National Electricity Rules Version 128

Historical Information

This version of the National Electricity Rules was current from 1 December 2019 to 11 December 2019.

National Electricity Rules
Version 128
Status Information
This is the latest electronically available version of the National Electricity Rules as at 1 December 2019.
This consolidated version of the National Electricity Rules was last updated on 1 December 2019 as a result of the commencement of the following amendments:
Schedules 1 to 3 of the National Electricity Amendment (Register of distributed energy resources) Rule 2018 No. 9
Schedules 2 and 3 of the National Electricity Amendment (Transparency of new projects) Rule 2019 No. 8
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:
Schedule 1 of the National Electricity Amendment (Transparency of new projects) Rule 2019 No. 8 will commence operation on 19 December 2019.
National Electricity Amendment (Monitoring and reporting on frequency control framework) Rule 2019 No. 6 will commence on 1 January 2020.
Schedule 1 of the National Electricity Amendment (Enhancement to the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader) Rule 2019 No. 3 will commence operation on 26 March 2020.
Schedule 2 of the National Electricity Amendment (Retailer Reliability Obligation) Rule 2019 will commence operation on 26 March 2020 immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 of the National Electricity Amendment (Enhancement to the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader) Rule 2019 No. 3.
Schedules 1 to 6 of the National Electricity Amendment (Five Minute Settlement) Rule 2017 No. 15 will commence operation on 1 July 2021.
Schedule 2 of the National Electricity Amendment (Participant compensation following market suspension) Rule 2018 No. 13 will commence operation on 1 July 2021, immediately after commencement of the National Electricity Amendment (Five minute settlement) Rule 2017 No. 15.
Schedule 2 of the National Electricity Amendment (Intervention compensation and settlement processes) Rule 2019 No. 5 will commence operation on 1 July 2021, immediately after the commencement of Schedule 6 of the National Electricity Amendment (Five Minute Settlement) Rule 2017 No. 15.
Schedule 2 of the National Electricity Amendment (Five minute settlement and global settlement implementation amendments) Rule 2019 No. 7 will commence operation on 1 July 2021, immediately after the commencement of Schedules 1 to 6 of the National Electricity Amendment (Five Minute Settlement) Rule 2017 No. 15.
Schedules 1 to 4 of the National Electricity Amendment (Global settlement and market reconciliation) Rule 2018 No. 14 will commence operation on 6 February 2022.
Schedules 3 to 5 of the National Electricity Amendment (Five minute settlement and global settlement implementation amendments) Rule 2019 No. 7 will commence operation on 6 February 2022, immediately after the commencement of Schedules 1 to 4 of the National Electricity Amendment (Global settlement and market reconciliation) Rule 2018 No. 14.

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	6
1.8.3	Counting of days	7
1.8.4	Reference to addressee	7
1.9	Retention of Records and Documents	7
1.10	[Deleted]	7
1.11	AEMO Rule Funds	7
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	16
2.2.6	Ancillary services generating unit	17
2.2.7	Semi-Scheduled Generator	18
2.3	Customer	20
2.3.1	Registration as a Customer	20
2.3.2	First-Tier Customer	21
2.3.3	Second-Tier Customer	21
2.3.4	Market Customer	21
2.3.5	Ancillary services load	22
2.3A	Small Generation Aggregator	24
2.3A.1	Registration	24
2.3AA	Market Ancillary Service Provider	25
2.3AA.1	Registration	25
2.4	Market Participant	26
2.4.1	Registration as a category of Market Participant	26
2.4.2	Eligibility	26
2.4A	Metering Coordinator	27
2.4A.1	Registration as a Metering Coordinator	27
2.4A.2	Eligibility	27
2.5	Network Service Provider	28
2.5.1	Registration as a Network Service Provider	28
2.5.1A	Dedicated Connection Asset Service Provider	29
2.5.2	Market Network Service	30
2.5.3	Scheduled Network Service	31
2.5A	Trader	32
2.5B	Reallocator	33
2.6	Special Participant	33
2.7	Intention to Commence Activities or Functions	33
2.8	Registered Participant Rights and Obligations	34
2.8.1	Rights and obligations	34
2.9	Application to be Registered as a Registered Participant	34
2.9.1	Applications for Registration	34
2.9.2	Registration as a Registered Participant	34
2.9.3	Registration as an Intermediary	35
2.9A	Transfer of Registration	36
2.9A.1	Definitions	36
2.9A.2	Applications for Transfer of Registration	36
2.9A.3	Approval for Transfer of Registration	37
2.10	Ceasing to be a Registered Participant	38
2.10.1	Notification of intention	38
2.10.2	Ceasing Participation	40
2.10.3	Liability after cessation	41
2.11	Participant Fees	41
2.11.1A	Application	41
2.11.1	Development of Participant fee structure	41
2.11.2	Payment of Participant fees	44
2.11.3	Budgeted revenue requirements	44
2.12	Interpretation of References to Various Registered Participants	45
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	52
2A.2.5	Alternative congestion management options	53
2A.2.6	Previous application relating to congestion problem	53
2A.2.7	AEMO to provide information to intending applicants	54
2A.2.8	AEMC may refuse to accept incomplete applications	54
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	55
2A.4	First round consultation on region change application	56
2A.4.1	Notice of first round consultation	56
2A.4.2	Right to make written submissions during first round consultation period	56
2A.4.3	Alternative region solution put forward by third parties	56
2A.4.4	Acceptance as a formal alternative region solution by AEMC	57
2A.5	Provision of supplementary economic analysis	58
2A.5.1	AEMC may direct provision of supplementary analysis	58
2A.5.2	AEMC may direct AEMO to provide information	58
2A.6	Region determinations	59
2A.6.1	AEMC powers to make a region determination	59
2A.6.2	Matters for consideration in making region determination	59
2A.7	Draft region determination and second round consultation	60
2A.7.1	Publishing of draft region determination	60
2A.7.2	Second round consultation	60
2A.7.3	Right to make written submissions during second round consultation	60
2A.8	Final region determination	60
2A.8.1	Final determination for region change	60
2A.8.2	Formal publication of region determination	61
2A.9	Miscellaneous matters for region change process	61
2A.9.1	AEMC may extend periods of time specified in Chapter 2A	61
2A.9.2	Consultation meeting in relation to region change application	61
Part B	Implementation of region determination	62
2A.10	Purpose and application of Part B	62
2A.10.1	Purpose of Part B	62
2A.10.2	Application of Part B	62
2A.11	Region Change Implementation Procedure	62
2A.11.1	Submission of draft Region Change Implementation Procedure	62
2A.11.2	Approved Region Change Implementation Procedure	63
2A.12	AEMO region change implementation functions	63
2A.12.1	General implementation functions	63
2A.12.2	Implementation functions referable to published implementation procedure	63
2A.12.3	Amendment of current or subsequent Regions and Loss Factors Publication	63
2A.13	Continuity of regions	63
Schedule 2A.1	Glossary for Chapter 2A	64
3.	Market Rules	69
3.1	Introduction to Market Rules	69
3.1.1	Purpose	69
3.1.1A	Definitions	69
3.1.2	[Deleted]	70
3.1.3	[Deleted]	70
3.1.4	Market design principles	70
3.1.5	Time for undertaking action	71
3.2	AEMO's Market Responsibilities	71
3.2.1	Market functions of AEMO	71
3.2.2	Spot market	71
3.2.3	Power system operations	72
3.2.4	Non-market ancillary services function	72
3.2.5	[Deleted]	72
3.2.6	Settlements	72
3.3	Prudential Requirements	72
3.3.1	Market Participant criteria	72
3.3.2	Credit support	72
3.3.3	Acceptable credit criteria	73
3.3.4	Acceptable credit rating	74
3.3.4A	Prudential standard	74
3.3.5	Amount of credit support	74
3.3.6	Changes to credit support	74
3.3.7	Drawings on credit support	75
3.3.8	Credit limit procedures and prudential settings	75
3.3.8A	Security Deposits	77
3.3.9	Outstandings	77
3.3.10	Trading limit	78
3.3.11	Call notices	78
3.3.12	Typical accrual	79
3.3.13	Response to Call Notices	79
3.3.13A	Application of monies in the security deposit fund	80
3.3.14	Potential value of a transaction	81
3.3.15	Trading margin	82
3.3.16	Limitation on entry of transactions	82
3.3.17	Scheduled prices	82
3.3.18	Additional credit support	83
3.3.19	Consideration of other Market Participant transactions	83
3.4	Spot Market	83
3.4.1	Establishment of spot market	83
3.4.2	Trading day and trading interval	84
3.4.3	Spot market operations timetable	84
3.5	Regions	84
3.5.1	[Deleted]	84
3.5.2	[Deleted]	84
3.5.3	[Deleted]	84
3.5.4	[Deleted]	84
3.5.5	[Deleted]	84
3.5.6	[Deleted]	84
3.6	Network Losses and Constraints	84
3.6.1	Inter-regional losses	84
3.6.2	Intra-regional losses	86
3.6.2A	Load and generation data used to determine inter-regional loss factor equations and intra-regional loss factors	89
3.6.3	Distribution losses	91
3.6.4	Network constraints	95
3.6.5	Settlements residue due to network losses and constraints	95
3.7	Projected Assessment of System Adequacy	97
3.7.1	Administration of PASA	97
3.7.2	Medium term PASA	98
3.7.3	Short term PASA	100
3.7A	Congestion information resource	103
3.7B	Unconstrained intermittent generation forecast	105
3.7C	Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection	106
3.7D	Demand side participation information	109
3.7E	Register of DER information	111
3.7F	Generation information page	115
3.8	Central Dispatch and Spot Market Operation	116
3.8.1	Central Dispatch	116
3.8.2	Participation in central dispatch	118
3.8.3	Bid and offer aggregation guidelines	119
3.8.3A	Ramp rates	120
3.8.4	Notification of scheduled capacity	122
3.8.5	Submission timing	124
3.8.6	Generating unit offers for dispatch	124
3.8.6A	Scheduled network service offers for dispatch	126
3.8.7	Bids for scheduled load	127
3.8.7A	Market ancillary services offers	129
3.8.8	Validation of dispatch bids and offers	130
3.8.9	Default offers and bids	131
3.8.10	Network constraints	131
3.8.11	Ancillary services constraints	133
3.8.12	System scheduled reserve constraints	133
3.8.13	Notification of constraints	133
3.8.14	Dispatch under conditions of supply scarcity	133
3.8.15	[Deleted]	134
3.8.16	Equal priced dispatch bids and dispatch offers	134
3.8.17	Self-commitment	134
3.8.18	Self-decommitment	135
3.8.19	Dispatch inflexibilities	135
3.8.20	Pre-dispatch schedule	138
3.8.21	On-line dispatch process	140
3.8.22	Rebidding	141
3.8.22A	Offers, bids and rebids must not be false or misleading	143
3.8.23	Failure to conform to dispatch instructions	144
3.8.24	Scheduling errors	146
3.9	Price Determination	146
3.9.1	Principles applicable to spot price determination	146
3.9.2	Determination of spot prices	148
3.9.2A	Determination of ancillary services prices	149
3.9.2B	Pricing where AEMO determines a manifestly incorrect input	150
3.9.3	Pricing in the event of intervention by AEMO	151
3.9.3A	Reliability standard and settings review	152
3.9.3B	Reliability standard and settings review report	154
3.9.3C	Reliability standard	154
3.9.3D	Implementation of the reliability standard	155
3.9.4	Market Price Cap	155
3.9.5	Application of the Market Price Cap	156
3.9.6	Market Floor Price	157
3.9.6A	Application of the Market Floor Price	157
3.9.7	Pricing for constrained-on scheduled generating units	157
3.10	[Deleted]	158
3.11	Ancillary Services	158
3.11.1	Introduction	158
3.11.2	Market ancillary services	159
3.11.3	Acquisition of Network Support and Control Ancillary Service	160
3.11.4	Guidelines and objectives for acquisition of network support and control ancillary services	161
3.11.5	Tender process for network support and control ancillary services	161
3.11.6	Dispatch of network support and control ancillary services by AEMO	163
3.11.7	Guidelines and objectives for acquisition of system restart ancillary services by AEMO	164
3.11.8	Determination of electrical sub-network boundaries	165
3.11.9	Acquisition of system restart ancillary services by AEMO	165
3.11.10	Reporting	167
3.12	Market Intervention by AEMO	167
3.12.1	Intervention settlement timetable	167
3.12.2	Affected Participants and Market Customers entitlements to compensation in relation to AEMO intervention	167
3.12.3	Role of the Independent Expert in calculating payments in relation to intervention by AEMO and market suspension pricing schedule periods	171
3.12A	Mandatory restrictions	174
3.12A.1	Restriction offers	174
3.12A.2	Mandatory restrictions schedule	176
3.12A.3	Acquisition of capacity	176
3.12A.4	Rebid of capacity under restriction offers	176
3.12A.5	Dispatch of restriction offers	177
3.12A.6	Pricing during a restriction price trading interval	177
3.12A.7	Determination of funding restriction shortfalls	177
3.12A.8	Cancellation of a mandatory restriction period	182
3.12A.9	Review by AEMC	182
3.13	Market Information	183
3.13.1	Provision of information	183
3.13.2	Systems and procedures	183
3.13.3	Standing data	184
3.13.3A	Statement of opportunities	189
3.13.4	Spot market	191
3.13.4A	Market ancillary services	195
3.13.5	Ancillary services contracting by AEMO	196
3.13.5A	Settlements residue auctions	196
3.13.6	[Deleted]	196
3.13.6A	Report by AEMO	196
3.13.7	Monitoring of significant variation between forecast and actual prices by AER	197
3.13.8	Public information	198
3.13.9	[Deleted]	199
3.13.10	Market auditor	199
3.13.11	[Deleted]	199
3.13.12	NMI Standing Data	199
3.13.12A	NMI Standing Data Schedule	203
3.13.13	Inter-network tests	204
3.13.14	Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Intensity Index	204
3.14	Administered Price Cap and Market Suspension	207
3.14.1	Cumulative Price Threshold and Administered Price Cap	207
3.14.2	Application of Administered Price Cap	208
3.14.3	Conditions for suspension of the spot market	209
3.14.4	Declaration of market suspension	211
3.14.5	Pricing during market suspension	211
3.14.5A	Payment of compensation due to market suspension pricing schedule periods	213
3.14.5B	Claims for additional compensation due to market suspension pricing schedule periods	216
3.14.6	Compensation due to the application of an administered price cap or administered floor price	218
3.15	Settlements	222
3.15.1	Settlements management by AEMO	222
3.15.2	Electronic funds transfer	222
3.15.3	Connection point and virtual transmission node responsibility	222
3.15.4	Adjusted energy amounts connection points	223
3.15.5	Adjusted energy - transmission network connection points	223
3.15.5A	Adjusted energy - virtual transmission nodes	223
3.15.6	Spot market transactions	224
3.15.6A	Ancillary service transactions	225
3.15.7	Payment to Directed Participants	236
3.15.7A	Payment to Directed Participants for services other than energy and market ancillary services	238
3.15.7B	Claim for additional compensation by Directed Participants	241
3.15.8	Funding of Compensation for directions	243
3.15.8A	Funding of compensation for market suspension pricing schedule periods	247
3.15.9	Reserve settlements	249
3.15.10	Administered price cap or administered floor price compensation payments	250
3.15.10A	Goods and services tax	251
3.15.10B	Restriction contract amounts	252
3.15.10C	Intervention and Market Suspension Pricing Schedule Period Settlements	253
3.15.11	Reallocation transactions	257
3.15.11A	Reallocation procedures	258
3.15.12	Settlement amount	259
3.15.13	Payment of settlement amount	259
3.15.14	Preliminary statements	259
3.15.15	Final statements	260
3.15.15A	Use of estimated settlement amounts by AEMO	260
3.15.16	Payment by market participants	260
3.15.17	Payment to market participants	261
3.15.18	Disputes	261
3.15.19	Revised Statements and Adjustments	261
3.15.20	Payment of adjustments	263
3.15.21	Default procedure	263
3.15.22	Maximum total payment in respect of a billing period	268
