who is a residential customer, or who is a business customer who consumes energy at business premises below the upper consumption threshold, as defined by the relevant jurisdiction. If no threshold is defined – 100 megawatt hours per annum for electricity or 1 terajoule per annum for gas, as per the National Energy Retail Regulations. APPENDIX A: DETERMINATION OF CLASSES OF DEEEMED AND REGISTERABLE EXEMPTIONS AND CONDITIONS Table 2 – Classes of exemption Deemed exemption class Application Class criteria Future sellers Class D1 Persons selling metered energy to fewer than ten small commercial/retail customers within the limits of a site that they own, occupy or operate. Bodies corporate, landlords, lessors or property managers (and similar entities) who sell energy in commercial or retail developments such as shopping centres, office buildings, airports and industrial parks. Current and future sellers (excludes persons retrofitting embedded networks from 1 January 2015). Does not apply to external service providers. Does not apply to authorised retailers. Customers are commercial or retail customers. Energy is used for premises within the limits of a site owned, occupied or operated by the person, and Each premises is separately metered, and The site has fewer than 10 commercial or retail premises. Class remains open except for sites where embedded networks are retrofitted after 1 January 2015. Individual exemptions will be required from that date. Class D2 Persons selling metered energy to fewer than ten residential customers within the limits of a site that they own, occupy or operate. Bodies corporate, landlords, owners and operators of rooming houses, lessors, or property managers (and similar entities) who sell energy to residential dwellings such as units, standard apartments, flats and purpose built off-site student Energy is used for premises within the limits of a site owned, occupied or operated by the person, and Each premises is separately metered, and The site has fewer than 10 residential premises. Class remains open except for sites where embedded networks are retrofitted after 1 January 2015. Individual exemptions will be required from that date.
telecommunications information services. authorised retailers. provision of telecommunications or information services. Class D10 Government agencies, other than housing authorities, selling metered energy to customers. Federal, State and Local Government departments, statutory authorities or government owned corporations established under legislation of the Commonwealth or States and Territories (but excludes housing authorities). Current and future sellers. Does not apply to authorised retailers The department, authority or corporation has been established for purposes other than the sale, supply or of energy, or the supply of housing or residential accommodation to tenants, and The department, authority or corporation sells energy for purposes that are ancillary to its primary functions or objectives under its establishment legislation, and Each premises is separately metered. Class remains open. Registrable exemption class Application Class criteria Future sellers Class R1 Persons selling metered energy to ten or more small commercial/retail customers within the limits of a site that they own, occupy or operate. Bodies corporate, landlords, lessors or management corporations (and similar entities) who sell energy in commercial or retail properties such as shopping centres, office buildings, airports and industrial parks. Current sellers. Does not apply to external service providers. Does not apply to authorised retailers. Energy is used for premises within the limits of a site owned, occupied or operated by the person, and Each premises is separately metered, and The site has 10 or more commercial or retail premises. Class remains open except for sites where embedded networks are retrofitted after 1 January 2015. Individual exemptions will be required from that date. Class R2 Persons selling metered energy to ten or more residential Bodies corporate, landlords, lessors, rooming houses or management Energy is used for premises within the limits of a site owned, occupied or operated Class remains open except for sites where embedded networks are retrofitted after 1
customers within the limits of a site that they own, occupy or operate. corporations (and similar entities) who sell energy to residential dwellings such as units, standard apartments, flats and purpose built off-site student accommodation. Current sellers. Does not apply to external service providers. Does not apply to authorised retailers. Customers include tenants, occupants and owner-occupants. Customers do not include retirement village residents, or long-term residents of caravan parks, residential parks and manufactured home estates. Energy sales to these customers are covered by registrable classes R3 and R4, respectively. by the person, and Each premises is separately metered, and The site has 10 or more premises. January 2015. Individual exemptions will be required from that date. Class R3 Retirement villages selling metered energy to residential customers within the limits of a site that they own, occupy or operate. Owners or operators of retirement villages. Current sellers. Does not apply to external service providers. Does not apply to authorised retailers. Energy is used for premises within the limits of a site owned, occupied or operated by the person, and Each premises is separately metered. Class remains open except for sites where embedded networks are retrofitted after 1 January 2015. Individual exemptions will be required from that date. Class R4 Persons selling metered energy in caravan parks, residential parks and manufactured home estates to residents who principally reside there Owners or operators of caravan parks, residential parks and manufactured home estates. Current and future sellers. Does not apply to authorised retailers Energy is used for premises within the limits of a caravan park, residential park or manufactured home estate site owned, occupied or operated by the person, and Each premises is separately metered, and The premises are the residents’ principal place of residence, that is, it is where the Class remains open
person lives most of the time. Class R5 Persons selling metered energy to large customers. Bodies corporate, landlords, lessors or management corporations (and similar entities) who sell energy in commercial or retail properties such as shopping centres, office buildings, airports and industrial parks. Current and future sellers. Does not apply to external service providers. Does not apply to authorised retailers. Energy is used for premises within the limits of a site owned, occupied or operated by the person, and Each premises is separately metered, and The customers are large (ie for electricity, customers consume 100 MWh pa or more in New South Wales, the ACT, Queensland and Victoria, and 160MWh pa in South Australia; and for gas, customers consume 1TJ pa or more). Class remains open Class R6 Persons selling metered energy to small customers at a site or premises adjacent to a site that they own, occupy or operate Current sellers. Legacy arrangements. Does not apply to authorised retailers Energy is used for premises adjacent to the site owned, occupied or operated by the person, and Each premises is separately metered, and Energy sales across site boundaries is permitted by the relevant jurisdiction. Class will be closed to new entrants from 1 January 2015. Individual exemptions will be required from that date. Class R7 Persons selling unmetered energy to small commercial/retail customers at a site that they own, occupy or operate. Bodies corporate, landlords, lessors or management corporations (and similar entities) who sell energy in commercial or retail properties such as shopping centres, office buildings, airports and industrial parks. Current sellers. Does not apply to external service providers. Legacy arrangements. Does not apply to authorised retailers. Energy is used for premises within the limits of a site owned, occupied or operated by the person, and Premises are not separately metered. Class will be closed to new entrants from 1 January 2015. Individual exemptions will be required from that date.