National Electricity Rules Version 99

Historical Information

This version of the National Electricity Rules was current from 3 October 2017 to 19 October 2017.

National Electricity Rules Version 99
Status Information
This is the latest electronically available version of the National Electricity Rules as at 3 October 2017.
This consolidated version of the National Electricity Rules was last updated on 3 October 2017 as a result of the commencement of the following amendments:
National Electricity Amendment (Application of rate of return guidelines to TasNetworks) Rule 2017 No. 12
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 (Application of Offsets in the Prudential Margin Calculation) Rule 2016 No. 8 will commence operation on 20 October 2017.
Schedule 2 of the National Electricity Amendment (Extension of the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader) Rule 2016 No. 5 will commence operation on 1 November 2017.
Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing power system fault levels) Rule 2017 No. 10 will commence operation on 17 November 2017.
Schedules 2, 3 and 4 of the National Electricity Amendment (Expanding competition in metering and related services) Rule 2015 No. 12 commences operation on 1 December 2017.
Schedules 2, 4 and 5 of the National Electricity Amendment (Embedded Networks) Rule 2015 No. 15 will commence operation on 1 December 2017 immediately after Schedules 2,3 and 4 of the National Electricity Amendment (Expanding Competition in metering and related services) Rule 2015 No. 12.
Schedule 1 of the National Electricity Amendment (Meter Replacement Processes) Rule 2016 No. 2 will commence operation on 1 December 2017.
Schedule 2 of the National Electricity Amendment (Updating the electricity B2B framework) Rule 2016 No. 6 will commence on 1 December 2017 immediately prior to Schedules 2, 3 and 4 of the National Electricity Amendment (Expanding competition in metering and related services) Rule 2015 No.12.
Schedules 3 and 4 of the National Electricity Amendment (Updating the electricity B2B framework) Rule 2016 No. 6 will commence on 1 December 2017.
Schedules 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of the National Electricity Amendment (Transmission Connection and Planning Arrangements) Rule 2017 No. 4 will commence on 1 July 2018.
Schedules 1 to 7 of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing the rate of change of power system frequency) Rule 2017 No. 9 will commence on 1 July 2018 immediately after the commencement of Schedules 1,2,4,5 and 6 of the National Electricity Amendment (Transmission Connection and Planning Arrangements) Rule 2017 No. 4.
Schedules 4 to 9 of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing power system fault levels) rule 2017 No. 10 will commence on 1 July 2018 immediately after the commencement of Schedules 1 to 7 of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing the rate of change of power system frequency) Rule 2017 No. 9.
Schedules 1,2,3 and 4 of the National Electricity Amendment (Generating System Model Guidelines) Rule 2017 No. 11 commence operation on 1 July 2018, immediately after Schedules 4 to 9 of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing power system fault levels) Rule 2017 No. 10.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.	Introduction	3
1.1	Preliminary	3
1.1.1	References to the Rules	3
1.1.2	Italicised expressions	3
1.1.3	[Deleted]	3
1.2	Background	3
1.3	Nomenclature of and references to provisions of a Chapter	3
1.3.1	Introduction	3
1.3.2	Parts, Divisions and Subdivisions	3
1.3.3	Rules, clauses, paragraphs, subparagraphs and other items	4
1.4	Effect of renumbering of provisions of the Rules	5
1.5	[Deleted]	5
1.6	[Deleted]	5
1.7	Interpretation	5
1.7.1	General	5
1.8	Notices	6
1.8.1	Service of notices under the Rules	6
1.8.2	Time of service	7
1.8.3	Counting of days	7
1.8.4	Reference to addressee	7
1.9	Retention of Records and Documents	8
1.10	[Deleted]	8
1.11	AEMO Rule Funds	8
2.	Registered Participants and Registration	13
2.1	Registered Participants	13
2.1.1	Purpose	13
2.1.2	General	13
2.2	Generator	13
2.2.1	Registration as a Generator	13
2.2.2	Scheduled Generator	14
2.2.3	Non-Scheduled Generator	15
2.2.4	Market Generator	16
2.2.5	Non-Market Generator	17
2.2.6	Ancillary services generating unit	17
2.2.7	Semi-Scheduled Generator	19
2.3	Customer	21
2.3.1	Registration as a Customer	21
2.3.2	First-Tier Customer	21
2.3.3	Second-Tier Customer	22
2.3.4	Market Customer	22
2.3.5	Ancillary services load	23
2.3A	Small Generation Aggregator	26
2.3A.1	Registration	26
2.3AA	Market Ancillary Service Provider	27
2.3AA.1	Registration	27
2.4	Market Participant	27
2.4.1	Registration as a category of Market Participant	27
2.4.2	Eligibility	28
2.4A	Metering Coordinator	28
2.4A.1	Registration as a Metering Coordinator	28
2.4A.2	Eligibility	29
2.5	Network Service Provider	30
2.5.1	Registration as a Network Service Provider	30
2.5.2	Market Network Service	31
2.5.3	Scheduled Network Service	32
2.5A	Trader	33
2.5B	Reallocator	34
2.6	Special Participant	34
2.7	Intention to Commence Activities or Functions	35
2.8	Registered Participant Rights and Obligations	35
2.8.1	Rights and obligations	35
2.9	Application to be Registered as a Registered Participant	36
2.9.1	Applications for Registration	36
2.9.2	Registration as a Registered Participant	36
2.9.3	Registration as an Intermediary	37
2.9A	Transfer of Registration	38
2.9A.1	Definitions	38
2.9A.2	Applications for Transfer of Registration	38
2.9A.3	Approval for Transfer of Registration	39
2.10	Ceasing to be a Registered Participant	40
2.10.1	Notification of intention	40
2.10.2	Ceasing Participation	41
2.10.3	Liability after cessation	42
2.11	Participant Fees	42
2.11.1	Development of Participant fee structure	42
2.11.2	Payment of Participant fees	45
2.11.3	Budgeted revenue requirements	45
2.12	Interpretation of References to Various Registered Participants	46
2A.	Regional Structure	51
Part A	Region change applications and region determinations by AEMC	51
2A.1	Introduction to Chapter 2A	51
2A.1.1	Definitions	51
2A.1.2	AEMC determination of regions	51
2A.1.3	Publication of regions by AEMO	51
2A.2	Region change applications	51
2A.2.1	A complete region change application	51
2A.2.2	Identifying a congestion problem	52
2A.2.3	Explanation of economic efficiency of proposed region solution	52
2A.2.4	Region change application must be technically competent	53
2A.2.5	Alternative congestion management options	53
2A.2.6	Previous application relating to congestion problem	54
2A.2.7	AEMO to provide information to intending applicants	54
2A.2.8	AEMC may refuse to accept incomplete applications	55
2A.3	Acceptance of region change application by AEMC	55
2A.3.1	Acceptance of a region change application by AEMC	55
2A.3.2	Preliminary consultation prior to acceptance of a region change application	56
2A.4	First round consultation on region change application	57
2A.4.1	Notice of first round consultation	57
2A.4.2	Right to make written submissions during first round consultation period	57
2A.4.3	Alternative region solution put forward by third parties	57
2A.4.4	Acceptance as a formal alternative region solution by AEMC	58
2A.5	Provision of supplementary economic analysis	59
2A.5.1	AEMC may direct provision of supplementary analysis	59
2A.5.2	AEMC may direct AEMO to provide information	59
2A.6	Region determinations	60
2A.6.1	AEMC powers to make a region determination	60
2A.6.2	Matters for consideration in making region determination	60
2A.7	Draft region determination and second round consultation	61
2A.7.1	Publishing of draft region determination	61
2A.7.2	Second round consultation	61
2A.7.3	Right to make written submissions during second round consultation	62
2A.8	Final region determination	62
2A.8.1	Final determination for region change	62
2A.8.2	Formal publication of region determination	62
2A.9	Miscellaneous matters for region change process	62
2A.9.1	AEMC may extend periods of time specified in Chapter 2A	62
2A.9.2	Consultation meeting in relation to region change application	63
Part B	Implementation of region determination	63
2A.10	Purpose and application of Part B	63
2A.10.1	Purpose of Part B	63
2A.10.2	Application of Part B	64
2A.11	Region Change Implementation Procedure	64
2A.11.1	Submission of draft Region Change Implementation Procedure	64
2A.11.2	Approved Region Change Implementation Procedure	64
2A.12	AEMO region change implementation functions	65
2A.12.1	General implementation functions	65
2A.12.2	Implementation functions referable to published implementation procedure	65
2A.12.3	Amendment of current or subsequent Regions and Loss Factors Publication	65
2A.13	Continuity of regions	65
Schedule 2A.1	Glossary for Chapter 2A	66
3.	Market Rules	71
3.1	Introduction to Market Rules	71
3.1.1	Purpose	71
3.1.1A	Definitions	71
3.1.2	[Deleted]	72
3.1.3	[Deleted]	72
3.1.4	Market design principles	72
3.1.5	Time for undertaking action	73
3.2	AEMO's Market Responsibilities	73
3.2.1	Market functions of AEMO	73
3.2.2	Spot market	74
3.2.3	Power system operations	74
3.2.4	Non-market ancillary services function	74
3.2.5	[Deleted]	75
3.2.6	Settlements	75
3.3	Prudential Requirements	75
3.3.1	Market Participant criteria	75
3.3.2	Credit support	75
3.3.3	Acceptable credit criteria	76
3.3.4	Acceptable credit rating	77
3.3.4A	Prudential standard	77
3.3.5	Amount of credit support	77
3.3.6	Changes to credit support	77
3.3.7	Drawings on credit support	78
3.3.8	Credit limit procedures and prudential settings	79
3.3.8A	Security Deposits	81
3.3.9	Outstandings	81
3.3.10	Trading limit	82
3.3.11	Call notices	82
3.3.12	Typical accrual	83
3.3.13	Response to Call Notices	83
3.3.13A	Application of monies in the security deposit fund	84
3.3.14	Potential value of a transaction	85
3.3.15	Trading margin	86
3.3.16	Limitation on entry of transactions	86
3.3.17	Scheduled prices	86
3.3.18	Additional credit support	87
3.3.19	Consideration of other Market Participant transactions	87
3.4	Spot Market	88
3.4.1	Establishment of spot market	88
3.4.2	Trading day and trading interval	88
3.4.3	Spot market operations timetable	88
3.5	Regions	89
3.5.1	[Deleted]	89
3.5.2	[Deleted]	89
3.5.3	[Deleted]	89
3.5.4	[Deleted]	89
3.5.5	[Deleted]	89
3.5.6	Abolition of Snowy region	89
3.6	Network Losses and Constraints	90
3.6.1	Inter-regional losses	90
3.6.2	Intra-regional losses	91
3.6.2A	Load and generation data used to determine inter-regional loss factor equations and intra-regional loss factors	95
3.6.3	Distribution losses	97
3.6.4	Network constraints	101
3.6.5	Settlements residue due to network losses and constraints	102
3.7	Projected Assessment of System Adequacy	104
3.7.1	Administration of PASA	104
3.7.2	Medium term PASA	105
3.7.3	Short term PASA	107
3.7A	Congestion information resource	110
3.7B	Unconstrained intermittent generation forecast	113
3.7C	Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection	114
3.7D	Demand side participation information	117
3.8	Central Dispatch and Spot Market Operation	120
3.8.1	Central Dispatch	120
3.8.2	Participation in central dispatch	122
3.8.3	Bid and offer aggregation guidelines	123
3.8.3A	Ramp rates	124
3.8.4	Notification of scheduled capacity	127
3.8.5	Submission timing	128
3.8.6	Generating unit offers for dispatch	129
3.8.6A	Scheduled network service offers for dispatch	131
3.8.7	Bids for scheduled load	132
3.8.7A	Market ancillary services offers	134
3.8.8	Validation of dispatch bids and offers	135
3.8.9	Default offers and bids	136
3.8.10	Network constraints	137
3.8.11	Ancillary services constraints	139
3.8.12	System scheduled reserve constraints	139
3.8.13	Notification of constraints	139
3.8.14	Dispatch under conditions of supply scarcity	139
3.8.15	[Deleted]	140
3.8.16	Equal priced dispatch bids and dispatch offers	140
3.8.17	Self-commitment	140
3.8.18	Self-decommitment	141
3.8.19	Dispatch inflexibilities	142
3.8.20	Pre-dispatch schedule	144
3.8.21	On-line dispatch process	146
3.8.22	Rebidding	148
3.8.22A	Offers, bids and rebids must not be false or misleading	150
3.8.23	Failure to conform to dispatch instructions	151
3.8.24	Scheduling errors	153
3.9	Price Determination	154
3.9.1	Principles applicable to spot price determination	154
3.9.2	Determination of spot prices	156
3.9.2A	Determination of ancillary services prices	157
3.9.2B	Pricing where AEMO determines a manifestly incorrect input	158
3.9.3	Pricing in the event of intervention by AEMO	159
3.9.3A	Reliability standard and settings review	160
3.9.3B	Reliability standard and settings review report	162
3.9.3C	Reliability standard	162
3.9.3D	Implementation of the reliability standard	163
3.9.4	Market Price Cap	164
3.9.5	Application of the Market Price Cap	165
3.9.6	Market Floor Price	165
3.9.6A	Application of the Market Floor Price	166
3.9.7	Pricing for constrained-on scheduled generating units	166
3.10	[Deleted]	167
3.11	Ancillary Services	167
3.11.1	Introduction	167
3.11.2	Market ancillary services	168
3.11.3	Acquisition of Network Support and Control Ancillary Service	169
3.11.4	Guidelines and objectives for acquisition of network support and control ancillary services	169
3.11.5	Tender process for network support and control ancillary services	170
3.11.6	Dispatch of network support and control ancillary services by AEMO	172
3.11.7	Guidelines and objectives for acquisition of system restart ancillary services by AEMO	173
3.11.8	Determination of electrical sub-network boundaries	174
3.11.9	Acquisition of system restart ancillary services by AEMO	175
3.11.10	Reporting	176
3.12	Market Intervention by AEMO	176
