The National Electricity Rules and related regulations that apply in the Northern Territory are now frozen. The versions in effect on 31 July 2025 will be the permanent versions used in the Territory.

The Australian Energy Market Commission no longer has the power to make or change the National Electricity Rules as they apply to the Northern Territory.

The Australian Energy Regulator's guidelines on matters such as asset exemptions, connection charges, ring-fencing, and export tariffs are now fixed to the versions published on 31 July 2025. Some of these guidelines are adopted from other states and territories.

Certain rules regarding the National Electricity Market are replaced with rules that apply specifically to the local electricity system in the Northern Territory.

A large number of specific technical rules and sub-rules under the National Electricity Rules are removed and no longer have any legal effect in the Northern Territory.

The definition of 'funded augmentation' is changed to exclude certain shared assets and network assets.

The definition of 'distribution network user access' is expanded to include bidirectional units.

The definition of a 'distribution system' is updated to include local electricity systems and stand-alone systems in regulated areas.

The person 'financially responsible' for a connection point is now defined as the person allowed to have the load, generating unit, or bidirectional unit connected at that point.