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Fee Determination No. 1 of 2005 (Jervis Bay Territory)

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
 
JERVIS BAY TERRITORY
  Administration Ordinance 1990  
DETERMINATION OF FEES FOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
  I, Andrew Wilson, General Manager, Territories Branch, Regional Programmes and Territories Division, acting under a delegation from the Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads make this Determination under section 3B of the Administration Ordinance 1990 of the Jervis Bay Territory.   Dated              15 April 2005.                                          Signed: Andrew Wilson                         …………………………………………………..   General Manager, Territories Branch       1.                      Citation
1.1         This Determination may be cited as Fee Determination No. 1 of 2005.  
2            Commencement
  2.1         This Determination commences on 1 May 2005.   3            Fee for electricity supply, etc.   3.1                  The fee for the connection of electricity supply, and for the supply of electricity, are as set out in the Schedule.
3.2                  The fee is exclusive of GST.
3.3       In this Determination:   “billing period” mean each successive period during which a customer is billed for electricity consumed;   “business hours” means the hours between 9am and 4.30pm on a working day;   “domestic supply” means a supply to a residence;   “fee” means the fee payable by a customer for electricity supply or other related service at the relevant rate set out in this determination;   “general supply” means a supply that is not: (a)     a domestic supply; (b)     an 11kV time-of-use demand supply; or (c)          a LV industrial supply;   “GST” has the same meaning as in A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act1999;
“late payment charge” means the charge for late payment issued in conjunction with a reminder notice stated in the Schedule;   “off-peak period” means a period that is not a peak period or a shoulder period;   “peak period” means: (a)     the period between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. on a week day; or (b)     the period between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on a week day;   “shoulder period” means: (a)     the period between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on a week day; or (b)     the period between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on a week day; and   “week day” means a day that is not either a Saturday or a Sunday;   4.           Eligibility for 11kV time-of-use demand supply   4.1         A customer who requires electricity supply at 11kV and has a minimum use of 200 kVA per month may be connected to an 11kV time-of-use supply.   5.           Eligibility for LV industrial supply   5.1         A customer who has consumed in excess of 160,000 kWhs in any preceding 12 month period may be connected to a LV industrial supply   6.           Period for payment   6.1         If a time for payment of a fee is specified in the Schedule, the fee is payable at the time specified.   6.2         If no time for payment of a fee is specified in the Schedule, the fee must be paid within 14 days of issue of a bill for the amount of the fee.   7.           Non-payment   7.1         If a fee is payable, but remains unpaid by a customer:   (a)     for 5 days after the time for payment specified in the Schedule, or the expiry of the period referred to in subclause 6.2, a late payment charge set out in subclause 2.4 of the Schedule is payable;   (b)     for 18 days after the time for payment specified in the Schedule, or the expiry of the period referred to in subclause 6.2, and whether or not a late payment charge has been levied, a notice of disconnection delivery charge set out in subclause 2.5 of the Schedule is payable;
(c)     for 6 days after issuing of a notice of disconnection under subclause 7(b), the supply of electricity to the customer may be disconnected and the combined disconnection /reconnection charge set out in subclause 2.7 of the Schedule is payable.   7.2         If a supply of electricity is disconnected under paragraph 7.1(c), a customer may not be reconnected until the customer has paid the outstanding amount of the electricity fees and any charges levied under clause 7.1.
8            Refund of deposit   8.1         If a customer requests a disconnection of supply, the amount of any security deposit paid by the customer may be deducted from the final account.
9.                      Revocation   9.1         All previous determinations of fees or conditions for the supply of electricity, or for the connection of electricity supply, is revoked.     SCHEDULE FEES   1.           Fees for supply of electricity
1.1                  For domestic supply in a billing period: (a)         system access – 30.00c per day; (b)          first 1167 kWh per 60 days – 11.7770c per kWh; (c)          for the balance of all electricity supply – 12.0170c  per kWh; but subject to: (d)          for a customer who is a pensioner - a rebate of 30.70c per day to be applied before the application GST to the account and:   (e)          for a customer dependent on life support, constant positive airway pressure respirators  - a rebate of 83.00c per day to be applied before the application GST to the account.
1.2                  For general supply in a billing period: (a)          system access - 39.00c per day; (b)         first 3506 kWh per 60 days – 10.8440c per kWh; (c)          for the balance of all electricity supply – 11.0440c  per kWh.   1.3         For LV industrial supply, during a billing period: (a)     for all electricity supply - 9.8000c per kWh.   1.4         For a controlled off-peak supply, during a billing period: (a)     off-peak 1 (up to 9 hours off-peak supply daily) - 4.2720c per kWh plus 2.00c per day off peak access charge; or (b)     off-peak 2 (up to 18 hours off-peak supply daily) - 6.7410c per kWh plus 2.00c per day off peak access charge.   1.5         For an 11kV time-of-use demand supply: (a)     a monthly fee of $4.75 per kVA; and (b)     for electricity supply during a peak period - 7.2300c per kWh; (c)     for electricity supply during a shoulder period - 7.1300c per kWh; and (d)     for electricity supply during an off-peak period - 3.4200c per kWh   2.           Miscellaneous Charges   2.1         For the connection of an electricity supply, where no other clause of this Schedule applies, the following charges are payable before connection: (a)     a security deposit: (i) for a customer who produces evidence that he or she is a pensioner - $90.00; (ii) for any other customer - $180.00 (b)     a connection charge - Free; or (c)     an after hours connection charge payable where a customer requests connection be made outside normal business hours - $75.00   2.2         For a meter test requested by customer - $58.00.   2.3         For an extraordinary meter reading due to no access - $35.00.   2.4         Late payment charge in conjunction with a reminder notice - $4.95.   2.5         Notice of disconnection delivery charge - $35.00.   2.6         Collection charge where a customer makes payment at the time of a call for disconnection - $35.00.    2.7         Combined disconnection/reconnection charge: (a)  at the meter board - $70.00; or (b)  at the pole or distribution pillar- $117.00.     2.8         For each customer requested change of off peak pricing option in excess of once in a 12 month period. - $47.00.