From 1 July 2012 energy retailers are authorised by the AER under the National Energy Retail Law. All energy supply licences were revoked on 1 July 2012 by section 403 of the National Energy Retail Law (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012.
Utility Licence Application Fee
The application fee applying to an application for a utility licence can be found at Utilities (Grant of Licence Application Fee) Determination 2023 | HTML view (act.gov.au).
Licence Application Package
To assist interested persons in preparing an application, the Commission has developed the following documents:
| Document Name | Type | Size | Published date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulatory framework for licensing utilities in the ACT (October 2012) | 222 KB | - | |
| Guidelines on prudential and technical criteria for licence applications under the Utilities Act 2000 (ACT) (October 2012) | 281 KB | - | |
| Applying for a utility service licence in the ACT: procedures and checklist (October 2012) | 201 KB | - |
Utility Licence Application: Transgrid Services Pty Limited (ACN 626 136 865) as trustee of Transgrid Services Trust (ABN 94 121 353 950) trading as ‘Lumea Infrastructure Services’
On 10 May 2022 the commission received an application seeking a utility licence for the transmission of electricity from Transgrid Services Pty Limited as trustee of Transgrid Services Trust (ABN 94 121 353 950) trading as ‘Lumea Infrastructure Services’.
On 22 July 2022 the commission granted Lumea a utility licence for a period of 20 years.
Lumea’s application for a utility licence is below. The Q-Bess executed agreement, audited financial statement and risk management framework have been redacted for publication as they are commercial in confidence.
| Document Name | Type | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Lumea licence application | 3.70 MB | |
| Attachment A - Q-Bess executed agreement (redacted) | 1.41 MB | |
| Attachment B - written declaration, annual report & audited financial statement (redacted) | 30 MB | |
| Attachment C - utility licences | 15 MB | |
| Attachment D - written declaration & risk management framework (redacted) | 224 KB | |
| Attachment E - human resource policies & and training programs | 6.28 MB |