3.12.1	Intervention settlement timetable	176
3.12.2	Affected Participants and Market Customers entitlements to compensation in relation to AEMO intervention	177
3.12.3	Role of the Independent Expert in calculating payments in relation to intervention by AEMO	182
3.12A	Mandatory restrictions	184
3.12A.1	Restriction offers	184
3.12A.2	Mandatory restrictions schedule	186
3.12A.3	Acquisition of capacity	186
3.12A.4	Rebid of capacity under restriction offers	187
3.12A.5	Dispatch of restriction offers	187
3.12A.6	Pricing during a restriction price trading interval	188
3.12A.7	Determination of funding restriction shortfalls	188
3.12A.8	Cancellation of a mandatory restriction period	193
3.12A.9	Review by AEMC	193
3.13	Market Information	194
3.13.1	Provision of information	194
3.13.2	Systems and procedures	194
3.13.3	Standing data	196
3.13.4	Spot market	203
3.13.4A	Market ancillary services	207
3.13.5	Ancillary services contracting by AEMO	208
3.13.5A	Settlements residue auctions	208
3.13.6	[Deleted]	208
3.13.6A	Report by AEMO	208
3.13.7	Monitoring of significant variation between forecast and actual prices by AER	209
3.13.8	Public information	211
3.13.9	[Deleted]	211
3.13.10	Market auditor	211
3.13.11	[Deleted]	212
3.13.12	NMI Standing Data	212
3.13.12A	NMI Standing Data Schedule	216
3.13.13	Inter-network tests	217
3.13.14	Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Intensity Index	217
3.14	Administered Price Cap and Market Suspension	220
3.14.1	Cumulative Price Threshold and Administered Price Cap	220
3.14.2	Application of Administered Price Cap	222
3.14.3	Conditions for suspension of the spot market	223
3.14.4	Declaration of market suspension	224
3.14.5	Pricing during market suspension	225
3.14.6	Compensation due to the application of an administered price cap or administered floor price	228
3.15	Settlements	233
3.15.1	Settlements management by AEMO	233
3.15.2	Electronic funds transfer	233
3.15.3	Connection point and virtual transmission node responsibility	233
3.15.4	Adjusted energy amounts connection points	234
3.15.5	Adjusted energy - transmission network connection points	234
3.15.5A	Adjusted energy - virtual transmission nodes	235
3.15.6	Spot market transactions	235
3.15.6A	Ancillary service transactions	236
3.15.7	Payment to Directed Participants	249
3.15.7A	Payment to Directed Participants for services other than energy and market ancillary services	250
3.15.7B	Claim for additional compensation by Directed Participants	254
3.15.8	Funding of Compensation for directions	256
3.15.9	Reserve settlements	260
3.15.10	Administered price cap or administered floor price compensation payments	262
3.15.10A	Goods and services tax	263
3.15.10B	Restriction contract amounts	264
3.15.10C	Intervention Settlements	266
3.15.11	Reallocation transactions	269
3.15.11A	Reallocation procedures	270
3.15.12	Settlement amount	271
3.15.13	Payment of settlement amount	272
3.15.14	Preliminary statements	272
3.15.15	Final statements	272
3.15.15A	Use of estimated settlement amounts by AEMO	272
3.15.16	Payment by market participants	273
3.15.17	Payment to market participants	273
3.15.18	Disputes	273
3.15.19	Revised Statements and Adjustments	274
3.15.20	Payment of adjustments	276
3.15.21	Default procedure	276
3.15.22	Maximum total payment in respect of a billing period	281
3.15.23	Maximum total payment in respect of a financial year	282
3.15.24	Compensation for reductions under clause 3.15.23	284
3.15.25	Interest on overdue amounts	284
3.16	Participant compensation fund	284
3.16.1	Establishment of Participant compensation fund	284
3.16.2	Dispute resolution panel to determine compensation	285
3.17	[Deleted]	287
3.18	Settlements Residue Auctions	287
3.18.1	Settlements residue concepts	287
3.18.2	Auctions and eligible persons	288
3.18.3	Auction rules	289
3.18.4	Proceeds and fees	290
3.18.5	Settlement residue committee	291
3.19	Market Management Systems Access Procedures	292
3.20	Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader	293
3.20.1	[Deleted]	293
3.20.2	Reliability and emergency reserve trader	293
3.20.3	Reserve contracts	294
3.20.4	Dispatch pricing methodology for unscheduled reserve contracts	295
3.20.5	AEMO’s risk management and accounts relating to the reliability safety net	295
3.20.6	Reporting on RERT by AEMO	296
3.20.7	AEMO’s exercise of the RERT	297
3.20.8	RERT Guidelines	298
3.20.9	[Deleted] 	299
Schedule 3.1	Bid and Offer Validation Data	299
Scheduled Generating Unit Data:	299
Semi-Scheduled Generating Unit Data:	300
Scheduled Load Data:	301
Scheduled Network Service Data:	302
Ancillary Service Generating Unit and Ancillary Service Load Data:	302
Dispatch Inflexibility Profile:	302
Aggregation Data:	303
Schedule 3.2	[Deleted]	303
Schedule 3.3	[Deleted]	303
4.	Power System Security	307
4.1	Introduction	307
4.1.1	Purpose	307
4.2	Definitions and Principles	307
4.2.1	[Deleted]	308
4.2.2	Satisfactory Operating State	308
4.2.3	Credible and non-credible contingency events and protected events	308
4.2.3A	Re-classifying contingency events	309
4.2.3B	Criteria for re-classifying contingency events	311
4.2.4	Secure operating state and power system security	311
4.2.5	Technical envelope	312
4.2.6	General principles for maintaining power system security	313
4.2.7	Reliable Operating State	313
4.2.8	Time for undertaking action	314
4.3	Power System Security Responsibilities and Obligations	314
4.3.1	Responsibility of AEMO for power system security	314
4.3.2	System security	316
4.3.3	The role of System Operators	319
4.3.4	Network Service Providers	321
4.3.5	Market Customer obligations	324
4.4	Power System Frequency Control	325
4.4.1	Power system frequency control responsibilities	325
4.4.2	Operational frequency control requirements	325
4.4.3	Generator protection requirements	325
4.5	Control of Power System Voltage	326
4.5.1	Power system voltage control	326
4.5.2	Reactive power reserve requirements	327
4.5.3	Audit and testing	327
4.6	Protection of Power System Equipment	327
4.6.1	Power system fault levels	327
4.6.2	Power system protection co-ordination	328
4.6.3	Audit and testing	328
4.6.4	Short-term thermal ratings of power system	328
4.6.5	Partial outage of power protection systems	328
4.7	Power System Stability Co-ordination	329
4.7.1	Stability analysis co-ordination	329
4.7.2	Audit and testing	329
4.8	Power System Security Operations	329
4.8.1	Registered Participants' advice	329
4.8.2	Protection or control system abnormality	330
4.8.3	AEMO’s advice on power system emergency conditions	330
4.8.4	Declaration of conditions	330
4.8.5	Managing declarations of conditions	331
4.8.5A	Determination of the latest time for AEMO intervention	332
4.8.5B	Notifications of last time of AEMO intervention	333
4.8.6	[Deleted]	333
4.8.7	Managing a power system contingency event	333
4.8.8	[Deleted]	333
4.8.9	Power to issue directions and clause 4.8.9 instructions	333
4.8.9A	System security directions	336
4.8.10	Disconnection of generating units and market network services	336
4.8.11	[Deleted]	336
4.8.12	System restart plan and local black system procedures	336
4.8.13	[Deleted]	338
4.8.14	Power system restoration	338
4.8.15	Review of operating incidents	338
4.9	Power System Security Related Market Operations	340
4.9.1	Load forecasting	340
4.9.2	Instructions to Scheduled Generators and Semi-Scheduled Generators	341
4.9.2A	Dispatch Instructions to Scheduled Network Service Providers	342
4.9.3	Instructions to Registered Participants	343
4.9.3A	Ancillary services instructions	343
4.9.3B	Compliance with dispatch instructions	344
4.9.4	Dispatch related limitations on Scheduled Generators and Semi-Scheduled Generators	344
4.9.4A	Dispatch related limitations on Scheduled Network Service Providers	346
4.9.5	Form of dispatch instructions	347
4.9.6	Commitment of scheduled generating units	348
4.9.7	De-commitment, or output reduction, by Scheduled Generators	349
4.9.8	General responsibilities of Registered Participants	350
4.9.9	Scheduled Generator plant changes	351
4.9.9A	Scheduled Network Service Provider plant changes	351
4.9.9B	Ancillary service plant changes	351
4.10	Power System Operating Procedures	352
4.10.1	Power system operating procedures	352
4.10.2	Transmission network operations	352
4.10.3	Operating interaction with distribution networks	353
4.10.4	Switching of a Distributor's high voltage networks	353
4.10.5	Switching of reactive power facilities	354
4.10.6	Automatic reclose	354
4.10.7	Inspection of facilities by AEMO	355
4.11	Power System Security Support	355
4.11.1	Remote control and monitoring devices	355
4.11.2	Operational control and indication communication facilities	356
4.11.3	Power system voice/data operational communication facilities	357
4.11.4	Records of power system operational communication	359
4.11.5	Agent communications	359
4.12	Nomenclature Standards	360
4.13	[Deleted]	361
4.14	Acceptance of Performance Standards	361
4.15	Compliance with Performance Standards	362
4.16	Transitioning arrangements for establishment of performance standards	367
4.16.1	Definitions	367
4.16.2	Exclusions	369
4.16.3	Notification and acceptance of performance standards	369
4.16.4	Actual capability	374
4.16.5	Criteria for, and negotiation of, performance standards	375
4.16.6	Consultation with and assistance by Network Service Providers	378
4.16.7	Referral to expert determination	378
4.16.8	Prior actions	379
4.16.9	Deemed performance standards	379
4.16.10	Modification of connection agreements	380
4.17	Expert determination	380
4.17.1	Performance standards committee and appointment of performance standards experts	380
4.17.2	Referral to performance standards expert	382
4.17.3	Determinations of performance standards experts	382
4.17.4	Other matters	383
5.	Network Connection, Planning and Expansion	387
Part A	Network Connection	387
5.1	Statement of Purpose	387
5.1.1	[Deleted]	387
5.1.2	Purpose and Application	387
5.1.3	Principles	389
5.2	Obligations	390
5.2.1	Obligations of Registered Participants	390
5.2.2	Connection agreements	391
5.2.3	Obligations of network service providers	391
5.2.4	Obligations of customers	396
5.2.5	Obligations of Generators	397
5.2.6	Obligations of AEMO	397
5.3	Establishing or Modifying Connection	398
5.3.1	Process and procedures	398
5.3.1A	Application of rule to connection of embedded generating units	398
5.3.2	Connection enquiry	399
5.3.3	Response to connection enquiry	400
5.3.4	Application for connection	403
5.3.4A	Negotiated access standards	403
5.3.5	Preparation of offer to connect	405
5.3.6	Offer to connect	406
5.3.7	Finalisation of connection agreements	410
5.3.7A	Application for connection to declared shared network	411
5.3.8	Provision and use of information	412
5.3.9	Procedure to be followed by a Generator proposing to alter a generating system	413
5.3.10	Acceptance of performance standards for generating plant that is altered	415
5.3.11	Notification of request to change normal voltage	416
5.3A	Establishing or modifying connection - embedded generation	416
5.3A.1	Application of rule 5.3A	416
5.3A.2	Definitions and miscellaneous	417
5.3A.3	Publication of Information	417
5.3A.4	Fees	419
5.3A.5	Enquiry	420
5.3A.6	Response to Enquiry	421
5.3A.7	Preliminary Response to Enquiry	421
5.3A.8	Detailed Response to Enquiry	422
5.3A.9	Application for connection	423
5.3A.10	Preparation of offer to connect	424
5.3A.11	Technical Dispute	425
5.4	Design of Connected Equipment	425
5.4.1	Application	425
5.4.2	Advice of inconsistencies	425
5.4.3	Additional information	426
5.4.4	Advice on possible non-compliance	426
5.4.5	Register of completed embedded generation projects	427
5.4A	Access arrangements relating to Transmission Networks	428
5.4AA	Network support payments and functions	430
5.5	Access arrangements relating to Distribution Networks	431
5.5A	[Deleted]	435
5.6	[Deleted]	435
5.6A	[Deleted]	435
5.7	Inspection and Testing	435
5.7.1	Right of entry and inspection	435
5.7.2	Right of testing	437
5.7.3	Tests to demonstrate compliance with connection requirements for generators	438
5.7.4	Routine testing of protection equipment	440
5.7.5	Testing by Registered Participants of their own plant requiring changes to normal operation	441
5.7.6	Tests of generating units requiring changes to normal operation	443
5.7.7	Inter-network power system tests	445
5.8	Commissioning	452
5.8.1	Requirement to inspect and test equipment	452
5.8.2	Co-ordination during commissioning	452
5.8.3	Control and protection settings for equipment	452
5.8.4	Commissioning program	453
5.8.5	Commissioning tests	454
5.9	Disconnection and Reconnection	455
5.9.1	Voluntary disconnection	455
5.9.2	Decommissioning procedures	455
5.9.3	Involuntary disconnection	456
5.9.4	Direction to disconnect	457
5.9.4A	Notification of disconnection	457
5.9.5	Disconnection during an emergency	457
5.9.6	Obligation to reconnect	458
Part D	Network Planning and Expansion	459
5.10	Network development generally	459
5.10.1	Content of Part D	459
5.10.2	Definitions	460
5.10.3	Interpretation	464
5.11	Forecasts of connection to transmission network and identification of system limitations	464
5.11.1	Forecasts for connection to transmission network	464
5.11.2	Identification of network limitations	465
5.12	Transmission annual planning process	465
5.12.1	Transmission annual planning review	465
5.12.2	Transmission Annual Planning Report	466
5.13	Distribution annual planning process	471
5.13.1	Distribution annual planning review	471
5.13.2	Distribution Annual Planning Report	473
5.13.3	Distribution system limitation template	473
5.13A	Distribution zone substation information	474
5.14	Joint planning	477
