On 24 March 2011, the Commission gave notice under sections 102 and 103 of the National Electricity Law to make the Distribution Network Service Provider (DNSP) Recovery of Transmission-related Charges final Rule determination and Rule as Made.

The Rule as Made is a more preferable Rule that specifies the types of costs permitted to be recovered through the annual pricing proposal process under clause 6.18.7 of the National Electricity Rules.  These costs include prescribed exit services charges, prescribed common transmission services charges, prescribed TUOS charges, Bairnsdale network support agreement payments, avoided customer TUOS payments, charges for standard control services from other DNSPs it incurs as a Distribution Customer, and payments between DNSPs for use of the distribution system which are charges for prescribed exit services, prescribed common transmission services and prescribed TUOS services.  Also, transitional provisions have been allowed for ENERGEX and Ergon Energy for specific non-regulated charges, and for Victorian DNSPs for negotiated transmission service charges levied by the Australian Energy Market Operator for augmenting the relevant declared shared network to facilitate a network to network connection service.

The Rule commences operation on 24 March 2011.