3.15.23	Maximum total payment in respect of a financial year	269
3.15.24	Compensation for reductions under clause 3.15.23	270
3.15.25	Interest on overdue amounts	270
3.16	Participant compensation fund	271
3.16.1	Establishment of Participant compensation fund	271
3.16.2	Dispute resolution panel to determine compensation	272
3.17	[Deleted]	273
3.18	Settlements Residue Auctions	273
3.18.1	Settlements residue concepts	273
3.18.2	Auctions and eligible persons	274
3.18.3	Auction rules	275
3.18.3A	Secondary trading of SRD units	276
3.18.4	Proceeds and fees	276
3.18.4A	Secondary trading proceeds and margin	278
3.18.5	Settlement residue committee	278
3.19	Market Management Systems Access Procedures	280
3.20	Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader	280
3.20.1	[Deleted]	280
3.20.2	Reliability and emergency reserve trader	280
3.20.3	Reserve contracts	281
3.20.4	Dispatch pricing methodology for unscheduled reserve contracts	282
3.20.5	AEMO's risk management and accounts relating to the reliability safety net	282
3.20.6	Reporting on RERT by AEMO	283
3.20.7	AEMO's exercise of the RERT	285
3.20.8	RERT Guidelines	286
3.20.9	[Deleted]	287
Schedule 3.1	Bid and Offer Validation Data	287
Schedule 3.2	[Deleted]	291
Schedule 3.3	[Deleted]	291
4.	Power System Security	295
4.1	Introduction	295
4.1.1	Purpose	295
4.2	Definitions and Principles	295
4.2.1	[Deleted]	295
4.2.2	Satisfactory Operating State	295
4.2.3	Credible and non-credible contingency events and protected events	296
4.2.3A	Re-classifying contingency events	297
4.2.3B	Criteria for re-classifying contingency events	298
4.2.4	Secure operating state and power system security	299
4.2.5	Technical envelope	299
4.2.6	General principles for maintaining power system security	300
4.2.7	Reliable Operating State	301
4.2.8	Time for undertaking action	301
4.3	Power System Security Responsibilities and Obligations	301
4.3.1	Responsibility of AEMO for power system security	301
4.3.2	System security	303
4.3.3	The role of System Operators	306
4.3.4	Network Service Providers	307
4.3.5	Market Customer obligations	312
4.4	Power System Frequency Control	313
4.4.1	Power system frequency control responsibilities	313
4.4.2	Operational frequency control requirements	313
4.4.3	Generator protection requirements	313
4.4.4	Instructions to enable inertia network services	314
4.4.5	Instructions to enable system strength services	315
4.5	Control of Power System Voltage	316
4.5.1	Power system voltage control	316
4.5.2	Reactive power reserve requirements	317
4.5.3	Audit and testing	317
4.6	Protection of Power System Equipment	317
4.6.1	Power system fault levels	317
4.6.2	Power system protection co-ordination	318
4.6.3	Audit and testing	318
4.6.4	Short-term thermal ratings of power system	318
4.6.5	Partial outage of power protection systems	318
4.6.6	System strength impact assessment guidelines	319
4.7	Power System Stability Co-ordination	320
4.7.1	Stability analysis co-ordination	320
4.7.2	Audit and testing	321
4.8	Power System Security Operations	321
4.8.1	Registered Participants' advice	321
4.8.2	Protection or control system abnormality	321
4.8.3	AEMO's advice on power system emergency conditions	321
4.8.4	Declaration of conditions	322
4.8.4A	Reserve level declaration guidelines	322
4.8.4B	Lack of reserve framework reporting	323
4.8.5	Managing declarations of conditions	323
4.8.5A	Determination of the latest time for AEMO intervention	324
4.8.5B	Notifications of last time of AEMO intervention	325
4.8.6	[Deleted]	325
4.8.7	Managing a power system contingency event	325
4.8.8	[Deleted]	326
4.8.9	Power to issue directions and clause 4.8.9 instructions	326
4.8.9A	System security directions	327
4.8.10	Disconnection of generating units and market network services	328
4.8.11	[Deleted]	328
4.8.12	System restart plan and local black system procedures	328
4.8.13	[Deleted]	330
4.8.14	Power system restoration	330
4.8.15	Review of operating incidents	330
4.9	Power System Security Related Market Operations	332
4.9.1	Load forecasting	332
4.9.2	Instructions to Scheduled Generators and Semi-Scheduled Generators	333
4.9.2A	Dispatch Instructions to Scheduled Network Service Providers	334
4.9.3	Instructions to Registered Participants	334
4.9.3A	Ancillary services instructions	335
4.9.3B	Compliance with dispatch instructions	335
4.9.4	Dispatch related limitations on Scheduled Generators and Semi-Scheduled Generators	336
4.9.4A	Dispatch related limitations on Scheduled Network Service Providers	337
4.9.5	Form of dispatch instructions	338
4.9.6	Commitment of scheduled generating units	338
4.9.7	De-commitment, or output reduction, by Scheduled Generators	339
4.9.8	General responsibilities of Registered Participants	340
4.9.9	Scheduled Generator plant changes	341
4.9.9A	Scheduled Network Service Provider plant changes	341
4.9.9B	Ancillary service plant changes	342
4.9.9C	Inertia network service availability changes	342
4.9.9D	System strength service availability changes	342
4.10	Power System Operating Procedures	342
4.10.1	Power system operating procedures	342
4.10.2	Transmission network operations	343
4.10.3	Operating interaction with distribution networks	344
4.10.4	Switching of a Distributor's high voltage networks	344
4.10.5	Switching of reactive power facilities	345
4.10.6	Automatic reclose	345
4.10.7	Inspection of facilities by AEMO	345
4.11	Power System Security Support	345
4.11.1	Remote control and monitoring devices	345
4.11.2	Operational control and indication communication facilities	347
4.11.3	Power system voice/data operational communication facilities	347
4.11.4	Records of power system operational communication	348
4.11.5	Agent communications	349
4.12	Nomenclature Standards	350
4.13	[Deleted]	351
4.14	Acceptance of Performance Standards	351
4.15	Compliance with Performance Standards	352
4.16	Transitioning arrangements for establishment of performance standards	356
4.16.1	Definitions	356
4.16.2	Exclusions	358
4.16.3	Notification and acceptance of performance standards	358
4.16.4	Actual capability	363
4.16.5	Criteria for, and negotiation of, performance standards	363
4.16.6	Consultation with and assistance by Network Service Providers	366
4.16.7	Referral to expert determination	366
4.16.8	Prior actions	367
4.16.9	Deemed performance standards	367
4.16.10	Modification of connection agreements	368
4.17	Expert determination	368
4.17.1	Performance standards committee and appointment of performance standards experts	368
4.17.2	Referral to performance standards expert	369
4.17.3	Determinations of performance standards experts	370
4.17.4	Other matters	371
4A	Retailer Reliability Obligation	375
Part A	Introduction	375
4A.A	Definitions	375
4A.A.1	Definitions	375
4A.A.2	Forecast reliability gap materiality	378
4A.A.3	One-in-two year peak demand forecast	378
4A.A.4	Peak demand	378
Part B	Reliability Forecasts	379
4A.B.1	Reliability forecast	379
4A.B.2	Reliability forecast components	379
4A.B.3	Supporting materials	380
4A.B.4	Reliability Forecast Guidelines	380
4A.B.5	AER Forecasting Best Practice Guidelines	381
Part C	Reliability Instruments	382
Division 1	AEMO request for a reliability instrument	382
4A.C.1	AEMO request for a reliability instrument	382
4A.C.2	AEMO request for a T-3 reliability instrument	382
4A.C.3	AEMO request for a T-1 reliability instrument	382
4A.C.4	Related T-3 reliability instrument	383
4A.C.5	Notification of a closed forecast reliability gap at T-1	383
4A.C.6	Corrections to a request	383
4A.C.7	Withdrawing a request	384
Division 2	AER making of a reliability instrument	384
4A.C.8	AER making of a reliability instrument	384
4A.C.9	When a decision by the AER must be made	384
4A.C.10	T-1 reliability instrument components	385
4A.C.11	AER decision making criteria	385
4A.C.12	Reliability Instrument Guidelines	385
Part D	Liable Entities	386
4A.D.1	Application	386
4A.D.2	Liable entities	386
4A.D.3	New entrants	386
4A.D.4	Application to register as large opt-in customer	387
4A.D.5	Application to register as prescribed opt-in customer	388
4A.D.6	Thresholds	388
4A.D.7	Opt-in cut-off day	389
4A.D.8	AER approval of applications	389
4A.D.9	AER opt-in register	389
4A.D.10	Changes to register	390
4A.D.11	AER register taken to be correct	390
4A.D.12	AEMO Opt-In Procedures	391
4A.D.13	AER Opt-In Guidelines	391
Part E	Qualifying Contracts and Net Contract Position	392
Division 1	Key concepts	392
4A.E.1	Qualifying contracts	392
4A.E.2	Net contract position	393
Division 2	Firmness methodologies	393
4A.E.3	Firmness methodology	393
4A.E.4	Types of methodologies	394
4A.E.5	Approval of a bespoke firmness methodology	394
Division 3	Reporting net contract position	395
4A.E.6	Reporting requirements	395
Division 4	Adjustment of net contract position	396
4A.E.7	Adjustment of net contract position	396
Division 5	Contracts and Firmness Guidelines	397
4A.E.8	Contracts and Firmness Guidelines	397
Part F	Compliance with the Retailer Reliability Obligation	398
Division 1	Application	398
4A.F.1	Application	398
Division 2	Key concepts	398
4A.F.2	Compliance TI	398
4A.F.3	Share of one-in-two year peak demand forecast	398
Division 3	AEMO notifications to AER	400
4A.F.4	AEMO notification of compliance trading intervals	400
4A.F.5	AEMO compliance report	400
Division 4	AER assessment of compliance	400
4A.F.6	Reliability Compliance Procedures and Guidelines	400
4A.F.7	AER assessment	401
4A.F.8	AER notification to AEMO for PoLR costs	401
Division 5	Miscellaneous	402
4A.F.9	Demand response information	402
4A.F.10	PoLR cost procedures	402
Part G	Market Liquidity Obligation	402
Division 1	Preliminary	402
4A.G.1	Overview of Part G	402
4A.G.2	Purpose and application	403
Division 2	Market Generators and trading right holders	403
4A.G.3	Market Generators and generator capacity	403
4A.G.4	Trading rights and trading right holders	403
Division 3	Trading groups	404
4A.G.5	Trading group	404
4A.G.6	Controlling entity	404
Division 4	Traced capacity and trading group capacity	406
4A.G.7	Traced capacity	406
4A.G.8	Tracing capacity to trading groups	406
4A.G.9	Trading group capacity	407
Division 5	MLO generators and MLO groups	407
4A.G.10	MLO group	407
4A.G.11	MLO generator	407
Division 6	Market Generator information	407
4A.G.12	MLO register	407
4A.G.13	Market Generator information	409
4A.G.14	Applications to the AER	410
Division 7	Liquidity period	410
4A.G.15	Notices prior to a liquidity period	410
4A.G.16	Duration of liquidity period	411
Division 8	Liquidity obligation	411
4A.G.17	Liquidity obligation	411
4A.G.18	Performing a liquidity obligation	411
4A.G.19	Volume limits	413
4A.G.20	Appointment of MLO nominee	414
4A.G.21	Exemptions	414
Division 9	MLO products and MLO exchange	415
4A.G.22	MLO products	415
4A.G.23	MLO exchange	416
Division 10	Miscellaneous	417
4A.G.24	MLO compliance and reporting	417
4A.G.25	MLO Guidelines	417
Part H	Voluntary Book Build	418
4A.H.1	Purpose and application	418
4A.H.2	Book Build Procedures	418
4A.H.3	Commencement of voluntary book build	419
4A.H.4	Participation in the voluntary book build	419
4A.H.5	Book build fees	420
4A.H.6	Reporting	420
5.	Network Connection Access, Planning and Expansion	423
Part A	Introduction	423
5.1	Introduction to Chapter 5	423
5.1.1	Structure of this Chapter	423
5.1.2	Overview of Part B and connection and access under the Rules	423
Part B	Network Connection and Access	426
5.1A	Introduction to Part B	426
5.1A.1	Purpose and Application	426
5.1A.2	Principles	428
5.2	Obligations	429
5.2.1	Obligations of Registered Participants	429
5.2.2	Connection agreements	429
5.2.3	Obligations of network service providers	430
5.2.3A	Obligations of Market Network Service Providers	435
5.2.4	Obligations of customers	435
5.2.5	Obligations of Generators	437
5.2.6	Obligations of AEMO	438
5.2.6A	AEMO review of technical requirements for connection	438
5.2.7	Obligations of Dedicated Connection Asset Service Providers	439
5.2A	Transmission network connection and access	440
5.2A.1	Application	440
5.2A.2	Relevant assets	440
5.2A.3	Connection and access to transmission services	441
5.2A.4	Transmission services related to connection	442
5.2A.5	Publication and provision of information	446
5.2A.6	Negotiating principles	446
5.2A.7	Third party IUSAs	447
5.2A.8	Access framework for large dedicated connection assets	448
5.3	Establishing or Modifying Connection	450
5.3.1	Process and procedures	450
5.3.1A	Application of rule to connection of embedded generating units	450
5.3.2	Connection enquiry	451
5.3.3	Response to connection enquiry	452
5.3.4	Application for connection	455
5.3.4A	Negotiated access standards	457
5.3.4B	System strength remediation for new connections	460
5.3.5	Preparation of offer to connect	463
5.3.6	Offer to connect	464
5.3.7	Finalisation of connection agreements and network operating agreements	467
5.3.8	Provision and use of information	469
5.3.9	Procedure to be followed by a Generator proposing to alter a generating system	470
5.3.10	Acceptance of performance standards for generating plant that is altered	472
5.3.11	Notification of request to change normal voltage	473
5.3A	Establishing or modifying connection - embedded generation	473
5.3A.1	Application of rule 5.3A	473
5.3A.2	Definitions and miscellaneous	474
5.3A.3	Publication of Information	474
5.3A.4	Fees	476
5.3A.5	Enquiry	477
5.3A.6	Response to Enquiry	478
5.3A.7	Preliminary Response to Enquiry	478
5.3A.8	Detailed Response to Enquiry	479
5.3A.9	Application for connection	480
5.3A.10	Preparation of offer to connect	481
5.3A.11	Technical Dispute	482
5.3A.12	Network support payments and functions	482
5.3AA	Access arrangements relating to Distribution Networks	482
5.3B	Application for connection to declared shared network	486
5.4	Independent Engineer	486
5.4.1	Application	486
5.4.2	Establishment of a pool	487
5.4.3	Initiating the Independent Engineer process	487
5.4.4	Referral to the Adviser	488
5.4.5	Proceedings and decisions of the Independent Engineer	488
5.4.6	Costs of the Independent Engineer	489
5.4A	[Deleted]	489
5.4AA	[Deleted]	489
5.5	Commercial arbitration for prescribed and negotiated transmission services and large DCA services	489
5.5.1	Application	489
5.5.2	Notification of dispute	490
5.5.3	Appointment of commercial arbitrator	490
5.5.4	Procedures of commercial arbitrator	491
5.5.5	Powers of commercial arbitrator in determining disputes	492
5.5.6	Determination of disputes	493
5.5.7	Costs of dispute	494
5.5.8	Enforcement of agreement or determination and requirement for reasons	494
5.5.9	Miscellaneous	494
5.5A	[Deleted]	495
Part C	Post-Connection Agreement matters	495
5.6	Design of Connected Equipment	495
5.6.1	Application	495
5.6.2	Advice of inconsistencies	495
5.6.3	Additional information	496
5.6.4	Advice on possible non-compliance	496
5.6A	[Deleted]	496
5.7	Inspection and Testing	496
5.7.1	Right of entry and inspection	496
5.7.2	Right of testing	498
5.7.3	Tests to demonstrate compliance with connection requirements for generators	499
5.7.3A	Tests to demonstrate compliance with system strength remediation schemes	501
5.7.4	Routine testing of protection equipment	502
5.7.5	Testing by Registered Participants of their own plant requiring changes to normal operation	503
5.7.6	Tests of generating units requiring changes to normal operation	505
5.7.7	Inter-network power system tests	506
5.7.8	Contestable IUSA components	513
5.8	Commissioning	513
5.8.1	Requirement to inspect and test equipment	513
5.8.2	Co-ordination during commissioning	513
5.8.3	Control and protection settings for equipment	514
5.8.4	Commissioning program	514
5.8.5	Commissioning tests	515
5.9	Disconnection and Reconnection	516
5.9.1	Voluntary disconnection	516
5.9.2	Decommissioning procedures	516
5.9.3	Involuntary disconnection	517
5.9.4	Direction to disconnect	517
5.9.4A	Notification of disconnection	518
5.9.5	Disconnection during an emergency	518
5.9.6	Obligation to reconnect	519
Part D	Network Planning and Expansion	520
5.10	Network development generally	520
