Section 90 exemptions from Part 3 of the Act

The Authority will grant an exemption if it is satisfied that the proposed prohibited involvement will either promote, or will not inhibit, competition in the industry and the exemption will not permit an involvement in a distributor and a generator that may create incentives and opportunities to inhibit competition in the electricity industry.

The Authority has a standard application form for exemptions, to provide the Authority with information to inform its analysis. Once it receives an application for exemption, the Authority then commences an investigative process, including research and interviews with relevant parties.

The Part 3 exemption register contains a full list of all applications for exemption received by the Authority, along with written reasons for the Authority's decisions.