5.14.1	Joint planning obligations of Transmission Network Service Providers and Distribution Network Service Providers	477
5.14.2	Joint planning obligations of Distribution Network Service Providers and Distribution Network Service Providers	478
5.14.3	Joint planning obligations of Transmission Network Service Providers	479
5.14A	Joint planning in relation to retirement or de-ratings of network assets forming part of the Declared Shared Network	479
5.14B	TAPR Guidelines	479
5.14B.1	Development of TAPR Guidelines	479
5.15	Regulatory investment tests generally	480
5.15.1	Interested parties	480
5.15.2	Identification of a credible option	480
5.15.3	Review of costs thresholds	481
5.15.4	Costs determinations	483
5.16	Regulatory investment test for transmission	484
5.16.1	Principles	484
5.16.2	Regulatory investment test for transmission application guidelines	487
5.16.3	Investments subject to the regulatory investment test for transmission	488
5.16.4	Regulatory investment test for transmission procedures	490
5.16.5	Disputes in relation to application of regulatory investment test for transmission	497
5.16.6	Determination that preferred option satisfies the regulatory investment test for transmission	499
5.17	Regulatory investment test for distribution	500
5.17.1	Principles	500
5.17.2	Regulatory investment test for distribution application guidelines	502
5.17.3	Projects subject to the regulatory investment test for distribution	504
5.17.4	Regulatory investment test for distribution procedures	505
5.17.5	Disputes in relation to application of regulatory investment test for distribution	511
5.18	Construction of funded augmentations	513
5.18A	Large generator connections	514
5.18A.1	Definitions	514
5.18A.2	Register of large generator connections	514
5.18A.3	Impact assessment of large generator connections	515
5.19	SENE Design and Costing Study	516
5.19.1	Definitions	516
5.19.2	Interpretation	517
5.19.3	Request for SENE Design and Costing Study	517
5.19.4	Content of SENE Design and Costing Study	518
5.19.5	Co-operation of other Network Service Providers	519
5.19.6	Publication of SENE Design and Costing Study report	520
5.19.7	Provision and use of information	520
5.20	National transmission planning	521
5.20.1	Preliminary consultation	521
5.20.2	Publication of NTNDP	522
5.20.3	Development strategies for national transmission flow paths	524
5.20.4	NTNDP database	525
5.20.5	Jurisdictional planning bodies and jurisdictional planning representatives	526
5.20.6	NTP Functions	526
5.20A	Frequency management planning	526
5.20A.1	Power system frequency risk review	526
5.20A.2	Power system frequency risk review process	527
5.20A.3	Power system frequency risk review report	528
5.20A.4	Request for protected event declaration	528
5.20A.5	Request to revoke a protected event declaration	529
5.21	AEMO's obligation to publish information and guidelines and provide advice	530
5.22	Last resort planning power	531
Schedule 5.1a	System standards	535
S5.1a.1	Purpose	535
S5.1a.2	Frequency	535
S5.1a.3	System stability	535
S5.1a.4	Power frequency voltage	536
S5.1a.5	Voltage fluctuations	536
S5.1a.6	Voltage waveform distortion	537
S5.1a.7	Voltage unbalance	537
S5.1a.8	Fault clearance times	538
Schedule 5.1	Network Performance Requirements to be Provided or Co-ordinated by Network Service Providers	540
S5.1.1	Introduction	540
S5.1.2	Network reliability	541
S5.1.2.1	Credible contingency events	541
S5.1.2.2	Network service within a region	542
S5.1.2.3	Network service between regions	543
S5.1.3	Frequency variations	543
S5.1.4	Magnitude of power frequency voltage	543
S5.1.5	Voltage fluctuations	545
S5.1.6	Voltage harmonic or voltage notching distortion	546
S5.1.7	Voltage unbalance	547
S5.1.8	Stability	548
S5.1.9	Protection systems and fault clearance times	549
S5.1.10	Load, generation and network control facilities	552
S5.1.10.1	General	552
S5.1.10.1a	Emergency frequency control schemes	553
S5.1.10.2	Distribution Network Service Providers	554
S5.1.10.3	Transmission Network Service Providers	554
S5.1.11	Automatic reclosure of transmission or distribution lines	555
S5.1.12	Rating of transmission lines and equipment	555
S5.1.13	Information to be provided	556
Schedule 5.2	Conditions for Connection of Generators	556
S5.2.1	Outline of requirements	556
S5.2.2	Application of Settings	557
S5.2.3	Technical matters to be coordinated	558
S5.2.4	Provision of information	559
S5.2.5	Technical requirements	561
S5.2.5.1	Reactive power capability	561
S5.2.5.2	Quality of electricity generated	563
S5.2.5.3	Generating unit response to frequency disturbances	563
S5.2.5.4	Generating system response to voltage disturbances	567
S5.2.5.5	Generating system response to disturbances following contingency events	568
S5.2.5.6	Quality of electricity generated and continuous uninterrupted operation	571
S5.2.5.7	Partial load rejection	572
S5.2.5.8	Protection of generating systems from power system disturbances	572
S5.2.5.9	Protection systems that impact on power system security	574
S5.2.5.10	Protection to trip plant for unstable operation	576
S5.2.5.11	Frequency control	577
S5.2.5.12	Impact on network capability	579
S5.2.5.13	Voltage and reactive power control	581
S5.2.5.14	Active power control	587
S5.2.6	Monitoring and control requirements	589
S5.2.6.1	Remote Monitoring	589
S5.2.6.2	Communications equipment	591
S5.2.7	Power station auxiliary supplies	592
S5.2.8	Fault current	592
Schedule 5.3	Conditions for Connection of Customers	593
S5.3.1a	Introduction to the schedule	593
S5.3.1	Information	594
S5.3.2	Design standards	596
S5.3.3	Protection systems and settings	596
S5.3.4	Settings of protection and control systems	597
S5.3.5	Power factor requirements	598
S5.3.6	Balancing of load currents	599
S5.3.7	Voltage fluctuations	600
S5.3.8	Harmonics and voltage notching	600
S5.3.9	Design requirements for Network Users' substations	600
S5.3.10	Load shedding facilities	601
Schedule 5.3a	Conditions for connection of Market Network Services	601
S5.3a.1a	Introduction to the schedule	601
S5.3a.1	Provision of Information	603
S5.3a.2	Application of settings	604
S5.3a.3	Technical matters to be co-ordinated	605
S5.3a.4	Monitoring and control requirements	605
S5.3a.4.1	Remote Monitoring	605
S5.3a.4.2	[Deleted]	606
S5.3a.4.3	Communications equipment	606
S5.3a.5	Design standards	607
S5.3a.6	Protection systems and settings	607
S5.3a.7	[Deleted]	609
S5.3a.8	Reactive power capability	609
S5.3a.9	Balancing of load currents	609
S5.3a.10	Voltage fluctuations	610
S5.3a.11	Harmonics and voltage notching	610
S5.3a.12	Design requirements for Market Network Service Providers’ substations	610
S5.3a.13	Market network service response to disturbances in the power system	611
S5.3a.14	Protection of market network services from power system disturbances	611
Schedule 5.4	Information to be Provided with Preliminary Enquiry	612
Schedule 5.4A	Preliminary Response	613
Schedule 5.4B	Detailed Response to Enquiry	616
Schedule 5.5	Technical Details to Support Application for Connection and Connection Agreement	618
S5.5.1	Introduction to the schedule	618
S5.5.2	Categories of data	618
S5.5.3	Review, change and supply of data	619
S5.5.4	Data Requirements	619
S5.5.5	Asynchronous generating unit data	620
S5.5.6	Generating units equal to or smaller than 30MW data	620
S5.5.7	Generating System Design Data Sheet, Generating System Setting Data Sheet and Generating System Model Guidelines	620
Schedule 5.5.1	[Deleted]	622
Schedule 5.5.2	[Deleted]	622
Schedule 5.5.3	Network and plant technical data of equipment at or near connection point	622
Schedule 5.5.4	Network Plant and Apparatus Setting Data	625
Schedule 5.5.5	Load Characteristics at Connection Point	627
Schedule 5.6	Terms and Conditions of Connection agreements	628
Schedule 5.7	Annual Forecast Information for Planning Purposes	629
Schedule 5.8	Distribution Annual Planning Report	631
Schedule 5.9	Demand side engagement document (clause 5.13.1(h))	638
Chapter 5A	Electricity connection for retail customers	643
Part A	Preliminary	643
5A.A.1	Definitions	643
5A.A.2	Application of this Chapter	646
5A.A.3	Small Generation Aggregator deemed to be agent of a retail customer	647
Part B	Standardised offers to provide basic and standard connection services	647
Division 1	Basic connection services	647
5A.B.1	Obligation to have model standing offer to provide basic connection services	647
5A.B.2	Proposed model standing offer for basic connection services	648
5A.B.3	Approval of terms and conditions of model standing offer to provide basic connection services	649
Division 2	Standard connection services	650
5A.B.4	Standard connection services	650
5A.B.5	Approval of model standing offer to provide standard connection services	651
Division 3	Miscellaneous	651
5A.B.6	Amendment etc of model standing offer	651
5A.B.7	Publication of model standing offers	652
Part C	Negotiated connection	652
5A.C.1	Negotiation of connection	652
5A.C.2	Process of negotiation	653
5A.C.3	Negotiation framework	653
5A.C.4	Fee to cover cost of negotiation	655
Part D	Application for connection service	656
Division 1	Information	656
5A.D.1	Publication of information	656
5A.D.1A	Register of completed embedded generation projects	656
Division 2	Preliminary enquiry	658
5A.D.2	Preliminary enquiry	658
Division 3	Applications	659
5A.D.3	Application process	659
5A.D.4	Site inspection	660
Part E	Connection charges	660
5A.E.1	Connection charge principles	660
5A.E.2	Itemised statement of connection charges	662
5A.E.3	Connection charge guidelines	662
5A.E.4	Payment of connection charges	664
Part F	Formation and integration of connection contracts	665
Division 1	Offer and acceptance – basic and standard connection services	665
5A.F.1	Distribution Network Service Provider’s response to application	665
5A.F.2	Acceptance of connection offer	665
5A.F.3	Offer and acceptance—application for expedited connection	665
Division 2	Offer and acceptance – negotiated connection	666
5A.F.4	Negotiated connection offer	666
Division 3	Formation of contract	667
5A.F.5	Acceptance of connection offer	667
Division 4	Contractual performance	667
5A.F.6	Carrying out connection work	667
5A.F.7	Retailer required for energisation where new connection	668
Part G	Dispute resolution between Distribution Network Service Providers and customers	668
5A.G.1	Relevant disputes	668
5A.G.2	Determination of dispute	668
5A.G.3	Termination of proceedings	669
SCHEDULE 5A.1 – Minimum content requirements for connection contract	669
Part A	Connection offer not involving embedded generation	669
Part B	Connection offer involving embedded generation	670
6	Economic Regulation of Distribution Services	675
Part A	Introduction	675
6.1	Introduction to Chapter 6	675
6.1.1	AER's regulatory responsibility	675
6.1.1A	[Deleted]	675
6.1.2	Structure of this Chapter	675
6.1.3	Access to direct control services and negotiated distribution services	676
6.1.4	Prohibition of DUOS charges for the export of energy	676
Part B	Classification of Distribution Services and Distribution Determinations	677
6.2	Classification	677
6.2.1	Classification of distribution services	677
6.2.2	Classification of direct control services as standard control services or alternative control services	678
6.2.3	Term for which classification operates	679
6.2.4	Duty of AER to make distribution determinations	679
6.2.5	Control mechanisms for direct control services	679
6.2.6	Basis of control mechanisms for direct control services	680
6.2.7	Negotiated distribution services	681
6.2.8	Guidelines	681
Part C	Building Block Determinations for standard control services	682
6.3	Building block determinations	682
6.3.1	Introduction	682
6.3.2	Contents of building block determination	682
6.4	Post-tax revenue model	683
6.4.1	Preparation, publication and amendment of post-tax revenue model	683
6.4.2	Contents of post-tax revenue model	683
6.4.3	Building block approach	683
6.4.4	Shared assets	685
6.4.5	Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guidelines	686
6.4A	Capital expenditure incentive mechanisms	686
6.5	Matters relevant to the making of building block determinations	687
6.5.1	Regulatory asset base	687
6.5.2	Return on capital	688
6.5.3	Estimated cost of corporate income tax	691
6.5.4	[Deleted]	692
6.5.5	Depreciation	692
6.5.6	Forecast operating expenditure	692
6.5.7	Forecast capital expenditure	695
6.5.8	Efficiency benefit sharing scheme	699
6.5.8A	Capital expenditure sharing scheme	700
6.5.9	The X factor	701
6.5.10	Pass through events	702
6.6	Adjustments after making of building block determination.	702
6.6.1	Cost pass through	702
6.6.1A	Reporting on jurisdictional schemes	709
6.6.2	Service target performance incentive scheme	710
6.6.3	Demand management incentive scheme	711
6.6.3A	Demand management innovation allowance mechanism	712
6.6.4	Small-scale incentive scheme	713
6.6.5	Reopening of distribution determination for capital expenditure	715
6.6A	Contingent Projects	718
6.6A.1	Acceptance of a contingent project in a distribution determination	718
6.6A.2	Amendment of distribution determination for contingent project	719
Part D	Negotiated distribution services	724
6.7	Negotiated distribution services	724
6.7.1	Principles relating to access to negotiated distribution services	724
6.7.2	Determination of terms and conditions of access for negotiated distribution services	726
6.7.3	Negotiating framework determination	727
6.7.4	Negotiated Distribution Service Criteria determination	727
6.7.5	Preparation of and requirements for negotiating framework for negotiated distribution services	727
6.7.6	Confidential information	729