5.10.1	Content of Part D	520
5.10.2	Definitions	521
5.10.3	Interpretation	524
5.11	Forecasts of connection to transmission network and identification of system limitations	524
5.11.1	Forecasts for connection to transmission network	524
5.11.2	Identification of network limitations	525
5.12	Transmission annual planning process	525
5.12.1	Transmission annual planning review	525
5.12.2	Transmission Annual Planning Report	526
5.13	Distribution annual planning process	530
5.13.1	Distribution annual planning review	530
5.13.2	Distribution Annual Planning Report	532
5.13.3	Distribution system limitation template	532
5.13A	Distribution zone substation information	533
5.14	Joint planning	536
5.14.1	Joint planning obligations of Transmission Network Service Providers and Distribution Network Service Providers	536
5.14.2	Joint planning obligations of Distribution Network Service Providers and Distribution Network Service Providers	537
5.14.3	Joint planning obligations of Transmission Network Service Providers	537
5.14A	Joint planning in relation to retirement or de-ratings of network assets forming part of the Declared Shared Network	538
5.14B	TAPR Guidelines	538
5.14B.1	Development of TAPR Guidelines	538
5.15	Regulatory investment tests generally	538
5.15.1	Interested parties	538
5.15.2	Identification of a credible option	538
5.15.3	Review of costs thresholds	539
5.15.4	Costs determinations	541
5.16	Regulatory investment test for transmission	542
5.16.1	Principles	542
5.16.2	Regulatory investment test for transmission application guidelines	544
5.16.3	Investments subject to the regulatory investment test for transmission	546
5.16.4	Regulatory investment test for transmission procedures	548
5.16.5	Disputes in relation to application of regulatory investment test for transmission	554
5.16.6	Determination that preferred option satisfies the regulatory investment test for transmission	556
5.17	Regulatory investment test for distribution	557
5.17.1	Principles	557
5.17.2	Regulatory investment test for distribution application guidelines	559
5.17.3	Projects subject to the regulatory investment test for distribution	560
5.17.4	Regulatory investment test for distribution procedures	562
5.17.5	Disputes in relation to application of regulatory investment test for distribution	566
5.18	Construction of funded augmentations	568
5.18A	Large generator connections	569
5.18A.1	Definitions	569
5.18A.2	Register of large generator connections	569
5.18A.3	Impact assessment of large generator connections	570
5.18B	Completed embedded generation projects	571
5.18B.1	Definitions	571
5.18B.2	Register of completed embedded generation projects	571
5.19	SENE Design and Costing Study	572
5.19.1	Definitions	572
5.19.2	Interpretation	573
5.19.3	Request for SENE Design and Costing Study	573
5.19.4	Content of SENE Design and Costing Study	574
5.19.5	Co-operation of other Network Service Providers	575
5.19.6	Publication of SENE Design and Costing Study report	575
5.19.7	Provision and use of information	575
5.20	National transmission planning	576
5.20.1	Preliminary consultation	576
5.20.2	Publication of NTNDP	577
5.20.3	Development strategies for national transmission flow paths	579
5.20.4	NTNDP database	580
5.20.5	Jurisdictional planning bodies and jurisdictional planning representatives	581
5.20.6	NTP Functions	581
5.20.7	Inertia and system strength requirements methodologies	581
5.20A	Frequency management planning	582
5.20A.1	Power system frequency risk review	582
5.20A.2	Power system frequency risk review process	583
5.20A.3	Power system frequency risk review report	584
5.20A.4	Request for protected event declaration	584
5.20A.5	Request to revoke a protected event declaration	585
5.20B	Inertia sub-networks and requirements	585
5.20B.1	Boundaries of inertia sub-networks	585
5.20B.2	Inertia requirements	586
5.20B.3	Inertia shortfalls	586
5.20B.4	Inertia Service Provider to make available inertia services	587
5.20B.5	Inertia support activities	589
5.20B.6	Inertia network services information and approvals	591
5.20C	System strength requirements	592
5.20C.1	System strength requirements	592
5.20C.2	Fault level shortfalls	593
5.20C.3	System Strength Service Provider to make available system strength services	594
5.20C.4	System strength services information and approvals	595
5.21	AEMO's obligation to publish information and guidelines and provide advice	597
5.22	Last resort planning power	599
Schedule 5.1a	System standards	602
S5.1a.1	Purpose	602
S5.1a.2	Frequency	602
S5.1a.3	System stability	602
S5.1a.4	Power frequency voltage	603
S5.1a.5	Voltage fluctuations	603
S5.1a.6	Voltage waveform distortion	604
S5.1a.7	Voltage unbalance	604
S5.1a.8	Fault clearance times	605
Schedule 5.1	Network Performance Requirements to be Provided or Co-ordinated by Network Service Providers	606
S5.1.1	Introduction	606
S5.1.2	Network reliability	607
S5.1.2.1	Credible contingency events	607
S5.1.2.2	Network service within a region	608
S5.1.2.3	Network service between regions	609
S5.1.3	Frequency variations	609
S5.1.4	Magnitude of power frequency voltage	610
S5.1.5	Voltage fluctuations	611
S5.1.6	Voltage harmonic or voltage notching distortion	612
S5.1.7	Voltage unbalance	613
S5.1.8	Stability	613
S5.1.9	Protection systems and fault clearance times	615
S5.1.10	Load, generation and network control facilities	617
S5.1.10.1	General	617
S5.1.10.1a	Emergency frequency control schemes	618
S5.1.10.2	Distribution Network Service Providers	619
S5.1.10.3	Transmission Network Service Providers	620
S5.1.11	Automatic reclosure of transmission or distribution lines	620
S5.1.12	Rating of transmission lines and equipment	620
S5.1.13	Information to be provided	621
Schedule 5.2	Conditions for Connection of Generators	621
S5.2.1	Outline of requirements	621
S5.2.2	Application of Settings	622
S5.2.3	Technical matters to be coordinated	623
S5.2.4	Provision of information	623
S5.2.5	Technical requirements	626
S5.2.5.1	Reactive power capability	626
S5.2.5.2	Quality of electricity generated	627
S5.2.5.3	Generating system response to frequency disturbances	628
S5.2.5.4	Generating system response to voltage disturbances	631
S5.2.5.5	Generating system response to disturbances following contingency events	633
S5.2.5.6	Quality of electricity generated and continuous uninterrupted operation	641
S5.2.5.7	Partial load rejection	641
S5.2.5.8	Protection of generating systems from power system disturbances	642
S5.2.5.9	Protection systems that impact on power system security	643
S5.2.5.10	Protection to trip plant for unstable operation	645
S5.2.5.11	Frequency control	646
S5.2.5.12	Impact on network capability	648
S5.2.5.13	Voltage and reactive power control	650
S5.2.5.14	Active power control	656
S5.2.6	Monitoring and control requirements	658
S5.2.6.1	Remote Monitoring	658
S5.2.6.2	Communications equipment	660
S5.2.7	Power station auxiliary supplies	661
S5.2.8	Fault current	661
Schedule 5.3	Conditions for Connection of Customers	663
S5.3.1a	Introduction to the schedule	663
S5.3.1	Information	664
S5.3.2	Design standards	665
S5.3.3	Protection systems and settings	666
S5.3.4	Settings of protection and control systems	667
S5.3.5	Power factor requirements	668
S5.3.6	Balancing of load currents	669
S5.3.7	Voltage fluctuations	669
S5.3.8	Harmonics and voltage notching	669
S5.3.9	Design requirements for Network Users' substations	670
S5.3.10	Load shedding facilities	670
Schedule 5.3a	Conditions for connection of Market Network Services	671
S5.3a.1a	Introduction to the schedule	671
S5.3a.1	Provision of Information	672
S5.3a.2	Application of settings	673
S5.3a.3	Technical matters to be co-ordinated	674
S5.3a.4	Monitoring and control requirements	675
S5.3a.4.1	Remote Monitoring	675
S5.3a.4.2	[Deleted]	675
S5.3a.4.3	Communications equipment	675
S5.3a.5	Design standards	676
S5.3a.6	Protection systems and settings	676
S5.3a.7	[Deleted]	678
S5.3a.8	Reactive power capability	678
S5.3a.9	Balancing of load currents	678
S5.3a.10	Voltage fluctuations	679
S5.3a.11	Harmonics and voltage notching	679
S5.3a.12	Design requirements for Market Network Service Providers' substations	679
S5.3a.13	Market network service response to disturbances in the power system	680
S5.3a.14	Protection of market network services from power system disturbances	680
Schedule 5.4	Information to be Provided with Preliminary Enquiry	681
Schedule 5.4A	Preliminary Response	682
Schedule 5.4B	Detailed Response to Enquiry	684
Schedule 5.5	Technical Details to Support Application for Connection and Connection Agreement	686
S5.5.1	Introduction to the schedule	686
S5.5.2	Categories of data	686
S5.5.3	Review, change and supply of data	687
S5.5.4	Data Requirements	687
S5.5.5	Asynchronous generating unit data	688
S5.5.6	Generating units smaller than 30MW data	688
S5.5.7	Power System Design Data Sheet, Power System Setting Data Sheet and Power System Model Guidelines	688
Schedule 5.5.1	[Deleted]	691
Schedule 5.5.2	[Deleted]	691
Schedule 5.5.3	Network and plant technical data of equipment at or near connection point	691
Schedule 5.5.4	Network Plant and Apparatus Setting Data	694
Schedule 5.5.5	Load Characteristics at Connection Point	696
Schedule 5.6	Terms and Conditions of Connection agreements and network operating agreements	697
Part A	Connection agreements	697
Part B	Network Operating Agreements	699
Schedule 5.7	Annual Forecast Information for Planning Purposes	699
Schedule 5.8	Distribution Annual Planning Report	701
Schedule 5.9	Demand side engagement document (clause 5.13.1(h))	707
Schedule 5.10	Information requirements for Primary Transmission Network Service Providers (clause 5.2A.5)	708
Schedule 5.11	Negotiating principles for negotiated transmission services (clause 5.2A.6)	712
Schedule 5.12	Negotiating principles for large DCA services	713
5A.	Electricity connection for retail customers	717
Part A	Preliminary	717
5A.A.1	Definitions	717
5A.A.2	Application of this Chapter	720
5A.A.3	Small Generation Aggregator deemed to be agent of a retail customer	720
Part B	Standardised offers to provide basic and standard connection services	721
Division 1	Basic connection services	721
5A.B.1	Obligation to have model standing offer to provide basic connection services	721
5A.B.2	Proposed model standing offer for basic connection services	721
5A.B.3	Approval of terms and conditions of model standing offer to provide basic connection services	722
Division 2	Standard connection services	723
5A.B.4	Standard connection services	723
5A.B.5	Approval of model standing offer to provide standard connection services	724
Division 3	Miscellaneous	724
5A.B.6	Amendment etc of model standing offer	724
5A.B.7	Publication of model standing offers	725
Part C	Negotiated connection	725
5A.C.1	Negotiation of connection	725
5A.C.2	Process of negotiation	726
5A.C.3	Negotiation framework	726
5A.C.4	Fee to cover cost of negotiation	728
Part D	Application for connection service	728
Division 1	Information	728
5A.D.1	Publication of information	728
5A.D.1A	Register of completed embedded generation projects	729
Division 2	Preliminary enquiry	730
5A.D.2	Preliminary enquiry	730
Division 3	Applications	731
5A.D.3	Application process	731
5A.D.4	Site inspection	732
Part E	Connection charges	732
5A.E.1	Connection charge principles	732
5A.E.2	Itemised statement of connection charges	734
5A.E.3	Connection charge guidelines	734
5A.E.4	Payment of connection charges	736
Part F	Formation and integration of connection contracts	736
Division 1	Offer and acceptance – basic and standard connection services	736
5A.F.1	Distribution Network Service Provider's response to application	736
5A.F.2	Acceptance of connection offer	737
5A.F.3	Offer and acceptance—application for expedited connection	737
Division 2	Offer and acceptance – negotiated connection	737
5A.F.4	Negotiated connection offer	737
Division 3	Formation of contract	738
5A.F.5	Acceptance of connection offer	738
Division 4	Contractual performance	738
5A.F.6	Carrying out connection work	738
5A.F.7	Retailer required for energisation where new connection	739
Part G	Dispute resolution between Distribution Network Service Providers and customers	739
5A.G.1	Relevant disputes	739
5A.G.2	Determination of dispute	739
5A.G.3	Termination of proceedings	740
SCHEDULE 5A.1 – Minimum content requirements for connection contract	740
Part A	Connection offer not involving embedded generation	740
Part B	Connection offer involving embedded generation	741
6.	Economic Regulation of Distribution Services	745
Part A	Introduction	745
6.1	Introduction to Chapter 6	745
6.1.1	AER's regulatory responsibility	745
6.1.1A	[Deleted]	745
6.1.2	Structure of this Chapter	745
6.1.3	Access to direct control services and negotiated distribution services	746
6.1.4	Prohibition of DUOS charges for the export of energy	746
Part B	Classification of Distribution Services and Distribution Determinations	746
6.2	Classification	746
6.2.1	Classification of distribution services	746
6.2.2	Classification of direct control services as standard control services or alternative control services	747
6.2.3	Term for which classification operates	748
6.2.3A	Distribution Service Classification Guidelines	748
6.2.4	Duty of AER to make distribution determinations	749
6.2.5	Control mechanisms for direct control services	749
6.2.6	Basis of control mechanisms for direct control services	750
6.2.7	Negotiated distribution services	750
6.2.8	Guidelines	750
Part C	Building Block Determinations for standard control services	751
6.3	Building block determinations	751
6.3.1	Introduction	751
6.3.2	Contents of building block determination	751
6.4	Post-tax revenue model	752
6.4.1	Preparation, publication and amendment of post-tax revenue model	752
6.4.2	Contents of post-tax revenue model	752
6.4.3	Building block approach	752
6.4.4	Shared assets	754
6.4.5	Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guidelines	755
6.4A	Capital expenditure incentive mechanisms	755
6.4B	Asset exemptions	756
6.4B.1	Asset exemption decisions and Asset Exemption Guidelines	756
6.4B.2	Exemption applications	757
6.5	Matters relevant to the making of building block determinations	757
6.5.1	Regulatory asset base	757
6.5.2	Return on capital	758
6.5.3	Estimated cost of corporate income tax	759
6.5.4	[Deleted]	759
6.5.5	Depreciation	759
6.5.6	Forecast operating expenditure	760
6.5.7	Forecast capital expenditure	762
6.5.8	Efficiency benefit sharing scheme	766
6.5.8A	Capital expenditure sharing scheme	767
6.5.9	The X factor	768
6.5.10	Pass through events	769
6.6	Adjustments after making of building block determination.	769
6.6.1	Cost pass through	769
6.6.1A	Reporting on jurisdictional schemes	776
6.6.2	Service target performance incentive scheme	777
6.6.3	Demand management incentive scheme	778
6.6.3A	Demand management innovation allowance mechanism	779
6.6.4	Small-scale incentive scheme	780
6.6.5	Reopening of distribution determination for capital expenditure	781
6.6A	Contingent Projects	784
6.6A.1	Acceptance of a contingent project in a distribution determination	784
6.6A.2	Amendment of distribution determination for contingent project	786
Part D	Negotiated distribution services	791
6.7	Negotiated distribution services	791
6.7.1	Principles relating to access to negotiated distribution services	791
6.7.2	Determination of terms and conditions of access for negotiated distribution services	792
6.7.3	Negotiating framework determination	793
6.7.4	Negotiated Distribution Service Criteria determination	793
6.7.5	Preparation of and requirements for negotiating framework for negotiated distribution services	794
6.7.6	Confidential information	796
Part DA	Connection policies	796
6.7A	Connection policy requirements	796
6.7A.1	Preparation of, and requirements for, connection policy	796
Part E	Regulatory proposal and proposed tariff structure statement	797
6.8	Regulatory proposal and proposed tariff structure statement	797
6.8.1	AER's framework and approach paper	797
