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ENERGY EFFICIENCY (COST OF LIVING) IMPROVEMENT REGULATION 2017 (NO 41 OF 2017) - REG 4

Prescribed classes of people—Act, dict, def priority household, par (d)

    (1)     The following classes are prescribed:

        (a)     holders of a Commonwealth seniors health card;

        (b)     holders of a Commonwealth low income health care card;

        (c)     recipients of a Commonwealth disability support pension;

        (d)     people accessing an energy retailer's hardship program (however described);

Note     Energy is defined in the Act

, dictionary, to include electricity and gas.

        (e)     people referred to a NERL retailer by a referring organisation for access to eligible activities carried out by the retailer;

Note     Eligible activity —see the Act

, dictionary.

"NERL retailer"—see the Act

, dictionary.

        (f)     people living in a priority dwelling.

    (2)     In this section:

"priority dwelling" means the following:

        (a)     a public housing property managed by Housing ACT;

        (b)     a property provided by a registered community housing provider;

        (c)     a property used for providing accommodation or tenancy support by a registered provider of supports under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013

(Cwlth);

        (d)     a property used for providing residential care under the Aged Care Act 1997

(Cwlth) if both of the following apply:

              (i)     the residential care is provided by an approved provider under that Act;

              (ii)     the approved provider is a registered entity under the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012

(Cwlth).

"referring organisation" includes the following:

        (a)     ACAT;

        (b)     Care Inc.;

        (c)     St Vincent de Paul Society;

        (d)     The Salvation Army.

Note     ACAT —see the Legislation Act

, dictionary, pt 1.

"registered community housing provider"—see the Community Housing Providers National Law (ACT)

, section 4 (1).

"registered provider of supports"—see the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013

(Cwlth), section 9.



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