Part DA	Connection policies	730
6.7A	Connection policy requirements	730
6.7A.1	Preparation of, and requirements for, connection policy	730
Part E	Regulatory proposal and proposed tariff structure statement	731
6.8	Regulatory proposal and proposed tariff structure statement	731
6.8.1	AER's framework and approach paper	731
6.8.1A	Notification of approach to forecasting expenditure	734
6.8.2	Submission of regulatory proposal and tariff structure statement	734
6.9	Preliminary examination and consultation	736
6.9.1	Preliminary examination	736
6.9.2	Resubmission of proposal	737
6.9.2A	Confidential information	737
6.9.3	Consultation	737
6.10	Draft distribution determination and further consultation	738
6.10.1	Making of draft distribution determination	738
6.10.2	Publication of draft determination and consultation	739
6.10.3	Submission of revised proposal	739
6.10.4	Submissions on specified matters	740
6.11	Distribution determination	740
6.11.1	Making of distribution determination	740
6.11.1A	Out of scope revised regulatory proposal or late submissions	741
6.11.2	Notice of distribution determination	742
6.11.3	Commencement of distribution determination	742
6.12	Requirements relating to draft and final distribution determinations	742
6.12.1	Constituent decisions	742
6.12.2	Reasons for decisions	745
6.12.3	Extent of AER's discretion in making distribution determinations	746
6.13	Revocation and substitution of distribution determination for wrong information or error	747
6.14	Miscellaneous	748
6.14A	Distribution Confidentiality Guidelines	749
Part F	Cost Allocation	749
6.15	Cost allocation	749
6.15.1	Duty to comply with Cost Allocation Method	749
6.15.2	Cost Allocation Principles	749
6.15.3	Cost Allocation Guidelines	750
6.15.4	Cost Allocation Method	751
Part G	Distribution consultation procedures	752
6.16	Distribution consultation procedures	752
Part H	Ring-Fencing Arrangements for Distribution Network Service Providers	754
6.17	Distribution Ring-Fencing Guidelines	754
6.17.1	Compliance with Distribution Ring-Fencing Guidelines	754
6.17.2	Development of Distribution Ring-Fencing Guidelines	754
Part I	Distribution Pricing Rules	755
6.18	Distribution Pricing Rules	755
6.18.1	Application of this Part	755
6.18.1A	Tariff structure statement	755
6.18.1B	Amending a tariff structure statement with the AER's approval	756
6.18.1C	Sub-threshold tariffs	757
6.18.2	Pricing proposals	758
6.18.3	Tariff classes	760
6.18.4	Principles governing assignment or re-assignment of retail customers to tariff classes and assessment and review of basis of charging	760
6.18.5	Pricing principles	761
6.18.6	Side constraints on tariffs for standard control services	763
6.18.7	Recovery of designated pricing proposal charges	764
6.18.7A	Recovery of jurisdictional scheme amounts	765
6.18.8	Approval of pricing proposal	768
6.18.9	Publication of information about tariffs and tariff classes	770
6.19.	Data Required for Distribution Service Pricing	770
6.19.1	Forecast use of networks by Distribution Customers and Embedded Generators	770
6.19.2	Confidentiality of distribution network pricing information	770
Part J	Billing and Settlements	771
6.20	Billing and Settlements Process	771
6.20.1	Billing for distribution services	771
6.20.2	Minimum information to be provided in distribution network service bills	773
6.20.3	Settlement between Distribution Network Service Providers	773
6.20.4	Obligation to pay	773
Part K	Prudential requirements, capital contributions and prepayments	774
6.21	Distribution Network Service Provider Prudential Requirements	774
6.21.1	Prudential requirements for distribution network service	774
6.21.2	Capital contributions, prepayments and financial guarantees	775
6.21.3	Treatment of past prepayments and capital contributions	775
Part L	Dispute resolution	775
6.22	Dispute Resolution	775
6.22.1	Dispute Resolution by the AER	775
6.22.2	Determination of dispute	776
6.22.3	Termination of access dispute without access determination	777
Part M	Separate disclosure of transmission and distribution charges	778
6.23	Separate disclosure of transmission and distribution charges	778
Part N	Dual Function Assets	779
6.24	Dual Function Assets	779
6.24.1	Application of this Part	779
6.24.2	Dual Function Assets	779
6.25	AER determination of applicable pricing regime for Dual Function Assets	779
6.26	Division of Distribution Network Service Provider's revenue	780
Part O	Annual Benchmarking Report	782
6.27	Annual Benchmarking Report	782
Part P	Distribution Reliability Measures Guidelines	782
6.28	Distribution Reliability Measures Guidelines	782
Schedule 6.1	Contents of building block proposals	782
S6.1.1	Information and matters relating to capital expenditure	782
S6.1.2	Information and matters relating to operating expenditure	784
S6.1.3	Additional information and matters	784
Schedule 6.2	Regulatory Asset Base	787
S6.2.1	Establishment of opening regulatory asset base for a regulatory control period	787
S6.2.2	Prudency and efficiency of capital expenditure	792
S6.2.2A	Reduction for inefficient past capital expenditure	792
S6.2.2B	Depreciation	795
S6.2.3	Roll forward of regulatory asset base within the same regulatory control period	795
6A.	Economic Regulation of Transmission Services	799
Part A	Introduction	799
6A.1	Introduction to Chapter 6A	799
6A.1.1	Economic regulation of transmission services generally	799
6A.1.2	Meaning of terms and conditions of access for transmission services	800
6A.1.3	Access to prescribed and negotiated transmission services	800
6A.1.4	National regulatory arrangements	801
6A.1.5	Application of Chapter 6A to Market Network Service Providers	801
6A.1.6	Application of Chapter 6A to AEMO and declared transmission system operators	802
Part B	Transmission Determinations Generally	802
6A.2	Transmission determinations	802
6A.2.1	Duty of AER to make transmission determinations	802
6A.2.2	Components of transmission determinations	802
6A.2.3	Guidelines	802
Part C	Regulation of Revenue - Prescribed Transmission Services	803
6A.3	Allowed revenue from prescribed transmission services	803
6A.3.1	Allowed revenue for regulatory year	803
6A.3.2	Adjustment of maximum allowed revenue	804
6A.4	Revenue determinations	804
6A.4.1	Introduction	804
6A.4.2	Contents of revenue determination	804
6A.5	Post-tax revenue model	805
6A.5.1	Introduction	805
6A.5.2	Preparation, publication and amendment of post-tax revenue model	806
6A.5.3	Contents of post-tax revenue model	806
6A.5.4	Building blocks approach	807
6A.5.5	Shared assets	808
6A.5.6	Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guidelines	809
6A.5A	Capital expenditure incentive mechanisms	810
6A.6	Matters relevant to the making of revenue determinations	810
6A.6.1	Regulatory asset base	810
6A.6.2	Return on capital	812
6A.6.3	Depreciation	814
6A.6.4	Estimated cost of corporate income tax	816
6A.6.5	Efficiency benefit sharing scheme	816
6A.6.5A	Capital expenditure sharing scheme	817
6A.6.6	Forecast operating expenditure	818
6A.6.7	Forecast capital expenditure	821
6A.6.8	The X factor	825
6A.6.9	Pass through events	826
6A.7	Matters relevant to the adjustment of revenue cap after making of revenue determination	826
6A.7.1	Reopening of revenue determination for capital expenditure	826
6A.7.2	Network support pass through	829
6A.7.3	Cost pass through	831
6A.7.4	Service target performance incentive scheme	837
6A.7.5	Small-scale incentive scheme	839
6A.8	Contingent Projects	840
6A.8.1	Acceptance of a Contingent Project in a revenue determination	840
6A.8.2	Amendment of revenue determination for contingent project	841
Part D	Negotiated Transmission Services	846
6A.9	Negotiated transmission services	846
6A.9.1	Principles relating to access to negotiated transmission services	846
6A.9.2	Determination of terms and conditions of access for negotiated transmission services	848
6A.9.3	Negotiating framework determination	848
6A.9.4	Negotiated transmission criteria determination	848
6A.9.5	Preparation of and requirements for negotiating framework	849
6A.9.6	Confidential information	851
6A.9.7	Commercial arbitration for negotiated transmission services	851
Part E	Procedure – Revenue determinations, negotiating frameworks and pricing methodologies	851
6A.10	Revenue Proposal, proposed negotiating framework and proposed pricing methodology	851
6A.10.1A	AER's framework and approach paper	851
6A.10.1B	Notification of approach to forecasting expenditure	853
6A.10.1	Submission of proposal, framework, pricing methodology and information	854
6A.10.2	[Deleted]	855
6A.11	Preliminary examination and consultation	855
6A.11.1	Preliminary examination and determination of non-compliance with relevant requirements	855
6A.11.2	Resubmission of proposal, framework, pricing methodology or information	856
6A.11.2A	Confidential information	856
6A.11.3	Consultation	857
6A.12	Draft decision and further consultation	858
6A.12.1	Making of draft decision	858
6A.12.2	Publication of draft decision and consultation	858
6A.12.3	Submission of revised proposal, framework or pricing methodology	859
6A.12.4	Submissions on specified matters	860
6A.13	Final decision	861
6A.13.1	Making of final decision	861
6A.13.2	Refusal to approve amounts, values, framework or pricing methodology	861
6A.13.2A	Out of scope revised documents or late submissions	862
6A.13.3	Notice of final decision	863
6A.13.4	Making of transmission determination	863
6A.14	Requirements relating to draft and final decisions	863
6A.14.1	Contents of decisions	863
6A.14.2	Reasons for decisions	866
6A.14.3	Circumstances in which matters must be approved or accepted	866
6A.15	Revocation of revenue determination or amendment of pricing methodology for wrong information or error	869
6A.16	Miscellaneous	870
6A.16A	Transmission Confidentiality Guidelines	870
Part F	Information Disclosure	871
6A.17	Information disclosure by Transmission Network Service Providers	871
6A.17.1	Information to be provided to AER	871
6A.17.2	Information Guidelines	872
6A.18	[Deleted]	874
Part G	Cost Allocation	874
6A.19	Cost allocation	874
6A.19.1	Duty to comply with Cost Allocation Methodology	874
6A.19.2	Cost Allocation Principles	874
6A.19.3	Cost Allocation Guidelines	875
6A.19.4	Cost Allocation Methodology	876
Part H	Transmission Consultation Procedures	877
6A.20	Transmission consultation procedures	877
Part I	Ring-Fencing Arrangements for Transmission Network Service Providers	878
6A.21	Transmission Ring-Fencing Guidelines	878
6A.21.1	Compliance with Transmission Ring-Fencing Guidelines	878
6A.21.2	Development of Transmission Ring-Fencing Guidelines	879
Part J	Prescribed Transmission Services - Regulation of Pricing	880
6A.22	Terms used in Part J	880
6A.22.1	Aggregate annual revenue requirement (AARR)	880
6A.22.2	Annual service revenue requirement (ASRR)	880
6A.22.3	Meaning of attributable cost share	880
6A.22.4	Meaning of attributable connection point cost share	881
6A.23	Pricing Principles for Prescribed Transmission Services	881
6A.23.1	Introduction	881
6A.23.2	Principles for the allocation of the aggregate annual revenue requirement	881
6A.23.3	Principles for the allocation of the annual service revenue requirement to connection points	882
6A.23.4	Principles for the recovery of the Annual Service Revenue Requirement as prices	885
6A.24	Pricing methodology	887
6A.24.1	Pricing methodologies generally	887
6A.24.2	Publication of pricing methodology and transmission network prices	888
6A.24.3	Basis for setting prices pending approval of pricing methodology	889
6A.24.4	Basis for setting prices pending approval of maximum allowed revenue	889
6A.25	Pricing methodology guidelines for prescribed transmission services	890
6A.25.1	Making and amending of pricing methodology guidelines	890
6A.25.2	Contents of pricing methodology guidelines	891
6A.26	Prudent discounts	892
6A.26.1	Agreements for prudent discounts for prescribed transmission services	892
6A.26.2	Application to AER for approval of proposed prudent discount amounts	893
6A.27	Billing Process	895
6A.27.1	Billing for prescribed transmission services	895
6A.27.1A	Billing of modified load export charges	895
6A.27.2	Minimum information to be provided in network service bills	895
6A.27.3	Obligation to pay charges for prescribed transmission services	896
6A.27.4	Payments between Transmission Network Service Providers in the same region	896
6A.27.5	Calculation of financial transfers between Transmission Network Service Providers in the same region	897
6A.28	Prudential Requirements	897
6A.28.1	Prudential Requirements for prescribed transmission services	897
6A.28.2	Capital contribution or prepayment for a specific asset	897
6A.28.3	Treatment of past capital contributions	897
6A.29	Multiple Transmission Network Service Providers	898
6A.29.1	Multiple Transmission Network Service Providers within a region	898
6A.29.2	Single Transmission Network Service Provider within a region	899
6A.29.3	Allocation over several regions	899
6A.29A	Modified load export charges	899
6A.29A.1	Single Transmission Network Service Provider in a Region	899
6A.29A.2 	Calculation of the modified load export charges	899
6A.29A.3	Calculation of adjustments to the modified load export charge	900
6A.29A.4	Billing the modified load export charge	900
6A.29A.5	Allocation and billing process where multiple Transmission Network Service Providers in a Region	901
Part K	Commercial arbitration for disputes about terms and conditions of access for prescribed and negotiated transmission services	901
6A.30	Commercial arbitration for prescribed and negotiated transmission services	901