6.8.1A	Notification of approach to forecasting expenditure	799
6.8.2	Submission of regulatory proposal, tariff structure statement and exemption application	800
6.9	Preliminary examination and consultation	802
6.9.1	Preliminary examination	802
6.9.2	Resubmission of proposal	802
6.9.2A	Confidential information	802
6.9.3	Consultation	803
6.10	Draft distribution determination and further consultation	804
6.10.1	Making of draft distribution determination	804
6.10.2	Publication of draft determination and consultation	804
6.10.3	Submission of revised proposal	805
6.10.4	Submissions on specified matters	805
6.11	Distribution determination	806
6.11.1	Making of distribution determination	806
6.11.1A	Out of scope revised regulatory proposal or late submissions	806
6.11.2	Notice of distribution determination	807
6.11.3	Commencement of distribution determination	807
6.12	Requirements relating to draft and final distribution determinations	807
6.12.1	Constituent decisions	807
6.12.2	Reasons for decisions	811
6.12.3	Extent of AER's discretion in making distribution determinations	811
6.13	Revocation and substitution of distribution determination for wrong information or error	813
6.14	Miscellaneous	813
6.14A	Distribution Confidentiality Guidelines	814
Part F	Cost Allocation	814
6.15	Cost allocation	814
6.15.1	Duty to comply with Cost Allocation Method	814
6.15.2	Cost Allocation Principles	814
6.15.3	Cost Allocation Guidelines	815
6.15.4	Cost Allocation Method	816
Part G	Distribution consultation procedures	817
6.16	Distribution consultation procedures	817
Part H	Ring-Fencing Arrangements for Distribution Network Service Providers	818
6.17	Distribution Ring-Fencing Guidelines	818
6.17.1	Compliance with Distribution Ring-Fencing Guidelines	818
6.17.2	Development of Distribution Ring-Fencing Guidelines	818
Part I	Distribution Pricing Rules	819
6.18	Distribution Pricing Rules	819
6.18.1	Application of this Part	819
6.18.1A	Tariff structure statement	819
6.18.1B	Amending a tariff structure statement with the AER's approval	820
6.18.1C	Sub-threshold tariffs	821
6.18.2	Pricing proposals	822
6.18.3	Tariff classes	824
6.18.4	Principles governing assignment or re-assignment of retail customers to tariff classes and assessment and review of basis of charging	824
6.18.5	Pricing principles	825
6.18.6	Side constraints on tariffs for standard control services	826
6.18.7	Recovery of designated pricing proposal charges	827
6.18.7A	Recovery of jurisdictional scheme amounts	828
6.18.8	Approval of pricing proposal	831
6.18.9	Publication of information about tariffs and tariff classes	832
6.19.	Data Required for Distribution Service Pricing	833
6.19.1	Forecast use of networks by Distribution Customers and Embedded Generators	833
6.19.2	Confidentiality of distribution network pricing information	833
Part J	Billing and Settlements	833
6.20	Billing and Settlements Process	833
6.20.1	Billing for distribution services	833
6.20.2	Minimum information to be provided in distribution network service bills	835
6.20.3	Settlement between Distribution Network Service Providers	835
6.20.4	Obligation to pay	835
Part K	Prudential requirements, capital contributions and prepayments	836
6.21	Distribution Network Service Provider Prudential Requirements	836
6.21.1	Prudential requirements for distribution network service	836
6.21.2	Capital contributions, prepayments and financial guarantees	837
6.21.3	Treatment of past prepayments and capital contributions	837
Part L	Dispute resolution	837
6.22	Dispute Resolution	837
6.22.1	Dispute Resolution by the AER	837
6.22.2	Determination of dispute	838
6.22.3	Termination of access dispute without access determination	839
Part M	Separate disclosure of transmission and distribution charges	839
6.23	Separate disclosure of transmission and distribution charges	839
Part N	Dual Function Assets	840
6.24	Dual Function Assets	840
6.24.1	Application of this Part	840
6.24.2	Dual Function Assets	840
6.25	AER determination of applicable pricing regime for Dual Function Assets	841
6.26	Division of Distribution Network Service Provider's revenue	842
Part O	Annual Benchmarking Report	843
6.27	Annual Benchmarking Report	843
Part P	Distribution Reliability Measures Guidelines	843
6.28	Distribution Reliability Measures Guidelines	843
Schedule 6.1	Contents of building block proposals	844
S6.1.1	Information and matters relating to capital expenditure	844
S6.1.2	Information and matters relating to operating expenditure	844
S6.1.3	Additional information and matters	845
Schedule 6.2	Regulatory Asset Base	848
S6.2.1	Establishment of opening regulatory asset base for a regulatory control period	848
S6.2.2	Prudency and efficiency of capital expenditure	852
S6.2.2A	Reduction for inefficient past capital expenditure	853
S6.2.2B	Depreciation	855
S6.2.3	Roll forward of regulatory asset base within the same regulatory control period	855
6A.	Economic Regulation of Transmission Services	859
Part A	Introduction	859
6A.1	Introduction to Chapter 6A	859
6A.1.1	Economic regulation of transmission services generally	859
6A.1.2	[Deleted]	860
6A.1.3	[Deleted]	860
6A.1.4	National regulatory arrangements	860
6A.1.5	Application of Chapter 6A to Market Network Service Providers	860
6A.1.6	Application of Chapter 6A to AEMO and declared transmission system operators	860
Part B	Transmission Determinations Generally	861
6A.2	Transmission determinations	861
6A.2.1	Duty of AER to make transmission determinations	861
6A.2.2	Components of transmission determinations	861
6A.2.3	Guidelines	861
Part C	Regulation of Revenue - Prescribed Transmission Services	862
6A.3	Allowed revenue from prescribed transmission services	862
6A.3.1	Allowed revenue for regulatory year	862
6A.3.2	Adjustment of maximum allowed revenue	862
6A.4	Revenue determinations	862
6A.4.1	Introduction	862
6A.4.2	Contents of revenue determination	862
6A.5	Post-tax revenue model	863
6A.5.1	Introduction	863
6A.5.2	Preparation, publication and amendment of post-tax revenue model	864
6A.5.3	Contents of post-tax revenue model	864
6A.5.4	Building blocks approach	865
6A.5.5	Shared assets	866
6A.5.6	Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guidelines	867
6A.5A	Capital expenditure incentive mechanisms	867
6A.6	Matters relevant to the making of revenue determinations	868
6A.6.1	Regulatory asset base	868
6A.6.2	Return on capital	869
6A.6.3	Depreciation	869
6A.6.4	Estimated cost of corporate income tax	870
6A.6.5	Efficiency benefit sharing scheme	871
6A.6.5A	Capital expenditure sharing scheme	872
6A.6.6	Forecast operating expenditure	873
6A.6.7	Forecast capital expenditure	875
6A.6.8	The X factor	879
6A.6.9	Pass through events	880
6A.7	Matters relevant to the adjustment of revenue cap after making of revenue determination	880
6A.7.1	Reopening of revenue determination for capital expenditure	880
6A.7.2	Network support pass through	883
6A.7.3	Cost pass through	884
6A.7.4	Service target performance incentive scheme	890
6A.7.5	Small-scale incentive scheme	891
6A.8	Contingent Projects	892
6A.8.1	Acceptance of a Contingent Project in a revenue determination	892
6A.8.2	Amendment of revenue determination for contingent project	893
Part D	[Deleted]	898
Part E	Procedure - Revenue determinations and pricing methodologies	898
6A.10	Revenue Proposal and proposed pricing methodology	898
6A.10.1A	AER's framework and approach paper	898
6A.10.1B	Notification of approach to forecasting expenditure	900
6A.10.1	Submission of proposal, pricing methodology and information	900
6A.10.2	[Deleted]	901
6A.11	Preliminary examination and consultation	901
6A.11.1	Preliminary examination and determination of non-compliance with relevant requirements	901
6A.11.2	Resubmission of proposal, framework, pricing methodology or information	902
6A.11.2A	Confidential information	902
6A.11.3	Consultation	903
6A.12	Draft decision and further consultation	903
6A.12.1	Making of draft decision	903
6A.12.2	Publication of draft decision and consultation	904
6A.12.3	Submission of revised proposal or pricing methodology	904
6A.12.4	Submissions on specified matters	906
6A.13	Final decision	906
6A.13.1	Making of final decision	906
6A.13.2	Refusal to approve amounts, values, framework or pricing methodology	906
6A.13.2A	Out of scope revised documents or late submissions	907
6A.13.3	Notice of final decision	908
6A.13.4	Making of transmission determination	908
6A.14	Requirements relating to draft and final decisions	908
6A.14.1	Contents of decisions	908
6A.14.2	Reasons for decisions	910
6A.14.3	Circumstances in which matters must be approved or accepted	910
6A.15	Revocation of revenue determination or amendment of pricing methodology for wrong information or error	913
6A.16	Miscellaneous	913
6A.16A	Transmission Confidentiality Guidelines	914
Part F	Information Disclosure	914
6A.17	Information disclosure by Transmission Network Service Providers	914
6A.17.1	Information to be provided to AER	914
6A.17.2	Information Guidelines	915
6A.18	[Deleted]	917
Part G	Cost Allocation	917
6A.19	Cost allocation	917
6A.19.1	Duty to comply with Cost Allocation Methodology	917
6A.19.2	Cost Allocation Principles	917
6A.19.3	Cost Allocation Guidelines	918
6A.19.4	Cost Allocation Methodology	918
Part H	Transmission Consultation Procedures	919
6A.20	Transmission consultation procedures	919
Part I	Ring-Fencing Arrangements for Transmission Network Service Providers	921
6A.21	Transmission Ring-Fencing Guidelines	921
6A.21.1	Compliance with Transmission Ring-Fencing Guidelines	921
6A.21.2	Development of Transmission Ring-Fencing Guidelines	921
Part J	Prescribed Transmission Services - Regulation of Pricing	922
6A.22	Terms used in Part J	922
6A.22.1	Aggregate annual revenue requirement (AARR)	922
6A.22.2	Annual service revenue requirement (ASRR)	923
6A.22.3	Meaning of attributable cost share	923
6A.22.4	Meaning of attributable connection point cost share	923
6A.23	Pricing Principles for Prescribed Transmission Services	923
6A.23.1	Introduction	923
6A.23.2	Principles for the allocation of the aggregate annual revenue requirement	924
6A.23.3	Principles for the allocation of the annual service revenue requirement to connection points	924
6A.23.4	Principles for the recovery of the Annual Service Revenue Requirement as prices	927
6A.24	Pricing methodology	928
6A.24.1	Pricing methodologies generally	928
6A.24.2	Publication of pricing methodology and transmission network prices	930
6A.24.3	Basis for setting prices pending approval of pricing methodology	930
6A.24.4	Basis for setting prices pending approval of maximum allowed revenue	931
6A.25	Pricing methodology guidelines for prescribed transmission services	931
6A.25.1	Making and amending of pricing methodology guidelines	931
6A.25.2	Contents of pricing methodology guidelines	932
6A.26	Prudent discounts	933
6A.26.1	Agreements for prudent discounts for prescribed transmission services	933
6A.26.2	Application to AER for approval of proposed prudent discount amounts	934
6A.27	Billing Process	936
6A.27.1	Billing for prescribed transmission services	936
6A.27.1A	Billing of modified load export charges	936
6A.27.2	Minimum information to be provided in network service bills	936
6A.27.3	Obligation to pay charges for prescribed transmission services	937
6A.27.4	Payments between Transmission Network Service Providers in the same region	937
6A.27.5	Calculation of financial transfers between Transmission Network Service Providers in the same region	937
6A.28	Prudential Requirements	937
6A.28.1	Prudential Requirements for prescribed transmission services	938
6A.28.2	Capital contribution or prepayment for a specific asset	938
6A.28.3	Treatment of past capital contributions	938
6A.29	Multiple Transmission Network Service Providers	938
6A.29.1	Multiple Transmission Network Service Providers within a region	938
6A.29.2	Single Transmission Network Service Provider within a region	939
6A.29.3	Allocation over several regions	939
6A.29A	Modified load export charges	939
6A.29A.1	Single Transmission Network Service Provider in a Region	940
6A.29A.2	 Calculation of the modified load export charges	940
6A.29A.3	Calculation of adjustments to the modified load export charge	940
6A.29A.4	Billing the modified load export charge	941
6A.29A.5	Allocation and billing process where multiple Transmission Network Service Providers in a Region	941
Part K	Commercial arbitration for disputes about terms and conditions of access for prescribed and negotiated transmission services	942
[Deleted]	942
Part L	Annual Benchmarking Report	942
6A.31	Annual Benchmarking Report	942
Schedule 6A.1	Contents of Revenue Proposals	942
S6A.1.1	Information and matters relating to capital expenditure	942
S6A.1.2	Information and matters relating to operating expenditure	943
S6A.1.3	Additional information and matters	944
Schedule 6A.2	Regulatory Asset Base	946
S6A.2.1	Establishment of opening regulatory asset base for a regulatory control period	946
S6A.2.2	Prudency and efficiency of capital expenditure	951
S6A.2.2A	Reduction for inefficient past capital expenditure	951
S6A.2.2B	Depreciation	953
S6A.2.3	Removal of assets from regulatory asset base	954
S6A.2.4	Roll forward of regulatory asset base within the same regulatory control period	955
Schedule 6A.3	CRNP methodology and modified CRNP methodology	956
S6A.3.1	Meaning of optimised replacement cost	956
S6A.3.2	CRNP methodology	956
S6A.3.3	Modified CRNP methodology	957
Schedule 6A.4	Application of this Chapter to AEMO and declared transmission system operators	957
S6A.4.1	Application of this Chapter to AEMO etc	957
S6A.4.2	Exclusions, qualifications and modifications	957
6B.	Retail markets	967
Part A	Retail support	967
Division 1	Application and definitions	967
6B.A1.1	Application of this Part	967
6B.A1.2 	  Definitions	967
Division 2	Billing and payment rules	967
6B.A2.1	Obligation to pay	967
6B.A2.2	Direct customer billing and energy-only contracts	968
6B.A2.3	Calculating network charges	968
6B.A2.4	Statement of charges	968
6B.A2.5	Time and manner of payment	969
Division 3	Matters incidental to billing and payment	969
6B.A3.1	Adjustment of network charges	969
6B.A3.2	Tariff reassignment	969
6B.A3.3	Disputed statements of charges	970
6B.A3.4	Interest	971
6B.A3.5	Notification of changes to charges	971
Part B	Credit support required for late payment	972
Division 1	Application and definitions	972
6B.B1.1	Application of Part B	972
6B.B1.2	Definitions	972
Division 2	Requirements for credit support	972
6B.B2.1	Distribution Network Service Provider may require credit support in limited circumstances	972
Division 3	Provision of credit support by retailers	973
6B.B3.1	Retailer to provide credit support	973
6B.B3.2	Acceptable form of credit support	973
Division 4	Other Rules relating to credit support	974
6B.B4.1	Application of credit support	974
6B.B4.2	Return of credit support	974
6B.B4.3	Other retailer obligations	974
Schedule 6B.1	Prescribed form of unconditional undertaking for credit support	974
7.	Metering	979
Part A	Introduction	979
7.1	Introduction to the Metering Chapter	979
7.1.1	Contents	979
Part B	Roles and Responsibilities	979
7.2	Role and Responsibility of financially responsible Market Participant	979
7.2.1	Obligations of financially responsible Market Participants to establish metering installations	979
7.2.2	[Not used]	980
7.2.3	Agreements with Local Network Service Provider	980
7.2.4	[Not used]	980
7.2.5	Agreements with Metering Provider	980
7.3	Role and Responsibility of Metering Coordinator	980
7.3.1	Responsibility of the Metering Coordinator	980
7.3.2	Role of the Metering Coordinator	981
7.4	Qualification and Registration of Metering Providers, Metering Data Providers and Embedded Network Managers	984
7.4.1	Qualifications and registration of Metering Providers	984
7.4.2	Qualifications and registration of Metering Data Providers	985
7.4.2A	Qualifications and registration of Embedded Network Managers	985
