Proposed Amendments to Customer Payment System

Consultation has concluded. Below is a record of the engagement. 


Have your say on the proposed changes to Customer Payment System - Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations)

What's being decided?

We are inviting submissions on a proposed change to the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

An Issues Paper has been developed to discuss the method in which charging for electricity will commence in remote Aboriginal communities of the:

  • Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands
  • Yalata on Aboriginal Lands Trust (ALT)
  • Oak Valley on Maralinga Tjarutja (MT)

We welcome your feedback on the changes to the Regulations.

Background

The Issues Paper outlines a proposed amendment to the Regulations which will require payment prior to electricity being consumed as the only payment method for the relevant customers.

The relevant customers include residential customers in the remote Aboriginal communities and associated homelands supplied through the Remote Area Energy Supply (RAES) scheme.

The reasons for this proposal and the various options considered are discussed in the Issues paper.

Get involved

Read the Issues Paper and get involved by:

Department for Energy and Mining
Energy and Technical Regulation Division
Energy Programs, Remote Area Energy Supply
GPO Box 320
ADELAIDE SA 5001

All submissions will be published on the Department for Energy and Mining website including your name and organisation (if applicable), however, your contact details will not be published.

Please indicate clearly on the front of your submission if you would like it to be treated as confidential, in full or part, and the reason why it should not be made publicly available.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 1991, the Government of South Australia may also be required by law to release your submission to a third party. If a request is made under the Act, you will be contacted prior to the release of any material.

What are the next steps?

Once the consultation is closed, we will review all submissions and responses from stakeholders when finalising the regulation changes.

Consultation has concluded. Below is a record of the engagement. 


Have your say on the proposed changes to Customer Payment System - Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations)

What's being decided?

We are inviting submissions on a proposed change to the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations).

An Issues Paper has been developed to discuss the method in which charging for electricity will commence in remote Aboriginal communities of the:

  • Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands
  • Yalata on Aboriginal Lands Trust (ALT)
  • Oak Valley on Maralinga Tjarutja (MT)

We welcome your feedback on the changes to the Regulations.

Background

The Issues Paper outlines a proposed amendment to the Regulations which will require payment prior to electricity being consumed as the only payment method for the relevant customers.

The relevant customers include residential customers in the remote Aboriginal communities and associated homelands supplied through the Remote Area Energy Supply (RAES) scheme.

The reasons for this proposal and the various options considered are discussed in the Issues paper.

Get involved

Read the Issues Paper and get involved by:

Department for Energy and Mining
Energy and Technical Regulation Division
Energy Programs, Remote Area Energy Supply
GPO Box 320
ADELAIDE SA 5001

All submissions will be published on the Department for Energy and Mining website including your name and organisation (if applicable), however, your contact details will not be published.

Please indicate clearly on the front of your submission if you would like it to be treated as confidential, in full or part, and the reason why it should not be made publicly available.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 1991, the Government of South Australia may also be required by law to release your submission to a third party. If a request is made under the Act, you will be contacted prior to the release of any material.

What are the next steps?

Once the consultation is closed, we will review all submissions and responses from stakeholders when finalising the regulation changes.