6A.30.1	Notification of transmission services dispute	902
6A.30.2	Appointment of commercial arbitrator	902
6A.30.3	Procedures of commercial arbitrator	903
6A.30.4	Powers of commercial arbitrator in determining transmission services access disputes	903
6A.30.5	Determination of transmission services access disputes	905
6A.30.6	Costs of dispute	905
6A.30.7	Enforcement of agreement or determination and requirement for reasons	906
6A.30.8	Miscellaneous	906
Part L	Annual Benchmarking Report	907
6A.31	Annual Benchmarking Report	907
Schedule 6A.1	Contents of Revenue Proposals	907
S6A.1.1	Information and matters relating to capital expenditure	907
S6A.1.2	Information and matters relating to operating expenditure	908
S6A.1.3	Additional information and matters	909
Schedule 6A.2	Regulatory Asset Base	912
S6A.2.1	Establishment of opening regulatory asset base for a regulatory control period	912
S6A.2.2	Prudency and efficiency of capital expenditure	917
S6A.2.2A	Reduction for inefficient past capital expenditure	918
S6A.2.2B	Depreciation	920
S6A.2.3	Removal of assets from regulatory asset base	920
S6A.2.4	Roll forward of regulatory asset base within the same regulatory control period	922
Schedule 6A.3	CRNP methodology and modified CRNP methodology	923
S6A.3.1	Meaning of optimised replacement cost	923
S6A.3.2	CRNP methodology	923
S6A.3.3	Modified CRNP methodology	924
Schedule 6A.4	Application of this Chapter to AEMO and declared transmission system operators	924
S6A.4.1	Application of this Chapter to AEMO etc	924
S6A.4.2	Exclusions, qualifications and modifications	924
Chapter 6B	Retail markets	935
Part A	Retail support	935
Division 1 – Application and definitions	935
6B.A1.1	Application of this Part	935
Division 2	Billing and payment rules	936
6B.A2.1	Obligation to pay	936
6B.A2.2	Direct customer billing and energy-only contracts	936
6B.A2.3	Calculating network charges	936
6B.A2.4	Statement of charges	936
6B.A2.5	Time and manner of payment	937
Division 3	Matters incidental to billing and payment	937
6B.A3.1 	Adjustment of network charges	937
6B.A3.2	Tariff reassignment	938
6B.A3.3	Disputed statements of charges	939
6B.A3.4	Interest	940
6B.A3.5	Notification of changes to charges	940
Part B	Credit support required for late payment	940
Division 1	Application and definitions	941
6B.B1.1	Application of Part B	941
6B.B1.2	Definitions	941
Division 2	Requirements for credit support	941
6B.B2.1	Distribution Network Service Provider may require credit support in limited circumstances	941
Division 3	Provision of credit support by retailers	942
6B.B3.1	Retailer to provide credit support	942
6B.B3.2	Acceptable form of credit support	942
Division 4	Other Rules relating to credit support	943
6B.B4.1	Application of credit support	943
6B.B4.2	Return of credit support	943
6B.B4.3	Other retailer obligations	943
Schedule 6B.1	Prescribed form of unconditional undertaking for credit support	944
7.	Metering	947
7.1	Introduction to the Metering Chapter	947
7.1.1	Contents	947
7.1.2	Obligations of Market Participants to establish metering installations	947
7.1.3	Obligation to establish, maintain and publish procedures	948
7.1.4	Amendment of procedures in the Metering Chapter	948
7.2	Responsibility for Metering Installation, Metering Data and Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	949
7.2.1	Responsibility of the responsible person	949
7.2.1A	Responsibility of AEMO for the collection, processing and delivery of metering data	950
7.2.1B	Responsibility for interconnectors	951
7.2.2	Responsibility of the Market Participant	951
7.2.3	Responsibility of the Local Network Service Provider	951
7.2.4	Joint metering installations	953
7.2.4A	Special site or technology related conditions	953
7.2.5	Role of the responsible person	955
7.2.6	[Deleted]	957
7.2.7	Registration of metering installations	957
7.2.8	Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	958
7.2A	B2B Arrangements	958
7.2A.1	B2B e-Hub	958
7.2A.2	B2B Procedures	959
7.2A.3	Cost Recovery	959
7.3	Metering Installation Arrangements	959
7.3.1A	Metering Installation Requirements	959
7.3.1	Metering installation components	959
7.3.2	Connection and metering point	964
7.3.3	[Deleted]	964
7.3.4	Metering installation types, accuracy and meter churn	964
7.3.5	[Deleted]	966
7.3.6	[Deleted]	966
7.3.7	Meter installation malfunctions	966
7.3A	Payment for Metering Provision and Metering Data Services	967
7.4	Metering Providers and Metering Data Providers	968
7.4.1	Role of Metering Providers	968
7.4.1A	Role of Metering Data Providers	968
7.4.2	Qualifications and registration of Metering Providers	968
7.4.2A	Qualifications and registration of Metering Data Providers	969
7.4.3	Deregistration of Metering Providers and Metering Data Providers	970
7.5	Register of Metering Information	971
7.5.1	Metering register	971
7.5.2	Metering register discrepancy	971
7.5A	Disclosure of NMI information	972
7.5A.1	Application of this Rule	972
7.5A.2	NMI and NMI checksum	972
7.5A.3	NMI Standing Data	972
7.6	Inspection, Testing and Audit of Metering Installations	972
7.6.1	Responsibility for testing	972
7.6.2	Actions in event of non-compliance	974
7.6.3	Audits of information held in metering installations	975
7.6.4	Retention of test records and documents	976
7.7	Entitlement to metering data and access to metering installation	977
7.8	Security of Metering Installations and Data	979
7.8.1	Security of metering installations	979
7.8.2	Security controls	980
7.8.3	Changes to metering equipment, parameters and settings within a metering installation	981
7.8.4	Changes to energy data or to metering data	982
7.9	Processing of Metering Data for Settlements Purposes	983
7.9.1	Metering databases	983
7.9.2	[Deleted]	983
7.9.3	[Deleted]	983
7.9.4	Data validation, substitution and estimation	983
7.9.5	Errors found in metering tests, inspections or audits	984
7.10	Confidentiality	985
7.11	Metering Data Arrangements	985
7.11.1	Metering data performance standards	985
7.11.2	Metering Data Services	986
7.11.3	Data management and storage	987
7.11.4	Use of check metering data	988
7.11.5	Periodic energy metering	988
7.12	Time settings	989
7.13	Evolving Technologies and Processes and Development of the Market	990
7.14	Metrology and service level procedures	992
7.14.1	Requirements of the metrology procedure	992
7.14.1A	Requirements of the service level procedures	993
7.14.2	Jurisdictional metrology material in metrology procedure	994
7.14.3	Additional metrology procedure matters	996
7.14.4	[Deleted]	997
7.15	Miscellaneous	997
7.16	Metering data provision to retail customers	997
Schedule 7.1	Responsibility for metering installation and metering data	999
Schedule 7.2	Types and Accuracy of Metering Installations	999
S7.2.1	General requirements	999
S7.2.2	Metering installations commissioned prior to 13 December 1998	999
S7.2.3	Accuracy requirements for metering installations	1000
S7.2.4.	Check metering	1006
S7.2.5.	Resolution and accuracy of displayed or captured data	1007
S7.2.6.	General design standards	1007
S7.2.6.1	Design requirements	1007
S7.2.6.2	Design guidelines	1008
Schedule 7.3	Inspection and Testing Requirements	1008
S7.3.1.	General	1008
S7.3.2.	Technical Guidelines	1011
Schedule 7.4	Metering Provider	1011
S7.4.1	General	1011
S7.4.2	Categories of registration	1012
S7.4.3	Capabilities of Metering Providers for metering installations types 1, 2, 3 and 4	1013
S7.4.4	Capabilities of Metering Providers for metering installations types 5 and 6	1016
S7.4.5	Capabilities of the Accredited Service Provider category	1016
Schedule 7.5	Metering Register	1016
S7.5.1.	General	1016
S7.5.2.	Metering register information	1017
Schedule 7.6	Metering Data Provider	1018
S7.6.1	General	1018
S7.6.2	Categories of registration	1019
S7.6.3	Capabilities of Metering Data Providers	1019
8.	Administrative Functions	1025
Part A	Introductory	1025
8.1	Administrative functions	1025
8.1.1	[Deleted]	1025
8.1.2	[Deleted]	1025
8.1.3	Structure of this Chapter	1025
Part B	Disputes	1026
8.2	Dispute Resolution	1026
8.2.1	Application and guiding principles	1026
8.2.2	The Dispute Resolution Adviser	1029
8.2.3	Dispute management systems of Registered Participants and AEMO	1030
8.2.4	Stage 1 - dispute resolution through Registered Participants’ DMS	1030
8.2.5	Stage 2 - dispute resolution process	1033
8.2.6A	Establishment of Dispute Resolution Panel	1033
8.2.6B	Parties to DRP Proceedings	1035
8.2.6C	Proceedings of the DRP	1036
8.2.6D	Decisions of the DRP	1036
8.2.6	[Deleted]	1037
8.2.7	Legal representation	1037
8.2.8	Cost of dispute resolution	1037
8.2.9	Effect of resolution	1038
8.2.10	Recording and publication	1039
8.2.11	Appeals on questions of law	1039
8.2.12	[Deleted]	1039
8.2A	[Deleted]	1039
8.3	Power to make Electricity Procedures	1039
8.4	[Deleted]	1039
8.5	[Deleted]	1039
Part C	Registered Participants' confidentiality obligations	1039
8.6	Confidentiality	1039
8.6.1	Confidentiality	1039
8.6.2	Exceptions	1041
8.6.3	Conditions	1042
8.6.4	[Deleted]	1043
8.6.5	Indemnity to AER, AEMC and AEMO	1043
8.6.6	AEMO information	1043
8.6.7	Information on Rules Bodies	1043
Part D	Monitoring and reporting	1043
8.7	Monitoring and Reporting	1043
8.7.1	Monitoring	1043
8.7.2	Reporting requirements and monitoring standards for Registered Participants and AEMO	1044
8.7.3	Consultation required for making general regulatory information order (Section 28H of the NEL)	1046
8.7.4	Preparation of network service provider performance report (Section 28V of the NEL)	1047
8.7.5	[Deleted]	1048
8.7.6	Recovery of reporting costs	1048
Part E	Reliability panel	1048
8.8	Reliability Panel	1048
8.8.1	Purpose of Reliability Panel	1048
8.8.2	Constitution of the Reliability Panel	1050
8.8.3	Reliability Panel review process	1052
8.8.4	Determination of protected events	1055
Part F	Rules consultation procedures	1056
8.9	Rules Consultation Procedures	1056
Part G	Consumer advocacy funding	1059
8.10	Consumer advocacy funding obligation	1059
Part H	Augmentations	1059
8.11	Augmentations	1059
8.11.1	Application	1059
8.11.2	Object	1059
8.11.3	Definitions	1060
8.11.4	Planning criteria	1060
8.11.5	Construction of augmentation that is not a contestable augmentation	1061
8.11.6	Contestable augmentations	1062
8.11.7	Construction and operation of contestable augmentation	1062
8.11.8	Funded augmentations that are not subject to the tender process	1064
8.11.9	Contractual requirements and principles	1065
8.11.10	Annual planning review	1065
Schedule 8.11	Principles to be reflected in agreements relating to contestable augmentations	1066
S8.11.1	Risk allocation	1066
S8.11.2	Minimum requirements for agreements relating to contestable augmentation	1067
S8.11.3	Matters to be dealt with in relevant agreements	1067
8A.	Participant Derogations	1071
Part 1	Derogations Granted to TransGrid	1071
8A.1	[Deleted]	1071
Part 2	Derogations Granted to EnergyAustralia	1071
8A.2	[Deleted]	1071
8A.2A	[Deleted]	1071
Part 3	[Deleted]	1071
Part 4	[Deleted]	1071
Part 5	[Deleted]	1071
Part 6	Derogations Granted to Victorian Market Participants	1071
Part 7	[Deleted]	1072
Part 8	[Deleted]	1072
Part 9	[Deleted]	1072
Part 10	[Deleted]	1072
Part 11	[Deleted]	1072
Part 12	[Deleted]	1072
Part 13	Derogation granted to Aurora Energy (Tamar Valley) Pty Ltd	1072
8A.13	[Deleted]	1072
Part 14	Derogations granted to Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy	1072
8A.14	Derogations from Chapter 6 for the current regulatory control period and subsequent regulatory control period	1072
8A.14.1	Definitions	1072
8A.14.2	Expiry date	1077
8A.14.3	Application of Rule 8A.14	1077
8A.14.4	Recovery of revenue across the current regulatory control period and subsequent regulatory control period	1077
8A.14.5	Recovery of revenue in subsequent regulatory control period only and no reopening of subsequent distribution determination required	1079
8A.14.6	Recovery of revenue in subsequent regulatory control period only and reopening of distribution determination is required	1080
8A.14.7	Requirements for adjustment determination	1082
8A.14.8	Application of Chapter 6 under participant derogation	1082
Part 15	Derogations granted to ActewAGL	1084
8A.15	Derogations from Chapter 6 for the current regulatory control period and subsequent regulatory control period	1084
8A.15.1	Definitions	1084
8A.15.2	Expiry date	1088
8A.15.3	Application of Rule 8A.15	1088
8A.15.4	Recovery of revenue across the current regulatory control period and subsequent regulatory control period	1088
8A.15.5	Recovery of revenue in subsequent regulatory control period only and no reopening of subsequent distribution determination required	1090
8A.15.6	Recovery of revenue in subsequent regulatory control period only and reopening of distribution determination is required	1092
8A.15.7	Requirements for adjustment determination	1094
8A.15.8	Application of Chapter 6 under participant derogation	1094
9.	Jurisdictional Derogations and Transitional Arrangements	1099
9.1	Purpose and Application	1099
9.1.1	Purpose	1099
9.1.2	Jurisdictional Derogations	1099
Part A	Jurisdictional Derogations for Victoria	1099
9.2	[Deleted]	1099
9.3	Definitions	1099
9.3.1	General Definitions	1099
9.3.2	[Deleted]	1101
9.3A	Fault levels	1101
9.4	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Registered Participants, Registration and Cross Border Networks	1102
9.4.1	[Deleted]	1102
9.4.2	Smelter Trader	1102
9.4.3	Smelter Trader: compliance	1103
9.4.4	Report from AER	1105
9.4.5	Cross Border Networks	1106
9.5	[Deleted]	1106
9.6	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 4 - System Security	1106
9.6.1	Operating Procedures (clause 4.10.1)	1106