7.4.2B	List of Embedded Network Managers	986
7.4.3	Nature of appointment of Metering Provider or Metering Data Provider	986
7.4.4	Deregistration of Metering Providers, Metering Data Providers and Embedded Network Managers	986
7.5	Role and Responsibility of AEMO	988
7.5.1	Responsibility of AEMO for the collection, processing and delivery of metering data	988
7.5.2	AEMO's costs in connection with metering installation	989
7.5A	Role and Responsibility of Embedded Network Managers	989
7.5A.1	Responsibility of Embedded Network Managers for management services	989
7.5A.2	EN information	989
Part C	Appointment of Metering Coordinator	990
7.6	Appointment of Metering Coordinator	990
7.6.1	Commercial nature of the Metering Coordinator appointment and service provision	990
7.6.2	Persons who may appoint Metering Coordinators	990
7.6.3	Appointment with respect to transmission network connection	991
7.6.4	Type 7 metering installations	991
7.7	Metering Coordinator default arrangements	992
7.7.1	Obligations of financially responsible Market Participants on Metering Coordinator default event and end of contract term	992
7.7.2	Notices to be provided by Metering Coordinator	993
7.7.3	AEMO may issue breach notice	993
Part D	Metering installation	994
7.8	Metering installation arrangements	994
7.8.1	Metering installation requirements	994
7.8.2	Metering installation components	995
7.8.3	Small customer metering installations	999
7.8.4	Type 4A metering installation	999
7.8.5	Emergency management	1001
7.8.6	Network devices	1002
7.8.7	Metering point	1005
7.8.8	Metering installation types and accuracy	1005
7.8.9	Meter churn	1006
7.8.10	Metering installation malfunctions	1006
7.8.10A	Timeframes for meters to be installed – new connection	1008
7.8.10B	Timeframes for meters to be installed – where a connection service is not required	1009
7.8.10C	Timeframes for meters to be installed – where a connection alteration is required	1010
7.8.11	Changes to metering equipment, parameters and settings within a metering installation	1011
7.8.12	Special site or technology related conditions	1012
7.8.13	Joint metering installations	1013
7.9	Inspection, Testing and Audit of Metering installations	1013
7.9.1	Responsibility for testing	1013
7.9.2	Actions in event of non-compliance	1015
7.9.3	Audits of information held in metering installations	1016
7.9.4	Errors found in metering tests, inspections or audits	1016
7.9.5	Retention of test records and documents	1017
7.9.6	Metering installation registration process	1018
Part E	Metering Data	1018
7.10	Metering Data Services	1018
7.10.1	Metering Data Services	1018
7.10.2	Data management and storage	1019
7.10.3	Provision of metering data to certain persons	1020
7.10.4	Use of check metering data	1020
7.10.5	Periodic energy metering	1021
7.10.6	Time settings	1022
7.10.7	Metering data performance standards	1022
7.11	Metering data and database	1023
7.11.1	Metering database	1023
7.11.2	Data validation, substitution and estimation	1024
7.11.3	Changes to energy data or to metering data	1025
7.12	Register of Metering Information	1025
7.12.1	Metering register	1025
7.12.2	Metering register discrepancy	1026
7.13	Disclosure of NMI information	1026
7.13.1	Application of this Rule	1026
7.13.2	NMI and NMI checksum	1026
7.13.3	NMI Standing Data	1026
7.14	Metering data provision to retail customers	1026
Part F	Security of metering installation and energy data	1027
7.15	Security of metering installation and energy data	1027
7.15.1	Confidentiality	1027
7.15.2	Security of metering installations	1028
7.15.3	Security controls for energy data	1029
7.15.4	Additional security controls for small customer metering installations	1030
7.15.5	Access to data	1031
Part G	Procedures	1033
7.16	Procedures	1033
7.16.1	Obligation to establish, maintain and publish procedures	1033
7.16.2	Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	1033
7.16.3	Requirements of the metrology procedure	1034
7.16.4	Jurisdictional metrology material in metrology procedure	1035
7.16.5	Additional metrology procedure matters	1036
7.16.6	Requirements of the service level procedures	1037
7.16.6A	Requirements of the ENM service level procedures	1038
7.16.6B	Guide to embedded networks	1039
7.16.7	Amendment of procedures in the Metering Chapter	1040
7.16.8	National Measurement Act	1041
Part H	B2B Requirements	1041
7.17	B2B Arrangements	1041
7.17.1	B2B e-Hub	1041
7.17.2	B2B e-Hub Participants	1042
7.17.3	Content of the B2B Procedures	1042
7.17.4	Changing B2B Procedures	1043
7.17.5	B2B Decision	1045
7.17.6	Establishment of Information Exchange Committee	1046
7.17.7	Functions and powers of Information Exchange Committee	1047
7.17.8	Obligations of Members	1048
7.17.9	Meetings of Information Exchange Committee	1049
7.17.10	Nomination, election and appointment of Members	1049
7.17.11	Qualifications of Members	1050
7.17.12	Information Exchange Committee Election Procedures and Information Exchange Committee Operating Manual	1051
7.17.13	Cost Recovery	1052
Schedule 7.1	Metering register	1052
S7.1.1	General	1052
S7.1.2	Metering register information	1052
Schedule 7.2	Metering Provider	1054
S7.2.1	General	1054
S7.2.2	Categories of registration	1054
S7.2.3	Capabilities of Metering Providers for metering installations types 1, 2, 3, 4 and 4A	1056
S7.2.4	Capabilities of Metering Providers for metering installations types 5 and 6	1058
S7.2.5	Capabilities of Metering Providers for small customer metering installations	1058
S7.2.6	Capabilities of the Accredited Service Provider category	1058
Schedule 7.3	Metering Data Provider	1059
S7.3.1	General	1059
S7.3.2	Categories of registration	1059
S7.3.3	Capabilities of Metering Data Providers	1059
S7.3.4	Capabilities of Metering Data Providers for small customer metering installations	1061
Schedule 7.4	Types and Accuracy of Metering installations	1061
S7.4.1	General requirements	1061
S7.4.2	Metering installations commissioned prior to 13 December 1998	1061
S7.4.3	Accuracy requirements for metering installations	1062
S7.4.4	Check metering	1068
S7.4.5	Resolution and accuracy of displayed or captured data	1068
S7.4.6	General design standards	1069
S7.4.6.1	Design requirements	1069
S7.4.6.2	Design guidelines	1070
Schedule 7.5	Requirements of minimum services specification	1070
S7.5.1	Minimum services specification	1070
Schedule 7.6	Inspection and Testing Requirements	1073
S7.6.1	General	1073
S7.6.2	Technical Guidelines	1075
Schedule 7.7	Embedded Network Managers	1076
S7.7.1	General	1076
S7.7.2	Capabilities of Embedded Network Managers	1076
8.	Administrative Functions	1081
Part A	Introductory	1081
8.1	Administrative functions	1081
8.1.1	[Deleted]	1081
8.1.2	[Deleted]	1081
8.1.3	Structure of this Chapter	1081
Part B	Disputes	1081
8.2	Dispute Resolution	1081
8.2.1	Application and guiding principles	1081
8.2.2	The Dispute Resolution Adviser	1084
8.2.3	Dispute management systems of Registered Participants and AEMO	1085
8.2.4	Stage 1 - dispute resolution through Registered Participants' DMS	1086
8.2.5	Stage 2 - dispute resolution process	1088
8.2.6A	Establishment of Dispute Resolution Panel	1088
8.2.6B	Parties to DRP Proceedings	1089
8.2.6C	Proceedings of the DRP	1090
8.2.6D	Decisions of the DRP	1091
8.2.6	[Deleted]	1091
8.2.7	Legal representation	1091
8.2.8	Cost of dispute resolution	1092
8.2.9	Effect of resolution	1092
8.2.10	Recording and publication	1093
8.2.11	Appeals on questions of law	1093
8.2.12	[Deleted]	1093
8.2A	B2B Determination Disputes	1093
8.2A.1	Application of rule 8.2	1093
8.2A.2	How rule 8.2 applies	1093
8.3	Power to make Electricity Procedures	1096
8.4	[Deleted]	1096
8.5	[Deleted]	1096
Part C	Registered Participants' confidentiality obligations	1096
8.6	Confidentiality	1096
8.6.1	Confidentiality	1096
8.6.1A	Application	1097
8.6.2	Exceptions	1097
8.6.3	Conditions	1099
8.6.4	[Deleted]	1099
8.6.5	Indemnity to AER, AEMC and AEMO	1099
8.6.6	AEMO information	1099
8.6.7	Information on Rules Bodies	1099
Part D	Monitoring and reporting	1100
8.7	Monitoring and Reporting	1100
8.7.1	Monitoring	1100
8.7.2	Reporting requirements and monitoring standards for Registered Participants and AEMO	1100
8.7.3	Consultation required for making general regulatory information order (Section 28H of the NEL)	1102
8.7.4	Preparation of network service provider performance report (Section 28V of the NEL)	1103
8.7.5	[Deleted]	1104
8.7.6	Recovery of reporting costs	1104
Part E	Reliability panel	1104
8.8	Reliability Panel	1104
8.8.1	Purpose of Reliability Panel	1104
8.8.2	Constitution of the Reliability Panel	1106
8.8.3	Reliability Panel review process	1108
8.8.4	Determination of protected events	1110
Part F	Rules consultation procedures	1112
8.9	Rules Consultation Procedures	1112
Part G	Consumer advocacy funding	1114
8.10	Consumer advocacy funding obligation	1114
Part H	Augmentations	1114
8.11	Augmentations	1114
8.11.1	Application	1114
8.11.2	Object	1114
8.11.3	Definitions	1115
8.11.4	Planning criteria	1115
8.11.5	Construction of augmentation that is not a contestable augmentation	1116
8.11.6	Contestable augmentations	1116
8.11.7	Construction and operation of contestable augmentation	1117
8.11.8	Funded augmentations that are not subject to the tender process	1119
8.11.9	Contractual requirements and principles	1119
8.11.10	Annual planning review	1120
Schedule 8.11	Principles to be reflected in agreements relating to contestable augmentations	1120
S8.11.1	Risk allocation	1120
S8.11.2	Minimum requirements for agreements relating to contestable augmentation	1121
S8.11.3	Matters to be dealt with in relevant agreements	1122
Part I	Values of customer reliability	1122
8.12	Development of methodology and publication of values of customer reliability	1122
8A.	Participant Derogations	1127
Part 1	Derogations Granted to TransGrid	1127
8A.1	[Deleted]	1127
Part 2	Derogations Granted to EnergyAustralia	1127
8A.2	[Deleted]	1127
8A.2A	[Deleted]	1127
Part 3	[Deleted]	1127
Part 4	[Deleted]	1127
Part 5	[Deleted]	1127
Part 6	Derogations Granted to Victorian Market Participants	1127
Part 7	[Deleted]	1128
Part 8	[Deleted]	1128
Part 9	[Deleted]	1128
Part 10	[Deleted]	1128
Part 11	[Deleted]	1128
Part 12	[Deleted]	1128
Part 13	Derogation granted to Aurora Energy (Tamar Valley) Pty Ltd	1128
8A.13	[Deleted]	1128
Part 14	Derogations granted to Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy	1128
8A.14	Derogations from Chapter 6 for the current regulatory control period and subsequent regulatory control period	1128
8A.14.1	Definitions	1128
8A.14.2	Expiry date	1132
8A.14.3	Application of Rule 8A.14	1132
8A.14.4	Recovery of revenue across the current regulatory control period and subsequent regulatory control period	1133
8A.14.5	Recovery of revenue in subsequent regulatory control period only and no reopening of subsequent distribution determination required	1134
8A.14.6	Recovery of revenue in subsequent regulatory control period only and reopening of distribution determination is required	1135
8A.14.7	Requirements for adjustment determination	1136
8A.14.8	Application of Chapter 6 under participant derogation	1137
Part 15	Derogations granted to ActewAGL	1138
8A.15	Derogations from Chapter 6 for the current regulatory control period and subsequent regulatory control period	1138
8A.15.1	Definitions	1138
8A.15.2	Expiry date	1142
8A.15.3	Application of Rule 8A.15	1142
8A.15.4	Recovery of revenue across the current regulatory control period and subsequent regulatory control period	1142
8A.15.5	Recovery of revenue in subsequent regulatory control period only and no reopening of subsequent distribution determination required	1144
8A.15.6	Recovery of revenue in subsequent regulatory control period only and reopening of distribution determination is required	1145
8A.15.7	Requirements for adjustment determination	1147
8A.15.8	Application of Chapter 6 under participant derogation	1147
9.	Jurisdictional Derogations and Transitional Arrangements	1153
9.1	Purpose and Application	1153
9.1.1	Purpose	1153
9.1.2	Jurisdictional Derogations	1153
Part A	Jurisdictional Derogations for Victoria	1153
9.2	[Deleted]	1153
9.3	Definitions	1153
9.3.1	General Definitions	1153
9.3.2	[Deleted]	1155
9.3A	Fault levels	1155
9.4	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Registered Participants, Registration and Cross Border Networks	1156
9.4.1	[Deleted]	1156
9.4.2	Smelter Trader	1156
9.4.3	Smelter Trader: compliance	1156
9.4.4	Report from AER	1159
9.4.5	Cross Border Networks	1159
9.5	[Deleted]	1160
9.6	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 4 - System Security	1160
9.6.1	Operating Procedures (clause 4.10.1)	1160
9.6.2	Nomenclature Standards (clause 4.12)	1160
9.7	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 5 - Network Connection	1160
9.7.1	[Deleted]	1160
9.7.2	[Deleted]	1160
9.7.3	[Deleted]	1160
9.7.4	Regulation of Distribution Network Connection	1160
9.7.5	[Deleted]	1161
9.7.6	[Deleted]	1161
9.7.7	[Deleted]	1161
9.8	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1161
9.8.1	[Deleted]	1161
9.8.2	[Deleted]	1161
9.8.3	[Deleted]	1161
9.8.4	Transmission Network Pricing	1161
9.8.4A	[Deleted]	1163
9.8.4B	[Deleted]	1163
9.8.4C	[Deleted]	1163
9.8.4D	[Deleted]	1163
9.8.4E	[Deleted]	1163
9.8.4F	[Deleted]	1163
9.8.4G	[Deleted]	1163
9.8.5	[Deleted]	1163
9.8.6	[Deleted]	1163
9.8.7	Distribution network pricing – transitional application of former Chapter 6	1163
9.8.8	Exclusion of AER's power to aggregate distribution systems and parts of distribution systems	1164
9.9	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 7 - Metering	1164
9.9.1	Metering Installations To Which This Schedule Applies	1164
9.9.2	[Deleted]	1165
9.9.3	[Deleted]	1165
9.9.4	[Deleted]	1165
9.9.5	[Deleted]	1165
9.9.6	[Deleted]	1165
9.9.7	[Deleted]	1165
9.9.8	[Deleted]	1165
9.9.9	Periodic Energy Metering (clause 7.9.3)	1165
9.9.10	Use of Alternate Technologies (clause 7.13)	1165
9.9A	[Deleted]	1166
9.9B	[Deleted]	1166
9.9C	[Deleted]	1166
1.	Interpretation of tables	1166
2.	Continuing effect	1166
3.	Subsequent agreement	1167
4.	[Deleted]	1167
5.	Reactive Power Capability (clause S5.2.5.1 of schedule 5.2)	1167
6.	[Deleted]	1168
7.	[Deleted]	1168
8.	[Deleted]	1168
9.	[Deleted]	1168
10.	[Deleted]	1168
11.	[Deleted	1168
12.	[Deleted]	1168
13.	Governor Systems (load control) (clause S5.2.5.11 of schedule 5.2)	1168
14.	[Deleted]	1168
15.	[Deleted]	1168
16.	Excitation Control System (clause S5.2.5.13 of schedule 5.2)	1168
Part B	Jurisdictional Derogations for New South Wales	1169
9.10	[Deleted]	1169
9.11	Definitions	1169
9.11.1	Definitions used in this Part B	1169
9.12	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Generators, Registered Participants, Registration and Cross Border Networks	1170
9.12.1	[Deleted]	1170
9.12.2	Customers	1170
9.12.3	Power Traders	1170
9.12.4	Cross Border Networks	1173
9.13	[Deleted]	1174
9.14	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 4 - System Security	1174
9.14.1	Power System Operating Procedures	1174
9.15	NSW contestable services for Chapter 5A	1174
9.15.1	Definitions	1174
9.15.2	Chapter 5A not to apply to certain contestable services	1174
9.16	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1174
9.16.1	NSW contestable services	1174
9.16.2	[Deleted]	1174
9.16.3	Jurisdictional Regulator	1174
9.16.4	Deemed Regulated Interconnector	1175
9.16.5	[Deleted]	1175
9.17	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 7 - Metering	1175
9.17.1	Extent of Derogations	1175
9.17.2	Initial Registration (clause 7.1.2)	1175
9.17.3	Amendments to Schedule 9G1	1175
9.17.4	Compliance with AS/NZ ISO 9002 (clause S7.4.3(f) of schedule 7.4)	1176
9.17A	[Deleted]	1176
9.18	[Deleted]	1176
Part C	Jurisdictional Derogations for the Australian Capital Territory	1176
9.19	[Deleted]	1176
9.20	Definitions and Transitional Arrangements for Cross-Border Networks	1176
9.20.1	Definitions	1176
9.20.2	Cross Border Networks	1176
9.21	[Deleted]	1177
9.22	[Deleted]	1177
