A DNSP must DNSP must A DNSP that The Distribution A distributor must In conducting its A TNSP that Non- provide a conduct provides Licensee must not, in conducting distribution provides ring-fenced prescribed business with prescribed ensure that, in its regulated business, a services must not distribution Related distribution providing or distribution distributor must not make decisions or service Business at services in services for which services business, make decisions or act in a manner that arm’s length and Queensland must the Licensed make decisions or act in a manner discriminates in to an in a competitively not provide Business is the act in a manner that unreasonably favour of an independent neutral manner. distribution monopoly supplier that unreasonably discriminates in associate in relation accredited In particular, network access to to a Related discriminates either favour of any to the or service provider utilities have a related business Business or a against or in favour electricity business conditions on which on that are network use of on more competitor of the of any business or in favour of the those services are no less systems favourable terms Related Business, providing customers of any provided. To avoid favourable than agreements with than those it those goods and contestable electricity doubt, a TNSP the terms on a Related provides to any services are electrical services business. providing which it provides Business the other customer or provided on a non- or against or in services that prescribed arrangements: Code participant. discriminatory, favour of the must offer those distribution commercial basis. customers of any services to its service to that - should be on a business providing customers on terms part of the contract basis contestable and conditions no DNSP’s with terms and electrical services. less favourable than business which costs clearly it provides to itself provides defined or its associates. contestable - should be services. transparent - should be on terms no more
Non- A DNSP must provide a prescribed distribution service to an independent accredited service provider on that are no less favourable than the terms on which it provides that prescribed distribution service to that part of the DNSP’s business which provides contestable services. DNSP must conduct business with Related Business at arm’s length and in a competitively neutral manner. In particular, utilities have network use of systems agreements with a Related Business the arrangements: - should be on a contract basis with terms and costs clearly defined - should be transparent - should be on terms no more A DNSP that provides prescribed distribution services in Queensland must not provide distribution network access to a related business on more favourable terms than those it provides to any other customer or Code participant. The Distribution Licensee must ensure that, in providing or services for which the Licensed Business is the monopoly supplier to a Related Business or a competitor of the Related Business, those goods and services are provided on a non- discriminatory, commercial basis. A distributor must not, in conducting its regulated distribution services business, make decisions or act in a manner that unreasonably discriminates either against or in favour of any business providing contestable electrical services or against or in favour of the customers of any business providing contestable electrical services. In conducting its distribution business, a distributor must not make decisions or act in a manner that unreasonably discriminates in favour of any electricity business or in favour of the customers of any electricity business. A TNSP that provides ring-fenced services must not make decisions or act in a manner that discriminates in favour of an associate in relation to the or conditions on which those services are provided. To avoid doubt, a TNSP providing services must offer those services to its customers on terms and conditions no less favourable than it provides to itself or its associates.
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