Australian Capital Territory
Utilities (Variation of Licence) Notice 2005 (No 1)
Notifiable instrument NI2005–151
made under the  
Utilities Act 2000, section 52(1)(Public notice of licence decisions)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Utilities (Variation of Licence) Notice 2005 (No 1).

2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after notification.

3	Purpose of instrument
The Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission has, under the Utilities Act 2000, section 38, varied the Utility Services Licences listed in attachment 1 to this instrument.

4	Variation to gas supply licence

3.	PARTICIPATION IN GAS MARKET SCHEME

Substitute

Before the Licensee commences supplying gas to customers under this licence, the licensee must register as a participant in the Gas Market Company's gas market scheme or another scheme that the ICRC deems to be equivalent.

5	Public access to record of variation of licences
Copies of the ICRC’s decision to vary the licences listed in schedule 1 are available for inspection by members of the public between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, at the Commission’s offices at Level 7, Eclipse House, 197 London Circuit, Civic ACT, and on the Commission’s website (www.icrc.act.gov.au).  Copies of these documents can be made at the Commission’s offices.  Electronic copies are available on request.  No charge will apply.

Paul Baxter
Senior Commissioner
for the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission
 27    April 2005

Attachment 1
The licences varied under this instrument are:

1.	the Utility Services Licence under the Utilities Act 2000 to provide gas supply services under section 6 (d) of the Utilities Act 2000  (franchise and non-franchise customers) issued to:

ACTEW Retail Ltd ACN 074 371 207 and AGL ACT Retail Investments Pty Ltd ACN 093 631 586 trading as “ActewAGL Retail” 

2.	the Utility Services Licence under the Utilities Act 2000 to provide gas supply services under section 6 (d) of the Utilities Act 2000   (non-franchise customers) issued to:

ENERGEX Retail Pty Ltd ACN 078 848 549
Country Energy ABN 37 428 185 226
Energy Australia ABN 67 505 337 385