9.23	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1177
9.23.1	[Deleted]	1177
9.23.2	[Deleted]	1177
9.23.3	[Deleted	1177
9.23.4	[Deleted]	1177
9.24	Transitional Arrangements	1177
9.24.1	Chapter 7 - Metering	1177
9.24.2	[Deleted]	1177
9.24A	[Deleted]	1177
Part D	Jurisdictional Derogations for South Australia	1177
9.25	Definitions	1177
9.25.1	[Deleted]	1177
9.25.2	Definitions	1177
9.26	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Registered Participants, Registration And Cross Border Networks	1180
9.26.1	Registration as a Generator	1180
9.26.2	Registration as a Customer	1181
9.26.3	Cross Border Networks	1181
9.26.4	[Deleted]	1181
9.26.5	Registration as a Network Service Provider	1181
9.27	[Deleted]	1182
9.28	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 5 - Network Connection	1182
9.28.1	Application of clause 5.2	1182
9.28.2	[Deleted]	1183
9.29	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Economic Regulation of Distribution Services	1183
9.29.1	[Deleted]	1183
9.29.2	[Deleted]	1183
9.29.3	[Deleted]	1183
9.29.4	[Deleted]	1183
9.29.5	Distribution Network Pricing – South Australia	1183
9.29.6	Capital contributions, prepayments and financial guarantees	1184
9.29.7	Ring fencing	1184
9.29A	Monitoring and reporting	1184
9.30	Transitional Provisions	1185
9.30.1	Chapter 7 - Metering	1185
Part E	Jurisdictional Derogations for Queensland	1185
9.31	[Deleted]	1185
9.32	Definitions and Interpretation	1185
9.32.1	Definitions	1185
9.32.2	Interpretation	1188
9.33	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 1	1188
9.33.1	[Deleted]	1188
9.34	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Registered Participants and Registration	1188
9.34.1	Application of the Rules in Queensland (clauses 2.2 and 2.5)	1188
9.34.2	Stanwell Cross Border Leases (clause 2.2)	1188
9.34.3	[Deleted]	1188
9.34.4	Registration as a Customer (clause 2.3.1)	1188
9.34.5	There is no clause 9.34.5	1189
9.34.6	Exempted generation agreements (clause 2.2)	1189
9.35	[Deleted]	1193
9.36	[Deleted]	1193
9.37	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 5 - Network Connection	1193
9.37.1	[Deleted]	1193
9.37.2	Existing connection and access agreements (clause 5.2)	1193
9.37.3	[Deleted]	1194
9.37.4	[Deleted]	1194
9.37.5	Forecasts for connection points to transmission network (clause 5.11.1)	1194
9.37.6	There is no clause 9.37.6	1194
9.37.7	Cross Border Networks	1194
9.37.8	[Deleted]	1195
9.37.9	Credible contingency events (clause S5.1.2.1 of schedule 5.1)	1195
9.37.10	Reactive power capability (clause S5.2.5.1 of schedule 5.2)	1195
9.37.11	[Deleted]	1196
9.37.12	Voltage fluctuations (clause S5.1.5 of schedule 5.1)	1196
9.37.13	[Deleted]	1198
9.37.14	[Deleted]	1198
9.37.15	[Deleted]	1198
9.37.16	[Deleted]	1198
9.37.17	[Deleted]	1198
9.37.18	[Deleted]	1198
9.37.19	Generating unit response to disturbances (clause S5.2.5.3 of schedule 5.2)	1198
9.37.20	[Deleted]	1198
9.37.21	Excitation control system (clause S.5.2.5.13 of schedule 5.2)	1198
9.37.22	[Deleted]	1199
9.37.23	Annual forecast information for planning purposes (schedule 5.7)	1199
9.38	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1199
9.38.1	[Deleted]	1199
9.38.2	[Deleted]	1199
9.38.3	[Deleted]	1199
9.38.4	Interconnectors between regions	1199
9.38.5	Transmission pricing for exempted generation agreements	1199
9.39	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 7 - Metering	1200
9.39.1	Metering installations to which this clause applies	1200
9.39.2	[Deleted]	1201
9.39.3	[Deleted]	1201
9.39.4	[Deleted]	1201
9.39.5	[Deleted]	1201
9.40	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 8 - Administration Functions	1201
9.40.1	[Deleted]	1201
9.40.2	[Deleted]	1201
9.40.3	[Deleted]	1201
9.41	[Deleted]	1201
Part F	Jurisdictional Derogations for Tasmania	1202
9.42	Definitions and interpretation	1202
9.42.1	Definitions	1202
9.42.2	Interpretation	1203
9.42.3	National grid, power system and related expressions	1203
9.43	[Deleted]	1204
9.44	Transitional arrangements for Chapter 2 – Registered Participants and Registration - Customers (clause 2.3.1(e))	1204
9.45	Tasmanian Region (clause 3.5)	1204
9.47	Transitional arrangements for Chapter 5- Network Connection	1204
9.47.1	Existing Connection Agreements	1204
9.48	Transitional arrangements - Transmission and Distribution Pricing	1204
9.48.4A	Ring fencing	1204
9.48.4B	Uniformity of tariffs for small customers	1205
9.48.5	Transmission network	1205
9.48.6	Deemed regulated interconnector	1205
Part G	Schedules to Chapter 9	1205
1.	Introduction	1205
2.	[Deleted]	1205
3.	General Principle	1205
4.	[Deleted]	1206
5.	Accuracy Requirements	1206
6.	[Deleted]	1206
7.	[Deleted]	1206
8.	[Deleted]	1206
9.	[Deleted]	1206
10.	[Deleted]	1206
10.	Glossary	1209
11.	Savings and Transitional Rules	1325
Part A	Definitions	1325
Part B	System Restart Ancillary Services (2006 amendments)	1325
11.2	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (System Restart Ancillary Services and pricing under market suspension) Rule 2006	1325
11.2.1	Transitional provision for acquisition of non-market ancillary services	1325
11.3	[Deleted]	1326
Part C	Dispute Resolution for Regulatory Test (2006 amendments)	1326
11.4	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Dispute Resolution for Regulatory Test) Rule 2006	1326
11.4.1	Continuation of things done under old clause 5.6.6	1326
Part D	Metrology (2006 amendments)	1327
11.5	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Metrology) Rule 2006	1327
11.5.1	Definitions	1327
11.5.2	Metrology procedures continues to apply until 31 December 2006	1327
11.5.3	Responsible person	1327
11.5.4	NEMMCO's responsibility to develop a metrology procedure	1327
11.5.5	Jurisdictional metrology material in the metrology procedure	1328
Part E	Economic Regulation of Transmission Services (2006 amendments)	1328
11.6	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Economic Regulation of Transmission Services) Rule 2006	1328
11.6.1	Definitions	1328
11.6.2	New Chapter 6A does not affect existing revenue determinations	1329
11.6.3	Old Part C and Schedules 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.7 and 6.8 of old Chapter 6	1330
11.6.4	Old Part F of Chapter 6	1330
11.6.5	Application of new Chapter 6A to Transmission Network Service Providers	1330
11.6.6	Application of Chapter 6 to old distribution matters	1330
11.6.7	References to the old Chapter 6	1330
11.6.8	References to provisions of the old Chapter 6	1331
11.6.9	Roll forward of regulatory asset base for first regulatory control period	1331
11.6.10	Other adjustment carry-over mechanisms from current to first regulatory control period	1331
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	1331
11.6.12	Powerlink transitional provisions	1334
11.6.13	ElectraNet easements transitional provisions	1337
11.6.14	TransGrid contingent projects	1337
11.6.15	Transmission determination includes existing revenue determinations	1338
11.6.16	References to regulatory control period	1338
11.6.17	Consultation procedure for first proposed guidelines	1338
11.6.18	Reliance on proposed guidelines for SP AusNet, VENCorp and ElectraNet	1339
11.6.19	EnergyAustralia transitional provisions	1339
11.6.20	Basslink transitional provisions	1341
11.6.21	SPI Powernet savings and transitional provision	1343
11.6.22	Interim arrangements pricing-related information	1344
Part F	Reform of Regulatory Test Principles (2006 amendments)	1345
11.7	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Reform of the Regulatory Test Principles) Rule 2006	1345
11.7.1	Definitions	1345
11.7.2	Amending Rule does not affect old clause 5.6.5A	1345
Part G	Pricing of Prescribed Transmission Services (2006 amendments)	1345
11.8	Rules consequent on making the National Electricity Amendment (Pricing of Prescribed Transmission Services) Rule 2006	1345
11.8.1	Definitions	1345
11.8.2	Regulated interconnectors	1346
11.8.3	Application of new Part J of Chapter 6A to Transmission Network Service Providers	1346
11.8.4	Reliance on agreed interim guideline for ElectraNet, SPAusNet, and VenCorp	1347
11.8.5	Prudent discounts under existing agreements	1347
11.8.6	Application of prudent discounts regime under rule 6A.26	1347
11.8.7	Prudent discounts pending approval of pricing methodology	1347
Part H	Reallocations (2007 amendments)	1348
11.9	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Reallocations) Rule 2007	1348
11.9.1	Definitions	1348
11.9.2	Existing and transitional reallocations	1348
Part I	Technical Standards for Wind Generation (2007 amendments)	1349
11.10	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Technical Standards for Wind Generation and other Generator Connections) Rule 2007	1349
11.10.1	Definitions	1349
11.10.2	Provision of information under S5.2.4 in registration application	1349
11.10.3	Access standards made under the old Chapter 5	1350
11.10.4	Modifications to plant by Generators	1350
11.10.5	Technical Details to Support Application for Connection and Connection Agreement	1350
11.10.6	Transitional arrangements for establishment of performance standards	1350
11.10.7	Jurisdictional Derogations for Queensland	1350
11.10A	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Central Dispatch and Integration of Wind and Other Intermittent Generation) Rule 2008	1351
11.10A.1	Definitions	1351
11.10A.2	Registration and reclassification of classified generating units	1352
11.10A.3	Registered generating unit	1352
11.10A.4	Classification of potential semi-scheduled generating unit	1352
11.10A.5	Participant fees	1353
11.10A.6	Timetable	1353
11.10A.7	Procedure for contribution factors for ancillary service transactions	1353
11.10A.8	Guidelines for energy conversion model information	1353
Part J	Cost Recovery of Localised Regulation Services (2007 amendments)	1354
11.11	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Cost Recovery of Localised Regulation Services) Rule 2007	1354
11.11.1	Definitions	1354
11.11.2	Action taken by NEMMCO for the purposes of Amending Rule	1354
11.12	[Deleted]	1354
Part L 	 [Deleted]	1354
Part M	Economic Regulation of Distribution Services (2007 amendments)	1354
Division 1	General Provisions	1354
11.14	General provisions	1354
11.14.1	Application of this Division	1354
11.14.2	Definitions	1354
11.14.3	Preservation of old regulatory regime	1355
11.14.4	Transfer of regulatory responsibility	1356
11.14.5	Special requirements with regard to ring fencing	1356
11.14.6	Additional requirements with regard to cost allocation	1357
11.14.7	Construction of documents	1357
Division 2 	 [Deleted]	1358
Division 3	Transitional arrangements for first distribution determination for Queensland Distribution Network Service Providers	1358
11.16	Transitional arrangements for first distribution determination for Queensland Distribution Network Service Providers	1358
11.16.1	Definitions	1358
11.16.2	Application of Part to Queensland 2010 distribution determinations	1358
11.16.3	Treatment of the regulatory asset base	1358
11.16.4	Efficiency Benefit Sharing Scheme	1359
11.16.5	Service Target Performance Incentive Scheme	1359
11.16.6	Framework and approach	1359
11.16.7	Regulatory Proposal	1359
11.16.8	Side constraints	1360
11.16.9	Cost pass throughs	1360
11.16.10	Capital Contributions Policy	1360
Division 4	Transitional provisions of specific application to Victoria	1361
11.17	Transitional provisions of specific application to Victoria	1361
11.17.1	Definitions	1361
11.17.2	Calculation of estimated cost of corporate income tax	1361
11.17.3	Decisions made in the absence of a statement of regulatory intent	1361
11.17.4	Cost allocation guidelines	1362
11.17.5	Modification of requirements related to cost allocation method	1362
11.17.6	AMI Order in Council	1363
Part N	Registration of Foreign Based Persons and Corporations as Trader Class Participants (2007 amendments)	1363
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	1363
11.18.1	Definitions	1363
11.18.2	Auction rules	1363
Part O	Process for Region Change (2007 amendments)	1364
11.19	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Process for Region Change) Rule 2007	1364
11.19.1	Definitions	1364
11.19.2	Regions Publication	1364
Part P	Integration of NEM Metrology Requirements	1364
11.20	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Integration of NEM Metrology Requirements) Rule 2008	1364
11.20.1	Definitions	1364
11.20.2	Metering installations for non-market generating units immediately prior to 30 June 2008	1364
11.20.3	First-tier load metering installations	1365
11.20.4	First-tier load metering installations in Victoria	1365
11.20.5	Minimalist Transitioning Approach in Queensland	1365
11.20.6	First-tier jurisdictional requirements publication	1366
11.20.7	Metrology procedure	1366
Part PA	Reliability Settings: Information Safety Net and Directions	1366
11.21	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (NEM Reliability Settings: Information Safety Net and Directions) Rule 2008	1366
11.21.1	Definitions	1366
11.21.2	EAAP guidelines	1366
11.21.3	[Deleted]	1366
11.21.4	[Deleted]	1366
11.21.5	Timetable	1366
11.21.6	Power system security and reliability standards	1367
11.21.7	Report on statement of opportunities	1367
11.21.8	Methodology for dispatch prices and ancillary services prices	1367
Part Q	Regulatory Test Thresholds and Information Disclosure on Network Replacements	1367
11.22	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Regulatory Test Thresholds and Information Disclosure on Network Replacements) Rule 2008	1367
11.22.1	Definitions	1367
11.22.2	Amending Rule does not affect existing regulatory test	1368
Part R	Performance Standard Compliance of Generators	1368
11.23	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Performance Standards Compliance of Generators) Rule 2008	1368
11.23.1	Definitions	1368
11.23.2	Application of rule 11.23 for compliance programs implemented immediately after the commencement of the Amending Rule	1368
11.23.3	Application of rule 11.23 for compliance programs implemented immediately prior to the commencement of the Amending Rule	1368
11.23.4	Application of rule 11.23 for compliance programs not implemented immediately prior to the commencement of the Amending Rule	1369
Part S	[Deleted]	1369
Part U	Confidentiality Arrangements concerning Information required for Power System Studies	1369
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	1369
11.25.1	Definitions	1369
11.25.2	Transitional arrangements for the provision of information	1369
Part V	WACC Reviews: Extension of Time	1371
11.26	Rule consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (WACC Reviews: Extension of Time) Rule 2009	1371
11.26.1	Definitions	1371
11.26.2	Extension of time to submit a regulatory proposal for the regulatory control period 2010-2015	1371
Part W	National Transmission Statement	1371
11.27	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (National Transmission Statement) Rule 2009	1371
11.27.1	Definitions	1371
11.27.2	Purpose	1371
11.27.3	Application of rule 11.27	1372
11.27.4	National Transmission Statement	1372
11.27.5	Scope and Content of National Transmission Network Development Plan	1373
11.27.6	Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection	1374
11.27.7	Amendment to Last Resort Power	1374
11.27.8	Actions taken prior to commencement of Rule	1374
Part X	National Transmission Planning	1374
11.28	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity (Australian Energy Market Operator) Amendment Rules 2009	1374
11.28.1	Definitions	1374
11.28.2	Jurisdictional planning bodies and representatives	1374
11.28.3	Criteria and guidelines published by Inter-regional Planning Committee	1375
11.28.4	Augmentation technical reports	1375
11.28.5	Last Resort Planning Power	1375
11.28.6	Inter-network power system tests	1375
11.28.7	Control and protection settings for equipment	1376
11.28.8	Revenue Proposals	1376
