Box 13 Draft Policy Position 4 4. The AER should monitor whether hardship – Hardship provisions consumers are overrepresented on any particular tariff type. Box 14 Consultation Question 2.14 2.14. Should retailers be obliged to recommend the most appropriate tariff to consumers in hardship Appropriate tariffs to hardship consumers program? Box 15 Concessions regimes Recognising that Concession regimes are a jurisdictional responsibility, States and Territories may wish to review their concessions frameworks in light of the services supported by smart meters. Box 16 Community service Recognising that CSOs are jurisdictional obligations responsibility, States and Territories may wish to review their CSO frameworks in light of the services supported by smart meters. Party Service Providers Box 17 3.1. Are there further issues to those outlined above Consultation question 3.1 – Issues for third parties in that need to be considered for third parties who are market not agents of the distributors or retailers? Box 18 Draft Policy Position 5– 5. EMRWG considers, except for the case of the Third parties service provision of customer’s data, that there are important providers issues to be resolved in providing for third parties in the market framework and systematic consideration should be given to these issues in the overall development of market arrangements for the delivery of smart meter services to consumers. Box 19 Consultation questions 3.2 3.2 What services - than those listed above - and 3.3 Third party could be made available by third parties though a – services customer’s smart meter? 3.3 What controls should apply to third parties in relation to such service offerings? Demand Management Supply Capacity Control – Box 20 Draft Policy Position 6 6. Distributor-initiated SCC will be allowed for – SCC as a mandatory emergencies to manage network demand. function for network emergencies
Box 13 Draft Policy Position 4 – Hardship provisions 4. The AER should monitor whether hardship consumers are overrepresented on any particular tariff type. Box 14 Consultation Question 2.14 Appropriate tariffs to hardship consumers 2.14. Should retailers be obliged to recommend the most appropriate tariff to consumers in hardship program? Box 15 Concessions regimes Recognising that Concession regimes are a jurisdictional responsibility, States and Territories may wish to review their concessions frameworks in light of the services supported by smart meters. Box 16 Community service obligations Recognising that CSOs are jurisdictional responsibility, States and Territories may wish to review their CSO frameworks in light of the services supported by smart meters. Party Service Providers Box 17 Consultation question 3.1 – Issues for third parties in market 3.1. Are there further issues to those outlined above that need to be considered for third parties who are not agents of the distributors or retailers? Box 18 Draft Policy Position 5– Third parties service providers 5. EMRWG considers, except for the case of the provision of customer’s data, that there are important issues to be resolved in providing for third parties in the market framework and systematic consideration should be given to these issues in the overall development of market arrangements for the delivery of smart meter services to consumers. Box 19 Consultation questions 3.2 and 3.3 – Third party services 3.2 What services - than those listed above - could be made available by third parties though a customer’s smart meter? 3.3 What controls should apply to third parties in relation to such service offerings? Demand Management – Supply Capacity Control Box 20 Draft Policy Position 6 – SCC as a mandatory function for network emergencies 6. Distributor-initiated SCC will be allowed for emergencies to manage network demand.