9.6.2	Nomenclature Standards (clause 4.12)	1106
9.7	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 5 - Network Connection	1107
9.7.1	[Deleted]	1107
9.7.2	[Deleted]	1107
9.7.3	[Deleted]	1107
9.7.4	Regulation of Distribution Network Connection	1107
9.7.5	[Deleted]	1108
9.7.6	[Deleted]	1108
9.7.7	[Deleted]	1108
9.8	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1108
9.8.1	[Deleted]	1108
9.8.2	[Deleted]	1108
9.8.3	[Deleted]	1108
9.8.4	Transmission Network Pricing	1108
9.8.4A	[Deleted]	1110
9.8.4B	[Deleted]	1110
9.8.4C	[Deleted]	1110
9.8.4D	[Deleted]	1110
9.8.4E	[Deleted]	1110
9.8.4F	[Deleted]	1110
9.8.4G	[Deleted]	1110
9.8.5	[Deleted]	1110
9.8.6	[Deleted]	1110
9.8.7	Distribution network pricing – transitional application of former Chapter 6	1110
9.8.8	Exclusion of AER's power to aggregate distribution systems and parts of distribution systems	1111
9.9	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 7 - Metering	1112
9.9.1	Metering Installations To Which This Schedule Applies	1112
9.9.2	[Deleted]	1112
9.9.3	[Deleted]	1112
9.9.4	[Deleted]	1112
9.9.5	[Deleted]	1112
9.9.6	[Deleted]	1112
9.9.7	[Deleted]	1112
9.9.8	[Deleted]	1112
9.9.9	Periodic Energy Metering (clause 7.9.3)	1112
9.9.10	Use of Alternate Technologies (clause 7.13)	1112
9.9A	[Deleted]	1113
9.9B	[Deleted]	1113
9.9C	Metering services for residential and small business customers	1113
9.9C.1	Definitions	1113
9.9C.2	Expiry Date	1114
9.9C.3	Designation as responsible person	1114
9.9C.4	Classification of relevant metering installations	1114
9.9C.5	Cost recovery of AMI rollout	1114
9.9C.6	Capability for remote acquisition of metering data	1114
Schedule 9A1.1	[Deleted]	1114
Schedule 9A1.2	[Deleted]	1114
Schedule 9A1.3	[Deleted]	1114
Schedule 9A2	[Deleted]	1114
Schedule 9A3	Jurisdictional Derogations Granted to Generators	1114
1.	Interpretation of tables	1114
2.	Continuing effect	1115
3.	Subsequent agreement	1115
4.	[Deleted]	1116
5.	Reactive Power Capability (clause S5.2.5.1 of schedule 5.2)	1116
6.	[Deleted]	1117
7.	[Deleted]	1117
8.	[Deleted]	1117
9.	[Deleted]	1117
10.	[Deleted]	1117
11.	[Deleted	1117
12.	[Deleted]	1117
13.	Governor Systems (load control) (clause S5.2.5.11 of schedule 5.2)	1117
14.	[Deleted]	1117
15.	[Deleted]	1117
16.	Excitation Control System (clause S5.2.5.13 of schedule 5.2)	1117
Part B	Jurisdictional Derogations for New South Wales	1118
9.10	[Deleted]	1118
9.11	Definitions	1118
9.11.1	Definitions used in this Part B	1118
9.12	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Generators, Registered Participants, Registration and Cross Border Networks	1119
9.12.1	[Deleted]	1119
9.12.2	Customers	1119
9.12.3	Power Traders	1119
9.12.4	Cross Border Networks	1122
9.13	[Deleted]	1123
9.14	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 4 - System Security	1123
9.14.1	Power System Operating Procedures	1123
9.15	NSW contestable services for Chapter 5A	1123
9.15.1	Definitions	1123
9.15.2	Chapter 5A not to apply to certain contestable services	1124
9.16	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1124
9.16.1	NSW contestable services	1124
9.16.2	[Deleted]	1124
9.16.3	Jurisdictional Regulator	1124
9.16.4	Deemed Regulated Interconnector	1124
9.16.5	[Deleted]	1124
9.17	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 7 - Metering	1124
9.17.1	Extent of Derogations	1124
9.17.2	Initial Registration (clause 7.1.2)	1125
9.17.3	Amendments to Schedule 9G1	1125
9.17.4	Compliance with AS/NZ ISO 9002 (clause S7.4.3(f) of schedule 7.4)	1125
9.17A	[Deleted]	1126
9.18	[Deleted]	1126
Part C	Jurisdictional Derogations for the Australian Capital Territory	1126
9.19	[Deleted]	1126
9.20	Definitions and Transitional Arrangements for Cross-Border Networks	1126
9.20.1	Definitions	1126
9.20.2	Cross Border Networks	1126
9.21	[Deleted]	1127
9.22	[Deleted]	1127
9.23	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1127
9.23.1	[Deleted]	1127
9.23.2	[Deleted]	1127
9.23.3	[Deleted	1127
9.23.4	[Deleted]	1127
9.24	Transitional Arrangements	1127
9.24.1	Chapter 7 - Metering	1127
9.24.2	[Deleted]	1127
9.24A	[Deleted]	1127
Part D	Jurisdictional Derogations for South Australia	1127
9.25	Definitions	1127
9.25.1	[Deleted]	1127
9.25.2	Definitions	1127
9.26	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Registered Participants, Registration And Cross Border Networks	1130
9.26.1	Registration as a Generator	1130
9.26.2	Registration as a Customer	1131
9.26.3	Cross Border Networks	1131
9.26.4	[Deleted]	1132
9.26.5	Registration as a Network Service Provider	1132
9.27	[Deleted]	1132
9.28	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 5 - Network Connection	1132
9.28.1	Application of clause 5.2	1132
9.28.2	[Deleted]	1133
9.29	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Economic Regulation of Distribution Services	1133
9.29.1	[Deleted]	1133
9.29.2	[Deleted]	1133
9.29.3	[Deleted]	1133
9.29.4	[Deleted]	1133
9.29.5	Distribution Network Pricing – South Australia	1133
9.29.6	Capital contributions, prepayments and financial guarantees	1134
9.29.7	Ring fencing	1135
9.29A	Monitoring and reporting	1135
9.30	Transitional Provisions	1136
9.30.1	Chapter 7 - Metering	1136
Part E	Jurisdictional Derogations for Queensland	1136
9.31	[Deleted]	1136
9.32	Definitions and Interpretation	1136
9.32.1	Definitions	1136
9.32.2	Interpretation	1138
9.33	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 1	1139
9.33.1	[Deleted]	1139
9.34	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Registered Participants and Registration	1139
9.34.1	Application of the Rules in Queensland (clauses 2.2 and 2.5)	1139
9.34.2	Stanwell Cross Border Leases (clause 2.2)	1139
9.34.3	[Deleted]	1139
9.34.4	Registration as a Customer (clause 2.3.1)	1139
9.34.5	There is no clause 9.34.5	1140
9.34.6	Exempted generation agreements (clause 2.2)	1140
9.35	[Deleted]	1145
9.36	[Deleted]	1145
9.37	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 5 - Network Connection	1145
9.37.1	[Deleted]	1145
9.37.2	Existing connection and access agreements (clause 5.2)	1145
9.37.3	[Deleted]	1146
9.37.4	[Deleted]	1146
9.37.5	Forecasts for connection points to transmission network (clause 5.11.1)	1146
9.37.6	There is no clause 9.37.6	1146
9.37.7	Cross Border Networks	1146
9.37.8	[Deleted]	1146
9.37.9	Credible contingency events (clause S5.1.2.1 of schedule 5.1)	1146
9.37.10	Reactive power capability (clause S5.2.5.1 of schedule 5.2)	1147
9.37.11	[Deleted]	1147
9.37.12	Voltage fluctuations (clause S5.1.5 of schedule 5.1)	1147
9.37.13	[Deleted]	1150
9.37.14	[Deleted]	1150
9.37.15	[Deleted]	1150
9.37.16	[Deleted]	1150
9.37.17	[Deleted]	1150
9.37.18	[Deleted]	1150
9.37.19	Generating unit response to disturbances (clause S5.2.5.3 of schedule 5.2)	1150
9.37.20	[Deleted]	1150
9.37.21	Excitation control system (clause S.5.2.5.13 of schedule 5.2)	1150
9.37.22	[Deleted]	1151
9.37.23	Annual forecast information for planning purposes (schedule 5.7)	1151
9.38	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1151
9.38.1	[Deleted]	1151
9.38.2	[Deleted]	1151
9.38.3	[Deleted]	1151
9.38.4	Interconnectors between regions	1151
9.38.5	Transmission pricing for exempted generation agreements	1152
9.39	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 7 - Metering	1152
9.39.1	Metering installations to which this clause applies	1152
9.39.2	[Deleted]	1153
9.39.3	[Deleted]	1153
9.39.4	[Deleted]	1153
9.39.5	[Deleted]	1153
9.40	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 8 - Administration Functions	1153
9.40.1	[Deleted]	1153
9.40.2	[Deleted]	1153
9.40.3	[Deleted]	1153
9.41	[Deleted]	1153
Schedule 9E1	Exempted Generation Agreements	1153
Part F	Jurisdictional Derogations for Tasmania	1154
9.42	Definitions and interpretation	1154
9.42.1	Definitions	1154
9.42.2	Interpretation	1155
9.42.3	National grid, power system and related expressions	1156
9.43	[Deleted]	1156
9.44	Transitional arrangements for Chapter 2 – Registered Participants and Registration - Customers (clause 2.3.1(e))	1156
9.45	Tasmanian Region (clause 3.5)	1156
9.47	Transitional arrangements for Chapter 5- Network Connection	1156
9.47.1	Existing Connection Agreements	1156
9.48	Transitional arrangements - Transmission and Distribution Pricing	1157
9.48.4A	Ring fencing	1157
9.48.4B	Uniformity of tariffs for small customers	1157
9.48.5	Transmission network	1157
9.48.6	Deemed regulated interconnector	1157
Part G	Schedules to Chapter 9	1158
Schedule 9G1	Metering Transitional Arrangements	1158
1.	Introduction	1158
2.	[Deleted]	1158
3.	General Principle	1158
4.	[Deleted]	1158
5.	Accuracy Requirements	1158
6.	[Deleted]	1159
7.	[Deleted]	1159
8.	[Deleted]	1159
9.	[Deleted]	1159
10.	[Deleted]	1159
10.	Glossary	1163
11.	Savings and Transitional Rules	1277
Part A	Definitions	1277
Part B	System Restart Ancillary Services (2006 amendments)	1277
11.2	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (System Restart Ancillary Services and pricing under market suspension) Rule 2006	1277
11.2.1	Transitional provision for acquisition of non-market ancillary services	1277
11.3	[Deleted]	1278
Part C	Dispute Resolution for Regulatory Test (2006 amendments)	1278
11.4	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Dispute Resolution for Regulatory Test) Rule 2006	1278
11.4.1	Continuation of things done under old clause 5.6.6	1278
Part D	Metrology (2006 amendments)	1279
11.5	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Metrology) Rule 2006	1279
11.5.1	Definitions	1279
11.5.2	Metrology procedures continues to apply until 31 December 2006	1279
11.5.3	Responsible person	1279
11.5.4	NEMMCO’s responsibility to develop a metrology procedure	1279
11.5.5	Jurisdictional metrology material in the metrology procedure	1280
Part E	Economic Regulation of Transmission Services (2006 amendments)	1281
11.6	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Economic Regulation of Transmission Services) Rule 2006	1281
11.6.1	Definitions	1281
11.6.2	New Chapter 6A does not affect existing revenue determinations	1282
11.6.3	Old Part C and Schedules 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.7 and 6.8 of old Chapter 6	1283
11.6.4	Old Part F of Chapter 6	1283
11.6.5	Application of new Chapter 6A to Transmission Network Service Providers	1283
11.6.6	Application of Chapter 6 to old distribution matters	1283
11.6.7	References to the old Chapter 6	1283
11.6.8	References to provisions of the old Chapter 6	1284
11.6.9	Roll forward of regulatory asset base for first regulatory control period	1284
11.6.10	Other adjustment carry-over mechanisms from current to first regulatory control period	1284
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	1284
11.6.12	Powerlink transitional provisions	1287
11.6.13	ElectraNet easements transitional provisions	1291
11.6.14	TransGrid contingent projects	1291
11.6.15	Transmission determination includes existing revenue determinations	1292
11.6.16	References to regulatory control period	1292
11.6.17	Consultation procedure for first proposed guidelines	1292
11.6.18	Reliance on proposed guidelines for SP AusNet, VENCorp and ElectraNet	1293
11.6.19	EnergyAustralia transitional provisions	1293
11.6.20	Basslink transitional provisions	1296
11.6.21	SPI Powernet savings and transitional provision	1297
11.6.22	Interim arrangements pricing-related information	1299
Part F	Reform of Regulatory Test Principles (2006 amendments)	1299
11.7	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Reform of the Regulatory Test Principles) Rule 2006	1299
11.7.1	Definitions	1299
11.7.2	Amending Rule does not affect old clause 5.6.5A	1300
Part G	Pricing of Prescribed Transmission Services (2006 amendments)	1300
11.8	Rules consequent on making the National Electricity Amendment (Pricing of Prescribed Transmission Services) Rule 2006	1300
11.8.1	Definitions	1300
11.8.2	Regulated interconnectors	1301
11.8.3	Application of new Part J of Chapter 6A to Transmission Network Service Providers	1301
11.8.4	Reliance on agreed interim guideline for ElectraNet, SPAusNet, and VenCorp	1301
11.8.5	Prudent discounts under existing agreements	1302
11.8.6	Application of prudent discounts regime under rule 6A.26	1302
11.8.7	Prudent discounts pending approval of pricing methodology	1302
Part H	Reallocations (2007 amendments)	1303
11.9	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Reallocations) Rule 2007	1303
11.9.1	Definitions	1303
11.9.2	Existing and transitional reallocations	1304
Part I	Technical Standards for Wind Generation (2007 amendments)	1304
11.10	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Technical Standards for Wind Generation and other Generator Connections) Rule 2007	1304
11.10.1	Definitions	1304
11.10.2	Provision of information under S5.2.4 in registration application	1304
11.10.3	Access standards made under the old Chapter 5	1305
11.10.4	Modifications to plant by Generators	1305
11.10.5	Technical Details to Support Application for Connection and Connection Agreement	1305
11.10.6	Transitional arrangements for establishment of performance standards	1306
11.10.7	Jurisdictional Derogations for Queensland	1306
11.10A	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Central Dispatch and Integration of Wind and Other Intermittent Generation) Rule 2008	1306
11.10A.1	Definitions	1306
11.10A.2	Registration and reclassification of classified generating units	1307
11.10A.3	Registered generating unit	1308
11.10A.4	Classification of potential semi-scheduled generating unit	1308
11.10A.5	Participant fees	1308
11.10A.6	Timetable	1309
11.10A.7	Procedure for contribution factors for ancillary service transactions	1309
