NATIONAL GAS (VICTORIA) ACT 2008
Table of Provisions
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--NATIONAL GAS (VICTORIA) LAW ANDNATIONAL GAS (VICTORIA) REGULATIONS
- 7 Application of National Gas Law
- 8 Application of Regulations under National Gas Law
- 9 Interpretation of some expressions in National Gas (Victoria) Law and National Gas (Victoria) Regulations
- 9A Designated pipelines
- 9B Modified meaning of natural gas
PART 3--CROSS VESTING OF POWERS
- 10 Conferral of powers on Commonwealth Minister and Commonwealth bodies to act in this State
- 11 Conferral of powers on Ministers of participating States and Territories to act in this State
- 12 Conferral of functions or powers on State Minister
PART 4--GENERAL
- 13 Exemption from taxes
- 14 Actions in relation to cross boundary pipelines
- 15 Conferral of functions and powers on Commonwealth bodies
- 16 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction
- 16A Regulations
PART 5--SPECIFIC VICTORIAN TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
Division 1--Interpretation
- 17 Definitions
- 18 Meaning of gas distribution system regulatory duty
- 19 Meaning of gas distribution system regulatory function or power
- 20 Specification of Gas Distribution System Code provisions by Minister
- 20A Specified gas distribution system law or instrument provisions are ESC enforceable regulatory requirements
- 21 Role of Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984
Division 2--Current and pending Victorian gas distribution system access arrangement revisions
- 22 Transitional clauses in NGL relating to distribution pipeline services access arrangements do not apply
- 23 Gas distribution access arrangements under review
- 24 Gas distribution access arrangement revision decisions under review
- 25 Revised gas distribution access arrangements become full access arrangements under NGL
- 26 Certain provisions of the Access Code to continue to apply to revised gas distribution access arrangement
- 27 Certain decisions relating to certain access arrangements are reviewable regulatory decisions for purposes of National Gas (Victoria) Law
Division 3--AER functions, powers and duties under State instruments
- 28 Certain ESC functions, powers and duties conferred and imposed on the AER
- 29 ESC ceases to have distribution pipeline services related regulatory functions, powers and duties
- 30 Enforcement by AER of certain provisions of Victorian distribution licences
- 31 ESC cannot enforce certain gas distribution licence conditions that the AER can enforce
- 32 AER may request amendment of Gas Distribution System Code or ESC Guideline No. 17
- 33 Appeals against certain decisions or actions of the AER
- 34 Provision of information and assistance by ESC to the AER
- 34A Provision of information and assistance by AER to the ESC
Division 4--Miscellaneous matters
- 35 Consolidated access arrangements not permitted in respect of 2 or more covered distribution pipelines
- 36 GPAL obligation comply with published general accounting guidelines continues
- 37 ESC Guideline No. 17 becomes a regulatory information order after specified day
PART 6--DECLARED SYSTEMS AND REGULATED GAS MARKETS
Division 1--Ministerial declarations
- 39 Declared distribution systems and declared transmission systems
- 40 Declared host retailer
- 41 Declared LNG storage providers and agreements
- 42 Declared metering requirement
- 43 Declared wholesale gas market
Division 2--AEMO's declared system functions
- 44 Application of AEMO's declared system functions
Division 2--of Part 6 of Chapter 2 of the National Gas (Victoria) Law applies in this jurisdiction.
- 45 Certain defined terms for the purposes of the National Gas (Victoria) Law and National Gas Rules
Division 3--Regulatory arrangements
- 46 Definitions
- 47 Declaration of current operating agreements
- 48 Ministerial specification of ESC code or guidelines or provisions under ESC codes or guidelines
- 49 Current operating agreement
- 50 Current service envelope agreement
- 51 Specified code or guidelines and specified VENCorp provisions
Division 4--Gas emergencies
- 52 Definitions
- 53 Gas emergency protocol
- 54 Ministerial directions
- 55 Registered participants must comply with gas emergency protocol
- 56 Gas emergency protocol—transitional provision
Division 5--Other matters
- 57 Notice of change to declared LNG storage provider or declared LNG supplier
- 58 MSO Rules procedures and guidelines—transitional provision
PART 7--OTHER SPECIFIC VICTORIAN ARRANGEMENTS
Division 1--Modifications relating to wholesale gas markets and pipeline service providers
- 59 Definitions
- 60 Application of certain provisions of the South Australian Act—Wholesale gas markets and pipeline service providers
Division 2--Modifications relating to distributor access arrangements
- 61 Definitions and interpretation
- 62 AER must, in a full access arrangement decision, fix 1 July as date on which full access arrangement takes effect
- 63 Applicable 2018–2022 access arrangements extended until 30 June 2023
- 64 Order setting requirements for modifications and variations to certain instruments
- 65 Order modifying the National Gas (Victoria) Law and Rules
- 66 General provisions apply to Orders under this Subdivision
- 67 Functions and powers conferred and duties imposed on AER
- 68 Effect of Orders under this Subdivision
- 69 AER variations to applicable 2018–2022 access arrangements
Division 3--General modifications to the NGL
- 70 Definitions
- 71 Application of certain provisions of the South Australian Act
