12Interpretation of some expressions in the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Law and the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Regulations

12 Interpretation of some expressions in the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Law and the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Regulations

(1) In the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Law and the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Regulations:

Code means:

(a) the National Third Party Access Code for Natural Gas Pipeline Systems, a copy of which, as agreed by the Council of Australian Governments on 7 November 1997, is set out in Schedule 2 to the South Australian Act; or
(b) if that Code is amended in accordance with Schedule 1 to that Act, that Code as so amended and in force for the time being;

as it applies because of section 8 or 9 of this Act as a law of the Commonwealth.

Consolidated Fund means the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Commonwealth.

Gas Pipelines Access Law means the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Law.

Legislature means the Parliament of the Commonwealth.

local Regulator means the ACCC.

the Court means the Federal Court of Australia.

this law means the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Law.

this scheme participant means the Commonwealth.

(2) In the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Law and the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Regulations: (a) a reference to the local appeals body or to the designated appeals body is a reference to the Australian Competition Tribunal; and (b) a reference to the local Minister or to the designated Minister is a reference to the Minister having responsibility for the administration of this Act.