11.10A.8	Guidelines for energy conversion model information	1309
Part J	Cost Recovery of Localised Regulation Services (2007 amendments)	1310
11.11	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Cost Recovery of Localised Regulation Services) Rule 2007	1310
11.11.1	Definitions	1310
11.11.2	Action taken by NEMMCO for the purposes of Amending Rule	1310
11.12	[Deleted]	1310
Part L	[Deleted]	1310
Division 1	General Provisions	1314
11.14	General provisions	1314
11.14.1	Application of this Division	1314
11.14.2	Definitions	1314
11.14.3	Preservation of old regulatory regime	1315
11.14.4	Transfer of regulatory responsibility	1316
11.14.5	Special requirements with regard to ring fencing	1316
11.14.6	Additional requirements with regard to cost allocation	1317
11.14.7	Construction of documents	1317
Part M	Economic Regulation of Distribution Services (2007 amendments)	1314
Division 1	General Provisions	1314
11.14	General provisions	1314
Division 2	[Deleted]	1318
Division 3	Transitional arrangements for first distribution determination for Queensland Distribution Network Service Providers	1318
11.16	Transitional arrangements for first distribution determination for Queensland Distribution Network Service Providers	1318
Division 4	Transitional provisions of specific application to Victoria	1321
11.17	Transitional provisions of specific application to Victoria	1321
Part N	Registration of Foreign Based Persons and Corporations as Trader Class Participants (2007 amendments)	1324
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	1324
11.18.1	Definitions	1324
11.18.2	Auction rules	1324
Part O	Process for Region Change (2007 amendments)	1324
11.19	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Process for Region Change) Rule 2007	1324
11.19.1	Definitions	1324
11.19.2	Regions Publication	1324
Part P	Integration of NEM Metrology Requirements	1325
11.20	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Integration of NEM Metrology Requirements) Rule 2008	1325
11.20.1	Definitions	1325
11.20.2	Metering installations for non-market generating units immediately prior to 30 June 2008	1325
11.20.3	First-tier load metering installations	1326
11.20.4	First-tier load metering installations in Victoria	1326
11.20.5	Minimalist Transitioning Approach in Queensland	1326
11.20.6	First-tier jurisdictional requirements publication	1326
11.20.7	Metrology procedure	1327
Part PA	Reliability Settings: Information Safety Net and Directions	1327
11.21	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (NEM Reliability Settings: Information Safety Net and Directions) Rule 2008	1327
Part Q	Regulatory Test Thresholds and Information Disclosure on Network Replacements	1328
11.22	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Regulatory Test Thresholds and Information Disclosure on Network Replacements) Rule 2008	1328
11.22.1	Definitions	1328
11.22.2	Amending Rule does not affect existing regulatory test	1329
Part R	Performance Standard Compliance of Generators	1329
11.23	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Performance Standards Compliance of Generators) Rule 2008	1329
11.23.1	Definitions	1329
11.23.2	Application of rule 11.23 for compliance programs implemented immediately after the commencement of the Amending Rule	1329
11.23.3	Application of rule 11.23 for compliance programs implemented immediately prior to the commencement of the Amending Rule	1330
11.23.4	Application of rule 11.23 for compliance programs not implemented immediately prior to the commencement of the Amending Rule	1330
Part S	[Deleted]	1330
Part U	Confidentiality Arrangements concerning Information required for Power System Studies	1330
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	1330
11.25.1	Definitions	1330
11.25.2	Transitional arrangements for the provision of information	1330
Part V	WACC Reviews: Extension of Time	1332
11.26	Rule consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (WACC Reviews: Extension of Time) Rule 2009	1332
11.26.1	Definitions	1332
11.26.2	Extension of time to submit a regulatory proposal for the regulatory control period 2010-2015	1332
Part W	National Transmission Statement	1332
11.27	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (National Transmission Statement) Rule 2009	1332
11.27.1	Definitions	1332
11.27.2	Purpose	1333
11.27.3	Application of rule 11.27	1333
11.27.4	National Transmission Statement	1333
11.27.5	Scope and Content of National Transmission Network Development Plan	1335
11.27.6	Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection	1335
11.27.7	Amendment to Last Resort Power	1336
11.27.8	Actions taken prior to commencement of Rule	1336
Part X	National Transmission Planning	1336
11.28	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity (Australian Energy Market Operator) Amendment Rules 2009	1336
11.28.1	Definitions	1336
11.28.2	Jurisdictional planning bodies and representatives	1336
11.28.3	Criteria and guidelines published by Inter-regional Planning Committee	1337
11.28.4	Augmentation technical reports	1337
11.28.5	Last Resort Planning Power	1337
11.28.6	Inter-network power system tests	1338
11.28.7	Control and protection settings for equipment	1338
11.28.8	Revenue Proposals	1338
Part Y	Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission	1338
11.29	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission) Rule 2009	1338
11.29.1	Definitions	1338
11.29.2	Period when Amending Rule applies to transmission investment	1339
Part Z	Congestion Information Resource	1340
11.30	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Congestion Information Resource) Rule 2009	1340
11.30.1	Definitions	1340
11.30.2	Interim congestion Information resource	1340
Part ZA	Reliability and emergency reserve trader (2009 amendments)	1342
11.31	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Improved RERT Flexibility and Short-notice Reserve Contracts) Rule 2009	1342
Part ZB	Early Application of Market Impact Parameters	1344
11.32	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Early Implementation of Market Impact Parameters) Rule 2010	1344
11.32.1	Definitions	1344
11.32.2	Purpose	1345
11.32.3	Early application of the market impact component of the service target performance incentive scheme	1345
Part ZC	Transparency of operating data	1348
11.33	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Transparency of Operating Data) Rule 2010	1348
11.33.1	Definitions	1348
11.33.2	Spot market operations timetable	1348
Part ZD	Cost Recovery for Other Services Directions	1350
11.34	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Cost Recovery for Other Services Directions) Rule 2010	1350
11.34.1	Definitions	1350
11.34.2	Period when Amending Rules applies to funding of compensation	1351
Part ZE	Payments under Feed-in Schemes and Climate Change Funds	1351
11.35	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Payments under Feed-in Schemes and Climate Change Funds) Rule 2010	1351
11.35.1	Definitions	1351
11.35.2	Application of recovery of jurisdictional scheme Rules	1352
11.35.3	Reporting on jurisdictional schemes	1353
11.35.4	Revocation and substitution of distribution determination for jurisdictional scheme recovery	1354
Part ZF	Transitional Arrangements for Ministerial Smart Meter Roll Out Determinations	1355
11.36	Ministerial Smart Meter Roll Out Determinations	1355
11.36.1	Definitions	1355
11.36.2	Meaning of relevant metering installation	1355
11.36.3	Period of application of rule to relevant metering installation	1356
11.36.4	Designation of responsible person	1356
11.36.5	[Deleted]	1356
11.36.6	[Deleted]	1356
Part ZG	Provision of Metering Data Services and Clarification of Existing Metrology Requirements	1356
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	1356
11.37.1	Definitions	1356
11.37.2	Commencement of special site or technology related conditions	1356
11.37.3	Initial service level procedures	1357
Part ZH	Spot Market Operations Timetable	1357
11.38	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Amendments to PASA-related Rules) Rule 2010	1357
11.38.1	Definitions	1357
11.38.2	Spot market operations timetable	1358
Part ZI	DNSP Recovery of Transmission-related Charges	1358
11.39	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (DNSP Recovery of Transmission-related Charges) Rule 2011	1358
11.39.1	Definitions	1358
11.39.2	Recovery by Victorian distribution network service providers during current regulatory control period	1359
11.39.3	Recovery by Victorian distribution network service providers for shared network augmentations	1360
11.39.4	Bairnsdale network support agreement	1360
11.39.5	Approval of pricing proposal	1360
11.39.6	Ergon Energy transitional charges	1360
11.39.7	Energex transitional charges	1360
Part ZJ	Network Support and Control Ancillary Services	1360
11.40	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Network Support and Control Ancillary Services) Rule 2011	1360
11.40.1	Definitions	1360
11.40.2	Purpose	1361
11.40.3	Existing NCAS contracts to continue	1361
11.40.4	Amendments to existing guidelines	1361
11.40.5	New procedures	1362
11.40.6	Decisions and actions taken prior to Amending Rule	1362
Part ZK	Application of Dual Marginal Loss Factors	1362
11.41	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Application of Dual Marginal Loss Factors) Rule 2011	1362
11.41.1	Definitions	1362
11.41.2	Amendments to loss factor methodology	1363
11.41.3	Procedure applying dual intra-regional loss factors in central dispatch and spot market transactions	1363
11.41.4	Publication of intra-regional loss factors	1363
Part ZL	Tasmania Tranche 5a Procedure Changes	1363
11.42	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Tasmania Tranche 5a Procedure Changes) Rule 2011	1363
11.42.1	Definitions	1363
11.42.2	AEMO may amend Relevant Procedures	1364
Part ZM	Application and Operation of Administered Price Periods	1364
11.43	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Application and Operation of Administered Price Periods) Rule 2011	1364
11.43.1	Definitions	1364
11.43.2	Administered Price Cap Schedule	1365
Part ZO	Negative Intra-regional Settlements Residue	1365
11.45	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Negative Intra-regional Settlements Residue) Rule 2012	1365
11.45.1	Definitions	1365
11.45.2	Recovery of negative settlements residue prior to consultation under the Amending Rule	1366
11.45.3	First consultation on negative intra-regional settlements residue procedure	1366
Part ZP	Interim Connection Charging Rules	1367
11.46	Rules consequential to the insertion of Chapter 5A by the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012	1367
Division 1	Preliminary	1367
Division 2	Jurisdictional differences	1369
Division 3	General provisions	1377
Part ZQ	NSW transitional retail support and credit support rules	1377
11.47	Rules consequential on the insertion of Chapter 6B by the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012	1377
Division 1	Preliminary	1377
Part ZR	Miscellaneous transitional rules—NERL	1383
11.48	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012	1383
11.48.1	Extension of time period for AER to consider certain pass through applications	1383
Part ZS	Cost pass through arrangements for Network Service Providers	1384
11.49	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Cost pass through arrangements for Network Service Providers) Rule 2012	1384
11.49.1	Definitions	1384
11.49.2	Terrorism event is a cost pass through event in the current regulatory control period	1384
11.49.3	Transitional arrangement for Powerlink	1384
11.49.4	Transitional arrangements for ElectraNet and Murraylink	1385
Part ZT	Distribution Network Planning and Expansion	1385
11.50	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Distribution Network Planning and Expansion) Rule 2012	1385
11.50.1	Interpretation	1385
11.50.2	Definitions	1386
11.50.3	Timing for first Distribution Annual Planning Report	1386
11.50.4	Contents of Distribution Annual Planning Report	1386
11.50.5	Transition from the regulatory test to the regulatory investment test for distribution	1388
Part ZU	New Prudential Standard and Framework in the NEM	1389
11.51	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (New Prudential Standard and Framework in the NEM) Rule 2012	1389
11.51.1	Definitions	1389
11.51.2	AEMO's responsibility to develop and publish the credit limit procedures	1389
11.51.3	Transition to the framework for determining prudential settings	1389
11.51.4	Prior consultation, step, decision or action taken by AEMO	1390
Part ZV	Small Generation Aggregator Framework	1390
11.52	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Small Generation Aggregator Framework) Rule 2012	1390
11.52.1	Definitions	1390
11.52.2	Commencement of participant fees as well as transactions, funding and settlements under Chapter 3 for Market Small Generation Aggregators	1391
11.52.3	Participant fees for Market Small Generation Aggregators	1391
11.52.4	Ancillary service transactions, funding of compensation for directions and intervention settlements for directions for Market Small Generation Aggregators	1392
11.52.5	Amendments to the carbon dioxide equivalent intensity index procedures	1392
11.52.6	Amendments of the metrology procedures	1393
11.52.7	Amendments to the Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	1393
Part ZW	Economic Regulation of Network Service Providers (2012 amendments)	1394
Division 1	Miscellaneous transitional provisions	1394
11.53	Publication of Chapter 6 Guidelines	1394
11.54	Publication of Chapter 6A Guidelines	1395