Part Y	Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission	1376
11.29	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission) Rule 2009	1376
11.29.1	Definitions	1376
11.29.2	Period when Amending Rule applies to transmission investment	1377
Part Z	Congestion Information Resource	1377
11.30	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Congestion Information Resource) Rule 2009	1377
11.30.1	Definitions	1377
11.30.2	Interim congestion Information resource	1378
Part ZA	Reliability and emergency reserve trader (2009 amendments)	1380
11.31	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Improved RERT Flexibility and Short-notice Reserve Contracts) Rule 2009	1380
11.31.1	Definitions	1380
11.31.2	Purpose	1380
11.31.3	Amendments to Reliability Panel's RERT Guidelines	1380
11.31.4	Amendments to AEMO's RERT procedures for exercising the RERT	1381
Part ZB	Early Application of Market Impact Parameters	1381
11.32	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Early Implementation of Market Impact Parameters) Rule 2010	1381
11.32.1	Definitions	1381
11.32.2	Purpose	1382
11.32.3	Early application of the market impact component of the service target performance incentive scheme	1382
Part ZC	Transparency of operating data	1385
11.33	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Transparency of Operating Data) Rule 2010	1385
11.33.1	Definitions	1385
11.33.2	Spot market operations timetable	1385
Part ZD	Cost Recovery for Other Services Directions	1387
11.34	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Cost Recovery for Other Services Directions) Rule 2010	1387
11.34.1	Definitions	1387
11.34.2	Period when Amending Rules applies to funding of compensation	1387
Part ZE	Payments under Feed-in Schemes and Climate Change Funds	1387
11.35	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Payments under Feed-in Schemes and Climate Change Funds) Rule 2010	1387
11.35.1	Definitions	1387
11.35.2	Application of recovery of jurisdictional scheme Rules	1388
11.35.3	Reporting on jurisdictional schemes	1389
11.35.4	Revocation and substitution of distribution determination for jurisdictional scheme recovery	1390
Part ZF	Transitional Arrangements for Ministerial Smart Meter Roll Out Determinations	1391
11.36	Ministerial Smart Meter Roll Out Determinations	1391
11.36.1	Definitions	1391
11.36.2	Meaning of relevant metering installation	1391
11.36.3	Period of application of rule to relevant metering installation	1391
11.36.4	Designation of responsible person	1392
11.36.5	[Deleted]	1392
11.36.6	[Deleted]	1392
Part ZG	Provision of Metering Data Services and Clarification of Existing Metrology Requirements	1392
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	1392
11.37.1	Definitions	1392
11.37.2	Commencement of special site or technology related conditions	1392
11.37.3	Initial service level procedures	1392
Part ZH	Spot Market Operations Timetable	1393
11.38	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Amendments to PASA-related Rules) Rule 2010	1393
11.38.1	Definitions	1393
11.38.2	Spot market operations timetable	1393
Part ZI	DNSP Recovery of Transmission-related Charges	1394
11.39	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (DNSP Recovery of Transmission-related Charges) Rule 2011	1394
11.39.1	Definitions	1394
11.39.2	Recovery by Victorian distribution network service providers during current regulatory control period	1395
11.39.3	Recovery by Victorian distribution network service providers for shared network augmentations	1395
11.39.4	Bairnsdale network support agreement	1395
11.39.5	Approval of pricing proposal	1395
11.39.6	Ergon Energy transitional charges	1396
11.39.7	Energex transitional charges	1396
Part ZJ	Network Support and Control Ancillary Services	1396
11.40	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Network Support and Control Ancillary Services) Rule 2011	1396
11.40.1	Definitions	1396
11.40.2	Purpose	1396
11.40.3	Existing NCAS contracts to continue	1396
11.40.4	Amendments to existing guidelines	1397
11.40.5	New procedures	1397
11.40.6	Decisions and actions taken prior to Amending Rule	1397
Part ZK	Application of Dual Marginal Loss Factors	1397
11.41	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Application of Dual Marginal Loss Factors) Rule 2011	1397
11.41.1	Definitions	1397
11.41.2	Amendments to loss factor methodology	1398
11.41.3	Procedure applying dual intra-regional loss factors in central dispatch and spot market transactions	1398
11.41.4	Publication of intra-regional loss factors	1398
Part ZL	Tasmania Tranche 5a Procedure Changes	1398
11.42	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Tasmania Tranche 5a Procedure Changes) Rule 2011	1398
11.42.1	Definitions	1398
11.42.2	AEMO may amend Relevant Procedures	1399
Part ZM	Application and Operation of Administered Price Periods	1399
11.43	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Application and Operation of Administered Price Periods) Rule 2011	1399
11.43.1	Definitions	1399
11.43.2	Administered Price Cap Schedule	1399
Part ZO	Negative Intra-regional Settlements Residue	1400
11.45	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Negative Intra-regional Settlements Residue) Rule 2012	1400
11.45.1	Definitions	1400
11.45.2	Recovery of negative settlements residue prior to consultation under the Amending Rule	1400
11.45.3	First consultation on negative intra-regional settlements residue procedure	1401
Part ZP	Interim Connection Charging Rules	1401
11.46	Rules consequential to the insertion of Chapter 5A by the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012	1401
Division 1	Preliminary	1401
11.46.1	Definitions	1401
11.46.2	Extended meaning of some terms	1403
11.46.3	Transitional operation of relevant provisions	1403
Division 2	Jurisdictional differences	1404
11.46.4	Exclusions, qualifications and modifications for ACT	1404
11.46.5	Exclusions, qualifications and modifications for NSW	1405
11.46.6	Exclusions, qualifications and modifications for Queensland	1406
11.46.7	Exclusions, qualifications and modifications for SA	1407
11.46.8	Exclusions, qualifications and modifications for Tasmania	1408
11.46.9	Exclusions, qualifications and modifications for Victoria	1409
Division 3	General provisions	1410
11.46.10	Connection charges	1410
11.46.11	References	1411
Part ZQ	NSW transitional retail support and credit support rules	1411
11.47	Rules consequential on the insertion of Chapter 6B by the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012	1411
Division 1	Preliminary	1411
11.47.1	Definitions	1411
11.47.2	Application	1413
11.47.3	Obligation to pay	1413
11.47.4	Charging and billing	1413
11.47.5	Interest on unpaid amounts	1414
11.47.6	Circumstances where NSW DNSP may request credit support	1414
11.47.7	Credit support	1414
11.47.8	Credit support providers	1415
11.47.9	NSW DNSP to determine required credit support amount	1415
11.47.10	NSW Retailer to ensure credit support available	1415
11.47.11	Drawing on credit support	1416
11.47.12	Specific transitional arrangements	1416
Part ZR	Miscellaneous transitional rules—NERL	1416
11.48	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012	1416
11.48.1	Extension of time period for AER to consider certain pass through applications	1416
Part ZS	Cost pass through arrangements for Network Service Providers	1417
11.49	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Cost pass through arrangements for Network Service Providers) Rule 2012	1417
11.49.1	Definitions	1417
11.49.2	Terrorism event is a cost pass through event in the current regulatory control period	1417
11.49.3	Transitional arrangement for Powerlink	1417
11.49.4	Transitional arrangements for ElectraNet and Murraylink	1418
Part ZT	Distribution Network Planning and Expansion	1418
11.50	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Distribution Network Planning and Expansion) Rule 2012	1418
11.50.1	Interpretation	1418
11.50.2	Definitions	1418
11.50.3	Timing for first Distribution Annual Planning Report	1419
11.50.4	Contents of Distribution Annual Planning Report	1419
11.50.5	Transition from the regulatory test to the regulatory investment test for distribution	1420
Part ZU	New Prudential Standard and Framework in the NEM	1421
11.51	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (New Prudential Standard and Framework in the NEM) Rule 2012	1421
11.51.1	Definitions	1421
11.51.2	AEMO's responsibility to develop and publish the credit limit procedures	1421
11.51.3	Transition to the framework for determining prudential settings	1422
11.51.4	Prior consultation, step, decision or action taken by AEMO	1422
Part ZV	Small Generation Aggregator Framework	1422
11.52	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Small Generation Aggregator Framework) Rule 2012	1422
11.52.1	Definitions	1422
11.52.2	Commencement of participant fees as well as transactions, funding and settlements under Chapter 3 for Market Small Generation Aggregators	1423
11.52.3	Participant fees for Market Small Generation Aggregators	1423
11.52.4	Ancillary service transactions, funding of compensation for directions and intervention settlements for directions for Market Small Generation Aggregators	1423
11.52.5	Amendments to the carbon dioxide equivalent intensity index procedures	1424
11.52.6	Amendments of the metrology procedures	1425
11.52.7	Amendments to the Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	1425
Part ZW	Economic Regulation of Network Service Providers (2012 amendments)	1425
Division 1	Miscellaneous transitional provisions	1425
11.53	Publication of Chapter 6 Guidelines	1425
11.53.1	Shared Asset Guidelines	1425
11.53.2	Capital Expenditure Incentive Guidelines	1426
11.53.3	Rate of Return Guidelines	1426
11.53.4	Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guidelines	1426
11.53.5	Distribution Confidentiality Guidelines	1426
11.53.6	Consultation procedure paper	1427
11.54	Publication of Chapter 6A Guidelines	1427
11.54.1	Shared Asset Guidelines	1427
11.54.2	Capital Expenditure Incentive Guidelines	1427
11.54.3	Rate of Return Guidelines	1427
11.54.4	Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guidelines	1428
11.54.5	Transmission Confidentiality Guidelines	1428
11.54.6	Consultation paper procedure	1428
Division 2	Transitional provisions for NSW/ACT Distribution Network Service Providers	1428
11.55	General provisions	1428
11.55.1	Definitions	1428
11.55.2	Transitional Chapter 6	1429
11.55.3	Application of rule 11.56	1431
11.56	Special provisions applying to affected DNSPs	1431
11.56.1	Requirement to make distribution determination	1431
11.56.2	Transitional regulatory proposal	1431
11.56.3	Distribution determination for a transitional regulatory control period	1432
11.56.4	Subsequent regulatory control period	1437
11.56.5	Review of past capital expenditure	1442
Division 3	Transitional provisions for NSW and Tasmanian Transmission Network Service Providers and Directlink	1442
11.57	General provisions	1442
11.57.1	Definitions	1442
11.57.2	Transitional Chapter 6A	1443
11.57.3	Application of rule 11.58	1444
11.58	Special provisions applying to affected TNSPs	1445
11.58.1	Requirement to make transmission determination	1445
11.58.2	Requirement to submit a transitional Revenue Proposal	1445
11.58.3	Transmission determination for a transitional regulatory control period	1446
11.58.4	Subsequent regulatory control period	1448
11.58.5	Review of past capital expenditure	1453
Division 4	Transitional provisions for the Victorian TNSP	1453
11.59	Special provisions applying to the Victorian TNSP	1453
11.59.1	Definitions	1453
11.59.2	Application of rule 11.59	1454
11.59.3	Former Chapter 6A/10 applies	1454
11.59.4	Review of past capital expenditure	1454
Division 5	Transitional provisions for Qld/SA and Victorian Distribution Network Service Providers	1455
11.60	Special provisions applying to the Qld/SA and Victorian Distribution Network Service Providers	1455
11.60.1	Definitions	1455
11.60.2	Application of rule 11.60	1456
11.60.3	Distribution determination for next regulatory control period	1456
11.60.4	Re-opening of distribution determination for next regulatory control period	1458
11.60.5	Review of past capital expenditure	1460
Division 6	Review of past capital expenditure	1460
11.61	Definitions and application	1460
11.62	Review of past capital expenditure under Chapter 6	1461
11.63	Review of past capital expenditure under Chapter 6A	1461
Part ZX	Inter-regional Transmission Charging	1462
11.64	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Inter-regional Transmission Charging) Rule 2013	1462
11.64.1	Definitions	1462
11.64.2	Amendments to the pricing methodology guidelines	1462
11.64.3	Amendments to the pricing methodologies of Transmission Network Service Providers	1462
11.64.4	Commencement of clause 6A.23.3(f) for further adjustments	1463
Part ZY	Network Service Provider Expenditure Objectives	1463
11.65	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Network Service Provider Expenditure Objectives) Rule 2013	1463
11.65.1	Definitions	1463
11.65.2	Application of rule 11.65	1463
Part ZZ	Access to NMI Standing Data	1464
11.66	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Access to NMI Standing Data) Rule 2013	1464
11.66.1	Definitions	1464
11.66.2	Minor amendment of the Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	1464
Part ZZA	Publication of Zone Substation Data	1465
11.67	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Publication of Zone Substation Data) Rule 2014	1465
11.67.1	Definitions	1465
11.67.2	Distribution Network Service Providers' obligations to commence on the next DAPR date	1465
Part ZZB	Connecting Embedded Generators	1465
11.68	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Connecting embedded generators) Rule 2014	1465
11.68.1	Definitions	1465
11.68.2	Continuation of enquiries lodged	1465
Part ZZC	Customer access to information about their energy consumption	1466
11.69	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Customer access to information about their energy consumption) Rule 2014	1466
11.69.1	Definitions	1466
11.69.2	AEMO to develop and publish the metering data provision procedure	1466
Part ZZD	National Electricity Amendment (Distribution Network Pricing Arrangements) Rule 2014	1466
Division 1	Miscellaneous transitional provisions	1466
11.70	General provisions	1466
11.70.1	Definitions	1466
11.70.2	Application of Part ZZB	1467
11.71	Special provisions applying to SA TNSP	1467
Division 2	Transitional provisions for NSW/ACT and Qld/SA Distribution Network Service Providers	1468
11.72	General provisions	1468
11.72.1	Definitions	1468
11.73	Special provisions applying to affected DNSPs	1468
11.73.1	Distribution determination and pricing proposals	1468
11.73.2	Tariff structure statement	1469
11.73.3	Dispute resolution	1475
Division 3	Transitional provisions for Tasmanian Distribution Network Service Provider	1475
11.74	Application of former Chapter 6	1475
Division 4	Transitional provisions for Victorian Distribution Network Service Providers	1475
11.75	General provisions	1475
11.75.1	Definitions	1475
11.76	Special provisions applying to affected DNSPs	1475
11.76.1	Distribution determination and pricing proposals	1475
11.76.2	Tariff structure statement	1476
11.76.3	Dispute resolution	1482
Part ZZE	Early Application of Network Capability Component (STPIS)	1482
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	1482
11.77.1	Definitions	1482
11.77.2	Purpose	1482
11.77.3	Earlier application of the network capability component of the service target performance incentive scheme	1483
Part ZZF	National Electricity Amendment (Governance arrangements and implementation of the reliability standard and settings) Rule 2015	1485
11.78	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Governance arrangements and implementation of the reliability standards and settings) Rule 2015	1485
11.78.1	Definitions	1485
