Gas Supply Act 2003
sec.233Directions for prices notification
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sec.233 Directions for prices notification
The Minister may, by notice, give a retailer a direction to do any of the following if the Minister reasonably believes the direction may help the Minister to fix notified prices— give the Minister stated information at stated reasonable times or intervals; keep stated records; give the Minister copies of the records at stated times or intervals. See also section 318 . how many customers the retailer has in stated consumption ranges the total gas supplied to the retailer’s customers how much gas the retailer supplied its customers in stated consumption ranges the cost of gas at the point, commonly called the ‘city gate’, where a distributor’s distribution system connects with a transmission pipeline the fees and charges paid to the retailer for the sale of gas the retailer’s gas transportation costs the cost to the retailer of gas the retailer’s margin for gas supplied the total cost to the retailer’s customers of gas supplied the retailer’s total revenue from the sale of gas a profile of the number of the retailer’s customers in stated consumption ranges other information relating to the retailer’s cost and revenue bases for gas supply The direction must be accompanied by, or include, a QCAT information notice for the decision to give the direction. s 233 amd 2006 No. 60 s 126 ; 2009 No. 24 s 570 ; 2014 No. 48 s 144 ; 2023 No. 25 s 31 sch 1 (sec.233-ssec.1) The Minister may, by notice, give a retailer a direction to do any of the following if the Minister reasonably believes the direction may help the Minister to fix notified prices— give the Minister stated information at stated reasonable times or intervals; keep stated records; give the Minister copies of the records at stated times or intervals. See also section 318 . how many customers the retailer has in stated consumption ranges the total gas supplied to the retailer’s customers how much gas the retailer supplied its customers in stated consumption ranges the cost of gas at the point, commonly called the ‘city gate’, where a distributor’s distribution system connects with a transmission pipeline the fees and charges paid to the retailer for the sale of gas the retailer’s gas transportation costs the cost to the retailer of gas the retailer’s margin for gas supplied the total cost to the retailer’s customers of gas supplied the retailer’s total revenue from the sale of gas a profile of the number of the retailer’s customers in stated consumption ranges other information relating to the retailer’s cost and revenue bases for gas supply (sec.233-ssec.2) The direction must be accompanied by, or include, a QCAT information notice for the decision to give the direction.
- (a) give the Minister stated information at stated reasonable times or intervals;
- (b) keep stated records;
- (c) give the Minister copies of the records at stated times or intervals.