Western Australian Consolidated Acts

GAS PIPELINES ACCESS (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) ACT 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Preamble
           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Enactment for participation in national scheme  
   5.      Crown to be bound  
   6.      Application to coastal waters  
   7.      Extra-territorial operation  
   8.      Extension of the Law and the Regulations to certain pipelines reticulating gas other than natural gas  

   PART 2 -- Gas Pipelines Access (Western Australia) Law and Gas Pipelines Access (Western Australia) Regulations  

   9.      Application in Western Australia of the Gas Pipelines Access Law  
   10.     Application of regulations under Gas Pipelines Access Law  
   11.     Interpretation of some expressions in the Gas Pipelines Access (Western Australia) Law and Gas Pipelines Access (Western Australia) Regulations  

   PART 3 -- Regulations for the Gas Pipelines Access Law  

   12.     General regulation-making power for Gas Pipelines Access Law  
   13.     Civil penalty provisions of the Gas Pipelines Access Law  
   14.     Specific regulation-making powers  

   PART 4 -- National administration and enforcement  

           Division 1 -- Conferral of functions and powers  

   15.     Conferral of functions on NCC  
   16.     Conferral of power on NCC to do acts in this State  
   17.     Conferral of power on Ministers, Regulators and appeals bodies of other scheme participants  
   18.     Code Registrar and conferral of functions  
   19.     Functions conferred on Western Australian Minister, Authority, arbitrator, and appeals body  

   PART 5 -- General  

   23.     Exemption from taxes  
   24.     Actions in relation to cross-boundary pipelines  
   25.     Interpretation Act 1984 not applicable to Code  

   PART 6 -- Local administration and enforcement  

           Division 1 -- Local Regulator  

   26.     Definition  
   36.     Functions and powers  
   38.     Provision supplementary to the Code  

           Division 2 -- Appeals body  

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary  

   49.     Definitions  

              Subdivision 2 -- Western Australian Gas Review Board established  

   50.     Western Australian Gas Review Board  
   51.     Constitution of Board  
   52.     Panels  
   53.     Disclosure of interests  
   54.     Resignation and removal  
   55.     Remuneration  
   56.     Administrative support  

              Subdivision 3 -- Proceedings before the Board  

   57.     Principles governing hearings  
   58.     Powers in respect of evidence and information  
   59.     Practice and procedures  

              Subdivision 4 -- General  

   60.     Immunity  

           Division 3 -- Arbitrator  

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary  

   61.     Definition  

              Subdivision 2 -- Office of Western Australian Gas Disputes Arbitrator established  

   62.     Western Australian Gas Disputes Arbitrator  
   63.     Appointment of arbitrator  
   64.     Application of Public Sector Management Act 1994  
   65.     Term of office  
   66.     Resignation  
   67.     Suspension of arbitrator  
   68.     Removal of arbitrator  
   69.     Remuneration and conditions of office  
   70.     Oath of office  
   71.     Acting arbitrator  
   72.     Duties may be performed concurrently  

              Subdivision 3 -- Functions  

   73.     Functions  
   74.     Additional functions may be prescribed  
   75.     Independence of arbitrator  
   76.     Copies of decisions to be given to the local Regulator  
   77.     Commercial Arbitration Act 1985 does not apply  
   78.     Delegation  
   79.     Conflict of interest  

              Subdivision 4 -- Staff and consultants  

   80.     Use of government staff etc.  
   81.     Consultants  

              Subdivision 5 -- Financial provisions  

   82.     Bank account  
   83.     Borrowing from Treasurer  
   84.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  

              Subdivision 6 -- General  

   85.     Immunity  

           Division 4 -- Miscellaneous  

   86.     Regulations  
   87.     Regulations as to fees and charges  
   88.     Review of Act  

   PART 8 -- Transitional arrangements  

   90.     Protection of certain existing arrangements  
   91.     Meaning of contestable customer  
   92.     Order for earlier deregulation  
   93.     Temporary continuation of access arrangements for Gas Corporation’s distribution system  
   94.     Temporary exemption of Gas Corporation’s distribution system from section 4 of the Code  
   95.     Temporary continuation of access arrangements for Dampier to Bunbury pipeline system  
   96.     Preservation of certain contracts relating to the Dampier to Bunbury pipeline system  
   97.     Temporary continuation of access arrangements for the Goldfields Gas Pipeline, and continuation of certain rights  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Third Party Access to Natural Gas Pipelines  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- National Third Party Access Code for Natural Gas Pipeline Systems  
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