Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Tranches 2 and 3 Amendments) Rules 2020

Amending WEM Rules made by the Minister for Energy
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Change of name from WEM Rules to ESM Rules 

Since this web page was published, the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) Rules have been renamed the Electricity System and Market (ESM) Rules, and the Electricity Industry (Wholesale Electricity Market) Regulations 2004 (WEM Regulations) have been renamed the Electricity Industry (Electricity System and Market) Regulations 2004 (ESM Regulations). Changes have not been made to this web page to reflect this updated name.

Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Tranches 2 and 3 Amendments) Rules 2020

Type: Minister for Energy amendments

Title: Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Tranches 2 and 3 Amendments) Rules 2020

Gazettal date: 24/12/2020

Commencement dates:

Schedule A - 01/01/2021 (8:00am)

Schedule B - 01/02/2021 (8:00am)

Schedule C – Provisions to commence at the times specified by the Minister in notices published in the Gazette. Confirmed commencement dates include:

01/02/2021 (8:00am) – Gazette 2021/20

01/07/2021 (8:00am) – Gazette 2021/20

Immediately after commencement of:

  • the Amending Rules in Schedule B of the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Governance) Rules 2021, that commence at 8:00am (AWST) on 01/07/2021; and
  • the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Tranches 2 and 3 Amendments) Rules 2020 specified in Part 2 of the commencement notice dated 25/01/2021 Gazette 2021/96

Immediately after commencement of the Amending Rules in the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Reserve Capacity Pricing Reforms) Rules 2019 that commence at 8:00am (AWST) on 01/10/2021 Gazette 2021/96.

Immediately after the commencement of:

  • the Amending Rules in the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Reserve Capacity Pricing Reforms) Rules 2019, that commence at 8:00am on 01/10/2021;
  • the Amending Rules in Schedule C of the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Tranche 1 Amendments) Rules 2020, that commence at 8:00am on 01/10/2021; and
  • the Amending Rules in Schedule C of the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 1) Rules 2021, that commence at 8:00am on 01/10/2021 - Gazette 2021/166 

01/11/2021 (8:00am) - Gazette 2021/96 and Gazette 2021/166

18/12/2021 (8:00am) – Gazette 2021/212

01/03/2022 (8:00am) - Gazette 2021/96 and Gazette 2021/212

Immediately after the commencement of the Amending Rules in Schedule D of the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 1) Rules 2021, that commence at 8:00am on 01/03/2022 – Gazette 2021/166 

12/04/2022 (8:00am) – Gazette 2021/212

01/09/2022 (8:00am) – Gazette 2021/166   and Gazette 2021/212

06/12/2022 (8:00am) – Gazette 2021/166  

01/01/2023 (8:00am) – Gazette 2022/184 

01/10/2023 (8:00am) - Gazette 2023/125

The remaining Schedule C provisions have been superseded and will not commence. 

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