11.78.2	Existing power system security and reliability standards	1485
11.78.3	Reliability standard and settings guidelines	1486
11.78.4	Reliability standard implementation guidelines	1486
Part ZZG	Improving demand side participation information provided to AEMO by registered participants	1488
11.79	Rules consequential on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Improving demand side participation information provided to AEMO by registered participants) Rule 2015	1488
11.79.1	AEMO to develop and publish the demand side participation information guidelines	1488
Part ZZH	Transitional Arrangements for Aligning TasNetworks' regulatory control periods	1489
11.80	National Electricity Amendment (Aligning TasNetworks' regulatory control periods) Rule 2015	1489
11.80.1	Definitions	1489
11.80.2	Application of rule 11.80	1489
11.80.3	Next regulatory control period	1489
11.80.4	Subsequent regulatory control period	1489
Part ZZI	System Restart Ancillary Services	1490
11.81	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (System Restart Ancillary Services) Rule 2015	1490
11.81.1	Definitions	1490
11.81.2	System restart standard	1490
11.81.3	SRAS Guideline	1490
11.81.4	Regional Benefit Ancillary Services Procedures	1490
11.81.5	Consultation prior to the Commencement Date	1490
11.81.6	Existing SRAS Contract	1490
Part ZZJ	Demand management incentive scheme	1491
11.82	Rules consequential on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Demand management incentive scheme) Rule 2015	1491
11.82.1	Definitions	1491
11.82.2	AER to develop and publish the demand management incentive scheme and demand management innovation allowance mechanism	1491
Part ZZK	AEMO access to demand forecasting information	1491
11.83	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (AEMO access to demand forecasting information) Rule 2015	1491
11.83.1	AEMO to include supporting information in NTNDP database	1491
Part ZZL	Compensation arrangements following application of an Administered Price Cap or Administered Floor Price	1492
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	1492
11.84.1	Definitions	1492
11.84.2	Compensation Guidelines	1492
Part ZZM	Common definitions of distribution reliability measures	1492
11.85	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Common definitions of distribution reliability measures) Rule 2015	1492
11.85.1	Definitions	1492
11.85.2	Distribution reliability measures guidelines	1492
11.85.3	Amended STPIS	1492
Part ZZN	Expanding competition in metering and metering related services	1493
11.86	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Expanding competition in metering and related services) Rule 2015	1493
11.86.1	Definitions	1493
11.86.2	References to old Chapter 7	1493
11.86.3	References to provisions of the old Chapter 7	1493
11.86.4	References to responsible person	1493
11.86.5	Continued operation of old Rules until the effective date	1493
11.86.6	New and amended procedures	1494
11.86.7	Metering Coordinator for type 5 or 6 metering installation from effective date	1495
11.86.8	Distribution Ring Fencing Guidelines	1497
11.86.9	[Deleted]	1497
Part ZZO	Embedded Networks	1497
11.87	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Embedded Networks) Rule 2015	1497
11.87.1	Definitions	1497
11.87.2	Amended Procedures and NMI Standing Data Schedule	1498
11.87.3	ENM service level procedures and guide to embedded networks and list of Embedded Network Managers	1498
11.87.4	Exemptions under section 13 of the National Electricity Law	1498
Part ZZP	Meter Replacement Processes	1499
11.88	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Meter Replacement Processes) Rule 2016	1499
11.88.1	Definitions	1499
11.88.2	Amended Procedures	1499
Part ZZQ	Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection	1499
11.89	Rules consequential to the National Electricity Amendment (Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection timeframes) Rule 2016	1499
11.89.1	Amended guideline and timetable	1499
Part ZZR	Reliability and emergency reserve trader (2016 amendments)	1500
11.90	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Extension of the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader) Rule 2016	1500
11.90.1	Definitions	1500
11.90.2	Amendments to Reliability Panel's RERT Guidelines	1500
11.90.3	Amendments to AEMO's RERT procedures	1500
11.90.4	Reserve contracts entered into before Schedule 2 commencement date	1500
Part ZZS	Updating the electricity B2B framework	1500
11.91	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Updating the electricity B2B framework) rule 2016	1500
11.91.1	Definitions	1500
11.91.2	B2B Procedures	1501
11.91.3	Information Exchange Committee Election Procedures and Information Exchange Committee Operating Manual	1501
11.91.4	The New IEC	1502
11.91.5	Amended Procedures	1503
11.91.6	B2B e-Hub Participant accreditation process	1504
11.91.7	New IEC Budget and 2016 Annual Report	1504
11.91.8	Cost recovery	1504
Part ZZT	Application of Offsets in the Prudential Margin Calculation	1505
11.92	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Application of Offsets in the Prudential Margin Calculation) Rule 2016	1505
11.92.1	Definitions	1505
11.92.2	Amended procedures	1505
Part ZZU	Rate of Return Guidelines Review	1505
11.93	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Rate of Return Guidelines Review) Rule 2016	1505
11.93.1	Definitions	1505
11.93.2	Application of current rate of return guidelines to making of a distribution determination for the subsequent regulatory control period	1507
Part ZZV	Demand Response Mechanism and Ancillary Services Unbundling	1507
11.94	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Demand Response Management and Ancillary Services Unbundling) rule 2016	1507
11.94.1	Definitions	1507
11.94.2	Participant fees for Market Ancillary Service Providers	1507
Part ZZW	Local Generation Network Credits	1507
11.95	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Local Generation Network Credits) Rule 2016	1507
11.95.1	Definitions	1507
11.95.2	System limitation template	1508
Part ZZX	Retailer-Distributor Credit Support Requirements	1508
11.96	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Retailer Distributor Credit Support Requirements) Rule 2017 No. 1	1508
11.96.1	Definitions	1508
11.96.2	Continued operation of old Chapter 6B	1508
11.96.3	Interaction with Chapter 6	1508
11.96.4	Application of new Chapter 6B	1508
Part ZZY	Emergency Frequency Control Schemes	1509
11.97	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Emergency frequency control schemes) Rule 2017	1509
11.97.1	 Definitions	1509
11.97.2	Interim frequency operating standards for protected events	1509
11.97.3	First power system frequency risk review	1510
11.97.4	AEMO must review existing load shedding procedures	1510
11.97.5	Load shedding procedures	1510
Part ZZZ	Transmission Connection and Planning Arrangements	1511
11.98	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Transmission Connection and Planning Arrangements) Rule 2017	1511
11.98.1	Definitions	1511
11.98.2	Grandfathering of existing dedicated connection assets	1512
11.98.3	Preparatory steps for registration changes under the Amending Rule	1512
11.98.4	Participant fees for Dedicated Connection Asset Service Providers	1513
11.98.5	Existing Connection Agreements	1513
11.98.6	Connection process	1513
11.98.7	Transmission Annual Planning Report	1514
11.98.8	Preservation for adoptive jurisdictions	1514
Part ZZZA	Replacement expenditure planning arrangements	1514
11.99	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Replacement expenditure planning arrangements) Rule 2017	1514
11.99.1	Definitions	1514
11.99.2	Interpretation	1515
11.99.3	Transitional arrangements for affected DNSPs	1516
11.99.4	Amendments to RIT documentation	1516
11.99.5	Transitional arrangements relating to excluded projects	1516
11.99.6	Transitional arrangements relating to Victorian bushfire mitigation projects	1516
11.99.7	Transitional arrangements relating to review of costs thresholds	1517
Part ZZZB	 Managing the rate of change of power system frequency	1517
11.100	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing the rate of change of power system frequency) Rule 2017	1517
11.100.1	Definitions	1517
11.100.2	Inertia sub-networks	1518
11.100.3	Inertia requirements methodology	1518
11.100.4	Inertia requirements	1518
11.100.5	NSCAS not to be used to meet an inertia shortfall after 1 July 2019	1519
11.100.6	Inertia network services may be used to meet an NSCAS gap declared in the NSCAS transition period	1519
11.100.7	Inertia network services made available before the commencement date	1520
Part ZZZC	Managing power system fault levels	1520
11.101	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing power system fault levels) Rule 2017	1520
11.101.1	 Definitions	1520
11.101.2	System strength impact assessment guidelines	1522
11.101.3	System strength requirements methodology	1522
11.101.4	System strength requirements	1522
11.101.5	NSCAS not to be used to meet a fault level shortfall after 1 July 2019	1523
11.101.6	System strength services may be used to meet an NSCAS gap declared in the NSCAS transition period	1523
11.101.7	Withdrawal of a system strength-related NSCAS gap already declared	1524
11.101.8	System strength services made available before the commencement date	1524
Part ZZZD	Generating System Model Guidelines	1524
11.102	Making of Power System Model Guidelines	1524
Part ZZZE	Five Minute Settlement	1524
11.103	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Five Minute Settlement) Rule 2017	1524
11.103.1	Definitions	1524
11.103.2	Amendments to procedures	1525
11.103.3.	Exemption for certain metering installations	1526
11.103.4	New or replacement meters	1526
11.103.5	Metering installations exempt from metering data provision requirements	1527
11.103.6	Exemption from meter data storage requirements	1527
11.103.7	Default offers and bids submitted prior to the commencement date	1527
Part ZZZF	Contestability of energy services	1527
11.104	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Contestability of energy services) Rule 2017	1527
11.104.1	Definitions	1527
11.104.2	New guidelines	1529
11.104.3	Transitional arrangements for application of Distribution Service Classification Guidelines and service classification provisions	1529
11.104.4	Transitional arrangements for application of Asset Exemption Guidelines, exemption applications and asset exemption decisions	1529
11.104.5	Transitional arrangements for adjustment in value of regulatory asset base	1531
Part ZZZG	Declaration of lack of reserve conditions	1531
11.105	Making of lack of reserve declaration guidelines	1531
11.105.1	Definitions	1531
11.105.2	Making of lack of reserve declaration guidelines	1531
Part ZZZH	Implementation of demand management incentive scheme	1531
11.106	Implementation of demand management incentive scheme	1531
11.106.1	Definitions	1531
11.106.2	Purpose	1532
11.106.3	Early application of revised demand management incentive scheme	1532
Part ZZZI	Reinstatement of long notice Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader	1533
11.107	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Reinstatement of long notice Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader) Rule 2018	1533
11.107.1	Definitions	1533
11.107.2	New RERT guidelines	1534
11.107.3	Amendments to RERT procedures	1537
11.107.4	Reserve contracts entered into before the commencement date	1537
Part ZZZJ	Register of distributed energy resources	1537
11.108	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Register of distributed energy resources) Rule 2018	1537
11.108.1	 Definitions	1537
11.108.2	AEMO to develop and publish DER register information guidelines	1538
11.108.3	NSPs to provide AEMO with existing DER generation information	1538
Part ZZZK	Generator technical performance standards	1538
11.109	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Generator technical performance standards) Rule 2018	1538
11.109.1	Definitions	1538
11.109.2	Application of the Amending Rule to existing connection enquiries	1539
11.109.3	Application of the Amending Rule to existing applications to connect	1540
11.109.4	Application of the Amending Rule to existing offers to connect	1542
11.109.5	Application of the Amending Rule to Existing Connection Agreements	1542
Part ZZZL	Generator three year notice of closure	1543
11.110	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Generator three year notice of closure) Rule 2018	1543
11.110.1	Definitions	1543
11.110.2	AER to develop and publish notice of closure exemption guideline	1543
11.110.3	Application of Amending Rule to AEMO	1543
11.110.4	Application of Amending Rule to Generators	1543
Part ZZZM	Participant compensation following market suspension	1544
11.111	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Participant compensation following market suspension) Rule 2018	1544
11.111.1	Definitions	1544
11.111.2	Market suspension compensation methodology and schedule of benchmark values	1544
Part ZZZN	Global settlement and market reconciliation	1544
11.112	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Global settlement and market reconciliation) Rule 2018	1544
11.112.1	Definitions	1544
11.112.2	Amendments to AEMO procedures	1545
11.112.3	AEMO to publish report on unaccounted for energy trends	1545
11.112.4	Continuation of registration for non-market generators	1545
11.112.5	Publication of UFE data by AEMO	1545
11.112.6	Publication of UFE reporting guidelines	1546
Part ZZZO	Metering installation timeframes	1546
11.113	Rules consequential on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Metering installation timeframes) Rule 2018	1546
11.113.1	Definitions	1546
11.113.2	Timeframes for meters to be installed	1546
Part ZZZP	Early implementation of ISP priority projects	1547
11.114	National Electricity Amendment (Early implementation of ISP priority projects) Rule 2019	1547
11.114.1	Definitions	1547
11.114.2	Modifications to clause 5.16.6 for ISP VNI and QNI projects	1548
11.114.3	Modifications to clause 6A.8.2 for ISP projects	1549
Part ZZZQ	Enhancement to the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader	1551
11.115	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Enhancement to the reliability and emergency reserve trader) Rule 2019	1551
11.115.1	Definitions	1551
11.115.2	New RERT guidelines	1552
11.115.3	Amendments to RERT procedures	1552
11.115.4	Reserve contracts entered into before the commencement date	1552
11.115.5	Clause 3.20.6 (Reporting on RERT by AEMO)	1552
Part ZZZR	Retailer Reliability Obligation	1552
11.116	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Retailer Reliability Obligation) Rule 2019	1552
11.116.1	Application	1552
11.116.2	Reliability Instrument Guidelines	1553
11.116.3	Forecasting Best Practice Guidelines	1553
11.116.4	Reliability Forecast Guidelines	1553
11.116.5	AER Opt-in Guidelines	1554
11.116.6	Contracts and Firmness Guidelines	1554
11.116.7	Qualifying contracts under interim Contracts and Firmness Guidelines	1554
11.116.8	Grandfathering arrangements	1554
11.116.9	Reliability Compliance Procedures and Guidelines	1555
11.116.10	MLO Guidelines	1556
11.116.11	Application of Part G, Divisions 2 – 6 (inclusive)	1556
11.116.12	Interim deeming of MLO generators and MLO groups	1557
11.116.13	MLO information template	1563
11.116.14	Initial MLO register	1564
11.116.15	Approved MLO products list	1564
11.116.16	Designated MLO exchange	1564
11.116.17	Five minute settlement intervals	1564
11.116.18	Review by AEMC	1564
Part ZZZS	Transparency of new projects	1565
11.117	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Transparency of new projects) Rule 2019	1565
11.117.1	Definitions	1565
11.117.2	Generation information page	1565
11.117.3	Generation information guidelines	1565
11.117.4	Provision and use of information	1566