Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

GAS ACT 1992 - SECT 38

38. (1) The kinds of conditions to which an authorisation may be subject include, but are not limited to, the following:

        (a)     conditions relating to the price that may be charged for gas supplied to consumers, including by reference to a maximum price calculated in accordance with a specified formula or in some other manner;

        (b)     conditions relating to prices and charges for other gas supply services (including haulage) provided by the authorised distributor;

        (c)     conditions imposing restrictions on the conditions that may be imposed by the authorised distributor in respect of the supply of gas to consumers and imposing restrictions on the types and level of charges that may be made in connection with that supply;

        (d)     conditions imposing restrictions on the types of gas activities that the authorised distributor may engage in and restrictions on the manner in which those activities may be engaged in;

        (e)     conditions as to the area in which gas is to be supplied under the authorisation, including conditions requiring gas to be supplied to specific areas;

        (f)     conditions imposing duties in connection with the reticulation, and maintenance of the supply, of gas;

        (g)     conditions that require or make provision for the measures to be taken by the authorised distributor for the protection of the environment in connection with the activities engaged in under the authorisation;

        (h)     where the authorised distributor is a body corporate—conditions as to the ownership of the distributor;

    (j)     conditions as to the type of gas to be supplied, the method of supply, the metering of supply and the method of charging and billing for supply;

        (k)     conditions requiring the authorised distributor to keep specified records and to make specified records and information available to the Authority or the Minister and requiring the publication of information;

        (m)     conditions requiring the authorised distributor to permit specified persons access to and use of the gas reticulation system, including conditions—

              (i)     specifying the terms and conditions on which the access or use is to be permitted; and

              (ii)     relating to the fees or charges that are to be payable to the authorised distributor in respect of that access or use.

(2) If an authorisation is subject to a condition of a kind referred to in paragraph (1) (m), such compensation as the Minister determines is payable to the authorised distributor.