Victorian Consolidated Legislation

GAS PIPELINES ACCESS (VICTORIA) ACT 1998

No. 31 of 1998
Version incorporating amendments as at 8 November 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Crown to be bound
   5.      Application to coastal waters
   6.      Extra-territorial operation

   PART 2-GAS PIPELINES ACCESS (VICTORIA) LAW AND
   GAS PIPELINES ACCESS (VICTORIA) REGULATIONS

   7.      Application in Victoria of the Gas Pipelines Access Law
   8.      Application of Regulations under Gas Pipelines Access Law
   9.      Interpretation of some expressions in the Gas Pipelines Access (Victoria) Law and Gas Pipelines Access (Victoria) Regulations

   PART 3-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1-Conferral of functions and powers

   10.     Conferral of functions on Commonwealth Minister and Commonwealth bodies
   11.     Conferral of power on Commonwealth Minister and Commonwealth bodies to do acts in this State
   12.     Conferral of power on Ministers, Regulators and appeals bodies of other scheme participants
   13.     Conferral of functions on Code Registrar
   14.     Functions and powers conferred on Victorian Minister,
           Regulator and appeals body
           Divisions 2, 3-Repealed
           15-18. Repealed

   PART 4-GENERAL

   19.     Exemption from taxes
   20.     Actions in relation to cross-boundary pipelines
   20A.    VENCorp not a service provider under Gas Pipelines Access (Victoria) Law and Gas Pipelines Access (Victoria)
           Regulations
   21.     Application of Essential Services Commission Act 2001.
   22.     Proceedings in respect of Law
   23.     Supreme Court-limitation of jurisdiction

   PART 5-CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   24.     Transitional
   24A.    Access arrangements
   24B.    Access Code
   25.     Gas Industry Act 1994.
   26.     Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984.
   27.     New section 38BA inserted
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details