter 7	1510
11.86.4	References to responsible person	1510
11.86.5	Continued operation of old Rules until the effective date	1510
11.86.6	New and amended procedures	1510
11.86.7	Metering Coordinator for type 5 or 6 metering installation from effective date	1511
11.86.8	Distribution Ring Fencing Guidelines	1513
11.86.9	[Deleted]	1514
Part ZZO	Embedded Networks	1514
11.87	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Embedded Networks) Rule 2015	1514
11.87.1	Definitions	1514
11.87.2	Amended Procedures and NMI Standing Data Schedule	1514
11.87.3	ENM service level procedures and guide to embedded networks and list of Embedded Network Managers	1515
11.87.4	Exemptions under section 13 of the National Electricity Law	1515
Part ZZP	Meter Replacement Processes	1515
11.88	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Meter Replacement Processes) Rule 2016	1515
11.88.1	Definitions	1515
11.88.2	Amended Procedures	1515
Part ZZQ	Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection	1516
11.89	Rules consequential to the National Electricity Amendment (Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection timeframes) Rule 2016	1516
11.89.1	Amended guideline and timetable	1516
Part ZZR	Reliability and emergency reserve trader (2016 amendments)	1516
11.90	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Extension of the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader) Rule 2016	1516
11.90.1	Definitions	1516
11.90.2	Amendments to Reliability Panel's RERT Guidelines	1517
11.90.3	Amendments to AEMO's RERT procedures	1517
11.90.4	Reserve contracts entered into before Schedule 2 commencement date	1517
Part ZZS	Updating the electricity B2B framework	1517
11.91	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Updating the electricity B2B framework) rule 2016	1517
11.91.1	Definitions	1517
11.91.2	B2B Procedures	1518
11.91.3	Information Exchange Committee Election Procedures and Information Exchange Committee Operating Manual	1518
11.91.4	The New IEC	1519
11.91.5	Amended Procedures	1520
11.91.6	B2B e-Hub Participant accreditation process	1521
11.91.7	New IEC Budget and 2016 Annual Report	1521
11.91.8	Cost recovery	1522
Part ZZT	Application of Offsets in the Prudential Margin Calculation	1522
11.92	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Application of Offsets in the Prudential Margin Calculation) Rule 2016	1522
11.92.1	Definitions	1522
11.92.2	Amended procedures	1523
Part ZZU	Rate of Return Guidelines Review	1523
11.93	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Rate of Return Guidelines Review) Rule 2016	1523
11.93.1	Definitions	1523
11.93.2	Application of current rate of return guidelines to making of a distribution determination for the subsequent regulatory control period	1524
Part ZZV	Demand Response Mechanism and Ancillary Services Unbundling	1525
11.94	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Demand Response Management and Ancillary Services Unbundling) rule 2016	1525
11.94.1	Definitions	1525
11.94.2	Participant fees for Market Ancillary Service Providers	1525
Part ZZW	Local Generation Network Credits	1525
11.95	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Local Generation Network Credits) Rule 2016	1525
11.95.1	Definitions	1525
11.95.2	System limitation template	1525
Part ZZX	Retailer-Distributor Credit Support Requirements	1526
11.96	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Retailer Distributor Credit Support Requirements) Rule 2017 No. 1	1526
11.96.1	Definitions	1526
11.96.2	Continued operation of old Chapter 6B	1526
11.96.3	Interaction with Chapter 6	1526
11.96.4	Application of new Chapter 6B	1526
Part ZZY	Emergency Frequency Control Schemes	1527
11.97	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Emergency frequency control schemes) Rule 2017	1527
11.97.1	 Definitions	1527
11.97.2	Interim frequency operating standards for protected events	1527
11.97.3	First power system frequency risk review	1528
11.97.4	AEMO must review existing load shedding procedures	1528
11.97.5	Load shedding procedures	1528
Part ZZZ	Transmission Connection and Planning Arrangements	1529
11.98	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Transmission Connection and Planning Arrangements) Rule 2017	1529
11.98.1	Definitions	1529
11.98.2	Grandfathering of existing dedicated connection assets	1530
11.98.3	Preparatory steps for registration changes under the Amending Rule	1531
11.98.4	Participant fees for Dedicated Connection Asset Service Providers	1531
11.98.5	Existing Connection Agreements	1531
11.98.6	Connection process	1532
11.98.7	Transmission Annual Planning Report	1532
11.98.8	Preservation for adoptive jurisdictions	1532
Part ZZZA	Replacement expenditure planning arrangements	1533
11.99	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Replacement expenditure planning arrangements) Rule 2017	1533
11.99.1	Definitions	1533
11.99.2	Interpretation	1534
11.99.3	Transitional arrangements for affected DNSPs	1534
11.99.4	Amendments to RIT documentation	1534
11.99.5	Transitional arrangements relating to excluded projects	1535
11.99.6	Transitional arrangements relating to Victorian bushfire mitigation projects	1535
11.99.7	Transitional arrangements relating to review of costs thresholds	1536
Part ZZZB 	Managing the rate of change of power system frequency	1536
11.100	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing the rate of change of power system frequency) Rule 2017	1536
11.100.1	Definitions	1536
11.100.2	Inertia sub-networks	1537
11.100.3	Inertia requirements methodology	1537
11.100.4	Inertia requirements	1538
11.100.5	NSCAS not to be used to meet an inertia shortfall after 1 July 2019	1538
11.100.6	Inertia network services may be used to meet an NSCAS gap declared in the NSCAS transition period	1539
11.100.7	Inertia network services made available before the commencement date	1539
Part ZZZC	Managing power system fault levels	1540
11.101 	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing power system fault levels) Rule 2017	1540
11.101.1 	Definitions	1540
11.101.2	System strength impact assessment guidelines	1541
11.101.3	System strength requirements methodology	1541
11.101.4	System strength requirements	1542
11.101.5	NSCAS not to be used to meet a fault level shortfall after 1 July 2019	1542
11.101.6	System strength services may be used to meet an NSCAS gap declared in the NSCAS transition period	1543
11.101.7	Withdrawal of a system strength-related NSCAS gap already declared	1543
11.101.8	System strength services made available before the commencement date	1544
Part ZZZD	Generating System Model Guidelines	1544
11.102	Making of Power System Model Guidelines	1544