Division 2	Transitional provisions for NSW/ACT Distribution Network Service Providers	1397
11.55	General provisions	1397
11.56	Special provisions applying to affected DNSPs	1400
Division 3	Transitional provisions for NSW and Tasmanian Transmission Network Service Providers and Directlink	1412
11.57	General provisions	1412
11.58	Special provisions applying to affected TNSPs	1415
Division 4	Transitional provisions for the Victorian TNSP	1424
11.59	Special provisions applying to the Victorian TNSP	1424
Division 5	Transitional provisions for Qld/SA and Victorian Distribution Network Service Providers	1426
11.60	Special provisions applying to the Qld/SA and Victorian Distribution Network Service Providers	1426
Division 6	Review of past capital expenditure	1432
11.61	Definitions and application	1432
11.62	Review of past capital expenditure under Chapter 6	1432
11.63	Review of past capital expenditure under Chapter 6A	1433
Part ZX	Inter-regional Transmission Charging	1433
11.64	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Inter-regional Transmission Charging) Rule 2013	1433
11.64.1	Definitions	1433
11.64.2	Amendments to the pricing methodology guidelines	1434
11.64.3	Amendments to the pricing methodologies of Transmission Network Service Providers	1434
11.64.4	Commencement of clause 6A.23.3(f) for further adjustments	1435
Part ZY	Network Service Provider Expenditure Objectives	1435
11.65	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Network Service Provider Expenditure Objectives) Rule 2013	1435
11.65.1	Definitions	1435
11.65.2	Application of rule 11.65	1436
Part ZZ	Access to NMI Standing Data	1436
11.66	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Access to NMI Standing Data) Rule 2013	1436
11.66.1	Definitions	1436
11.66.2	Minor amendment of the Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	1436
Part ZZA	Publication of Zone Substation Data	1437
11.67	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Publication of Zone Substation Data) Rule 2014	1437
11.67.1	Definitions	1437
11.67.2	Distribution Network Service Providers' obligations to commence on the next DAPR date	1437
Part ZZB	Connecting Embedded Generators	1437
11.68	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Connecting embedded generators) Rule 2014	1437
11.68.1	Definitions	1437
11.68.2	Continuation of enquiries lodged	1438
Part ZZC	Customer access to information about their energy consumption	1438
11.69	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Customer access to information about their energy consumption) Rule 2014	1438
11.69.1	Definitions	1438
11.69.2	AEMO to develop and publish the metering data provision procedure	1438
Part ZZD	National Electricity Amendment (Distribution Network Pricing Arrangements) Rule 2014	1438
Division 1	Miscellaneous transitional provisions	1438
11.70	General provisions	1438
11.70.1	Definitions	1438
Division 2	Transitional provisions for NSW/ACT and Qld/SA Distribution Network Service Providers	1441
11.72	General provisions	1441
11.772.1	Definitions	1441
Division 3	Transitional provisions for Tasmanian Distribution Network Service Provider	1448
11.74	Application of former Chapter 6	1448
Division 4	Transitional provisions for Victorian Distribution Network Service Providers	1448
11.75	General provisions	1448
11.75.1	Definitions	1448
11.76	Special provisions applying to affected DNSPs	1448
11.76.1	Distribution determination and pricing proposals	1448
11.76.2	Tariff structure statement	1449
Part ZZE	Early Application of Network Capability Component (STPIS)	1455
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	1455
11. 77.1	Definitions	1455
11.77.2	Purpose	1456
11.77.3	Earlier application of the network capability component of the service target performance incentive scheme	1456
Part ZZF	National Electricity Amendment (Governance arrangements and implementation of the reliability standard and settings) Rule 2015	1458
11.78	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Governance arrangements and implementation of the reliability standards and settings) Rule 2015	1458
11.78.1	Definitions	1458
11.78.2	Existing power system security and reliability standards	1459
11.78.3	Reliability standard and settings guidelines	1459
11.78.4	Reliability standard implementation guidelines	1459
Part ZZG	Improving demand side participation information provided to AEMO by registered participants	1462
11.79	Rules consequential on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Improving demand side participation information provided to AEMO by registered participants) Rule 2015	1462
11.79.1	AEMO to develop and publish the demand side participation information guidelines	1462
Part ZZH	Transitional Arrangements for Aligning TasNetworks' regulatory control periods	1462
11.80	National Electricity Amendment (Aligning TasNetworks' regulatory control periods) Rule 2015	1462
11.80.1	Definitions	1462
11.80.2	Application of rule 11.80	1463
11.80.3	Next regulatory control period	1463
11.80.4	Subsequent regulatory control period	1463
Part ZZI	System Restart Ancillary Services	1463
11.81	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (System Restart Ancillary Services) Rule 2015	1463
11.81.1	Definitions	1463
11.81.2	System restart standard	1464
11.81.3	SRAS Guideline	1464
11.81.4	Regional Benefit Ancillary Services Procedures	1464
11.81.5	Consultation prior to the Commencement Date	1464
11.81.6	Existing SRAS Contract	1464
Part ZZJ	Demand management incentive scheme	1465
11.82	Rules consequential on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Demand management incentive scheme) Rule 2015	1465
11.82.1	Definitions	1465
11.82.2	AER to develop and publish the demand management incentive scheme and demand management innovation allowance mechanism	1465
Part ZZK	AEMO access to demand forecasting information	1465
11.83	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (AEMO access to demand forecasting information) Rule 2015	1465
11.83.1	AEMO to include supporting information in NTNDP database	1465
Part ZZL	Compensation arrangements following application of an Administered Price Cap or Administered Floor Price	1466
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	1466
11.84.1	Definitions	1466
11.84.2	Compensation Guidelines	1466
Part ZZM	Common definitions of distribution reliability measures	1466
11.85	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Common definitions of distribution reliability measures) Rule 2015	1466
11.85.1	Definitions	1466
11.85.2	Distribution reliability measures guidelines	1467
11.85.3	Amended STPIS	1467
Part ZZN	Expanding competition in metering and metering related services	1467
11.86	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Expanding competition in metering and related services) Rule 2015	1467
11.86.1	Definitions	1467
11.86.2	References to old Chapter 7	1467
11.86.3	References to provisions of the old Chapter 7	1468
11.86.4	References to responsible person	1468
11.86.5	Continued operation of old Rules until the effective date	1468
11.86.6	New and amended procedures	1468
11.86.7	Metering Coordinator for type 5 or 6 metering installation from effective date	1469
11.86.8	Distribution Ring Fencing Guidelines	1471
11.86.9	[Deleted]	1472
Part ZZO	Embedded Networks	1472
11.87	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Embedded Networks) Rule 2015	1472
11.87.1	Definitions	1472
11.87.2	Amended Procedures and NMI Standing Data Schedule	1472
11.87.3	ENM service level procedures and guide to embedded networks and list of Embedded Network Managers	1473
11.87.4	Exemptions under section 13 of the National Electricity Law	1473
Part ZZP	Meter Replacement Processes	1473
11.88	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Meter Replacement Processes) Rule 2016	1473
11.88.1	Definitions	1473
11.88.2	Amended Procedures	1473
Part ZZQ	Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection	1474
11.89	Rules consequential to the National Electricity Amendment (Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection timeframes) Rule 2016	1474
11.89.1	Amended guideline and timetable	1474
Part ZZR	Reliability and emergency reserve trader (2016 amendments)	1474
11.90	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Extension of the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader) Rule 2016	1474
11.90.1	Definitions	1474
11.90.2	Amendments to Reliability Panel's RERT Guidelines	1475
11.90.3	Amendments to AEMO's RERT procedures	1475
11.90.4	Reserve contracts entered into before Schedule 2 commencement date	1475
Part ZZS	Updating the electricity B2B framework	1475
11.91	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Updating the electricity B2B framework) rule 2016	1475
11.91.1	Definitions	1475
11.91.2	B2B Procedures	1476
11.91.3	Information Exchange Committee Election Procedures and Information Exchange Committee Operating Manual	1476
11.91.4	The New IEC	1477
11.91.5	Amended Procedures	1478
11.91.6	B2B e-Hub Participant accreditation process	1479
11.91.7	New IEC Budget and 2016 Annual Report	1479
11.91.8	Cost recovery	1480
Part ZZT	Application of Offsets in the Prudential Margin Calculation	1480
11.92	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Application of Offsets in the Prudential Margin Calculation) Rule 2016	1480
11.92.1	Definitions	1480
11.92.2	Amended procedures	1481
Part ZZU	Rate of Return Guidelines Review	1481
11.93	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Rate of Return Guidelines Review) Rule 2016	1481
11.93.1	Definitions	1481
11.93.2	Application of current rate of return guidelines to making of a distribution determination for the subsequent regulatory control period	1482
Part ZZV	Demand Response Mechanism and Ancillary Services Unbundling	1483
11.94	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Demand Response Management and Ancillary Services Unbundling) rule 2016	1483
11.94.1	Definitions	1483
11.94.2	Participant fees for Market Ancillary Service Providers	1483
Part ZZW	Local Generation Network Credits	1483
11.95	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Local Generation Network Credits) Rule 2016	1483
11.95.1	Definitions	1483
11.95.2	System limitation template	1483
Part ZZX	Retailer-Distributor Credit Support Requirements	1484
11.96	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Retailer Distributor Credit Support Requirements) Rule 2017 No. 1	1484
11.96.1	Definitions	1484
11.96.2	Continued operation of old Chapter 6B	1484
11.96.3	Interaction with Chapter 6	1484
11.96.4	Application of new Chapter 6B	1484
Part ZZY	Emergency Frequency Control Schemes	1485
11.97	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Emergency frequency control schemes) Rule 2017	1485
11.97.1	 Definitions	1485
11.97.2	Interim frequency operating standards for protected events	1485
11.97.3	First power system frequency risk review	1486
11.97.4	AEMO must review existing load shedding procedures	1486
11.97.5	Load shedding procedures	1486
Part ZZZ	Transmission Connection and Planning Arrangements	1487
11.98	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Transmission Connection and Planning Arrangements) Rule 2017	1487
11.98.1	Definitions	1487
11.98.2	Grandfathering of existing dedicated connection assets	1488
11.98.3	Preparatory steps for registration changes under the Amending Rule	1489
11.98.4	Participant fees for Dedicated Connection Asset Service Providers	1489
11.98.5	Existing Connection Agreements	1489
11.98.6	Connection process	1490
11.98.7	Transmission Annual Planning Report	1490
11.98.8	Preservation for adoptive jurisdictions	1490
Part ZZZA	Replacement expenditure planning arrangements	1491
11.99	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Replacement expenditure planning arrangements) Rule 2017	1491
11.99.1	Definitions	1491
11.99.2	Interpretation	1492
11.99.3	Transitional arrangements for affected DNSPs	1492
11.99.4	Amendments to RIT documentation	1492
11.99.5	Transitional arrangements relating to excluded projects	1493
11.99.6	Transitional arrangements relating to Victorian bushfire mitigation projects	1493
11.99.7	Transitional arrangements relating to review of costs thresholds	1494
Part ZZZB 	Managing the rate of change of power system frequency	1494
11.100	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing the rate of change of power system frequency) Rule 2017	1494
11.100.1	Definitions	1494
11.100.2	Inertia sub-networks	1495
11.100.3	Inertia requirements methodology	1495
11.100.4	Inertia requirements	1496
11.100.5	NSCAS not to be used to meet an inertia shortfall after 1 July 2019	1496
11.100.6	Inertia network services may be used to meet an NSCAS gap declared in the NSCAS transition period	1497
11.100.7	Inertia network services made available before the commencement date	1497
Part ZZZC	Managing power system fault levels	1498
11.101 	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Managing power system fault levels) Rule 2017	1498
11.101.1 	Definitions	1498
11.101.2	System strength impact assessment guidelines	1499
11.101.3	System strength requirements methodology	1499
11.101.4	System strength requirements	1500
11.101.5	NSCAS not to be used to meet a fault level shortfall after 1 July 2019	1500
11.101.6	System strength services may be used to meet an NSCAS gap declared in the NSCAS transition period	1501
11.101.7	Withdrawal of a system strength-related NSCAS gap already declared	1501
11.101.8	System strength services made available before the commencement date	1502
Part ZZZD	Generating System Model Guidelines	1502
11.102	Making of Power System Model Guidelines	1502