New South Wales Consolidated Acts

GAS SUPPLY ACT 1996 - SECT 27

27 Tribunal may make gas pricing orders

(1) The Tribunal may, by order published in the Gazette, establish a pricing mechanism according to which the following tariffs, fees, charges and other payments are to be fixed in relation to the supply of natural gas to small retail customers under standard form customer supply contracts (a "gas pricing order"):

(a) tariffs for natural gas,

(b) security deposits and other payments in the nature of security deposits,

(c) fees and charges in relation to late or dishonoured payments,

(d) fees and charges in relation to the establishment or maintenance of accounts,

(e) fees and charges in relation to the disconnection of premises from, or the reconnection of premises to, a distribution pipeline,

(f) such other fees, charges and payments as are prescribed by the regulations.

(2) The Minister may give the Tribunal a written referral requiring the Tribunal to make a gas pricing order within a time specified in the referral and, in that event, the Tribunal must take all reasonable steps to comply with the requirements of the referral.

(3) Before making a gas pricing order, the Tribunal must notify the Minister of its intention to do so (except in the case of an order given pursuant to a referral under subsection (2)).