This amendment to the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (Code) comes into force on 1 September 2021.

The amendment adds additional requirements that a distributed generator must meet in order to be eligible under Schedule 6.1, clause 1D to elect to make an application to a distributor under the simplified application process in Schedule 6.1, Part 1A of the Code (Applications for distributed generation of 10 kW or less in total in specified circumstances) instead of the standard application process in Part 1 (Applications for distributed generation 10 kW or less in total). The additional requirements apply until 1 September 2026.

The amendment also updates a reference to standard AS 4 777.1 (Grid connection of energy systems via inverters - Part 1: Installation requirements) to replacement standard AS/NZS 4 777.1:2016. References to standard AS/NZS 4777.2 (Grid connection of energy systems via inverters - Part 2: Inverter requirements) are also replaced with references to AS/4777.2:2015 to clarify which version of that standard the Code is referring to.