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Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment (Requirements to Improve Awareness of Dispute Resolution Scheme and the Electricity Plan Comparison Site) 2020
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Explanatory note
This amendment to the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 ("Code") comes into force on 1 April 2021.
This amendment inserts new clauses into Part 11 of the Code relating to the provision of information to consumers on the dispute resolution scheme and on the electricity plan comparison site. The amendment:
(a) provides a framework for the provision of information by identified participants to consumers on the dispute resolution scheme and on the electricity plan comparison site;
(b) sets out specific requirements for the information that is provided;
(c) places some limitations on the required disclosures; and
(d) defines the term "related entity" for the purposes of the new clauses.
Legislative information
| Title | Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment (Requirements to Improve Awareness of Dispute Resolution Scheme and the Electricity Plan Comparison Site) 2020 |
|---|---|
| Principal or amendment | Amendment |
| Consolidated version | No |
| Empowering Act and provisions | Electricity Industry Act 2010, section 38 |
| Replacement empowering Act and provisions | Not applicable |
| Maker name | Electricity Authority |
| Administering agency | Electricity Authority |
| Date made | 7 October 2020 |
| Notification date | 14 October 2020 |
| Commencement date | 1 April 2021 |
| End date | Not applicable |
| Consolidation as at date | Not applicable |
| Related instruments | Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 |