{"id":"gas-corporation-business-disposal-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000","name":"Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000","slug":"gas-corporation-business-disposal-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176691,"registerId":"wa-gas-corporation-business-disposal-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nGas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999\n\nGas Corporation (Business Disposal) (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000\n\nWestern Australia\n\nGas Corporation (Business Disposal) (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Application of *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000* extended 1\n\n4. Approved form of contract 2\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 3\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nGas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999\n\nGas Corporation (Business Disposal) (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations may be cited as the *Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation on the relevant day as defined in section 25(3) of the Act.\n\n##### 3. Application of *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000* extended\n\nThe *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000*, other than regulation 8 of those regulations, apply for the purposes of the *Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999* as if, in those regulations —\n\n(a) in regulation 4(1), instead of the definition of “supply”, the definition were as follows —\n\n“\n\nsupply means a sale or supply described in section 38(2) of the *Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999*;\n\n”;\n\n(b) in regulation 5(1), “30 June 2002” were deleted and the following were inserted instead —\n\n“ 31 December 2001 ”;\n\n(c) in regulation 6(1), “30 June 2002” were deleted and the following were inserted instead —\n\n“ 31 December 2001 ”;\n\n(d) in regulation 6(3), in the definition of “existing standard contract customer”, “small use customer” were deleted and the following were inserted instead —\n\n“ customer, other than a small use customer, ”;\n\n(e) in regulation 6(5), in the definition of “approved contract”, “section 26(2)(c) of the Act” were deleted and the following were inserted instead —\n\n“\n\nregulation 4 of the *Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000*\n\n”;\n\n(f) in regulation 6(5), in the definition of “new customer”, “small use customer” were deleted and the following were inserted instead —\n\n“ customer, other than a small use customer, ”.\n\n##### 4. Approved form of contract\n\nThe Coordinator of Energy may approve the form of a contract that a person is required by regulation 6(4) of the *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000*, as applied by regulation 3 of these regulations, to offer a person to whom gas is sold or supplied.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000* and includes the amendments referred to in the following Table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000* | 28 Jun 2000 p. 3287-8 | 2 Jul 2000 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 28 Jun 2000 p. 3285 |\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not retrievable. The page no longer exists on the Western Australian Parliamentary Counsel's Office website, returning only a system error message."},"complexity_factors":["The actual legislative text is unavailable — only a broken webpage was returned","No substantive legal content could be retrieved for analysis","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed beyond what the title suggests","Title implies potentially technical pricing/tariff provisions, but this is speculative without the text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Western Australian regulation from 2000 relates to gas tariffs in the context of the Gas Corporation’s business disposal. It would have set rules affecting how gas prices were treated during transfer of the state-owned utility.\n\nIt likely mattered to households, businesses and the buyers of gas assets because it shaped pricing and the financial terms of the privatization transition."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: adapting existing gas tariff regulations to the specific context of the Gas Corporation business disposal. It does not expand beyond this transitional technical adjustment."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative regulations total","No interpretation section or defined terms in the regulations themselves (definitions are imported by reference from other instruments)","Simple structure: citation, commencement, application with modifications, and one substantive power","Modifications in regulation 3 are straightforward textual substitutions (find-and-replace style amendments)","Single cross-reference to the Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000 and the Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999","No nested conditions, exceptions, or procedural steps"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short Western Australian regulation that tweaks existing gas pricing rules to fit a specific situation: the sale or break-up of the state-owned Gas Corporation.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Takes the existing *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000* (which set rules for gas prices and contracts) and applies them to the *Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999* with some key changes.\n- Changes the definition of \"supply\" to match the specific sale/supply situations described in the Gas Corporation disposal legislation.\n- Brings forward a deadline from 30 June 2002 to 31 December 2001 for certain pricing protections.\n- Tweaks who counts as an \"existing standard contract customer\" and \"new customer\" — specifically removing the \"small use customer\" category and replacing it with \"customer, other than a small use customer.\" This appears to broaden or clarify which customers are covered.\n- Updates a cross-reference so that \"approved contracts\" point to this regulation instead of a section of the main Act.\n- Gives the Coordinator of Energy power to approve the standard form of contract that gas sellers must offer.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Customers buying gas from the entity or entities taking over parts of the Gas Corporation's business.\n- The Coordinator of Energy (a government official who oversees energy regulation in WA).\n- Gas retailers operating under the disposal arrangements.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWhen a government sells or breaks up a state-owned utility, there needs to be transitional rules so customers don't get ripped off during the handover. This regulation ensures that gas tariff protections continue to apply, but with adjusted timelines and definitions that make sense for the specific corporate restructure happening under the Gas Corporation disposal."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations broaden the tariff regulatory regime to cover sales/supplies under the Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999 by applying the Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000 with specified modifications (r.3). They redefine 'supply' to track s.38(2) of the Act, remove 'small use customer' from certain definitions (r.3(a), (d), (f)), alter operative dates (r.3(b),(c)), and delegate approval of the required contract form to the Coordinator of Energy (r.4)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑reference to a separate, standalone instrument (Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000) with in-place textual substitutions (r.3)","Targeted amendments to definitions and customer categories that change who is covered (r.3(a), (d), (f))","Changes to transitional or operative dates requiring administrative adjustment (r.3(b), (c))","Exclusion of one provision of the external regulations (regulation 8) which creates a carve‑out (r.3)","Delegated administrative discretion to the Coordinator of Energy to approve contract form (r.4)","Dependence on an external Act provision for commencement timing (r.2 referencing s.25(3) of the Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations extend the Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000 to gas sold or supplied under the Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999, with targeted modifications to definitions, dates and customer categories. Gas sellers must offer an approved contract form and follow the applied tariff rules; customers pay the resulting tariffs. The Coordinator of Energy may approve the contract form (r.4); the scope and specific amendments are set out in r.3."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/gas-corporation-business-disposal-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000","history":"/api/acts/gas-corporation-business-disposal-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/gas-corporation-business-disposal-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/gas-corporation-business-disposal-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/gas-corporation-business-disposal-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/gas-corporation-business-disposal-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000/documents"}}