148AAExemptions from section 147(c)

148AA Exemptions from section 147(c)

148AA Exemptions from section 147(c)

(1) Section 147(c) does not prevent a service provider from giving effect to a provision of an associate contract if the contract is for an associate pipeline service, and—

(a) if the associate pipeline service relates to 1 or more types of relevant covered gas—the provision was entered into before the commencement of the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Laws) (Other Gases) Act 2023; or

(b) if the associate pipeline service relates to 1 or more types of prescribed primary gas—the provision was entered into before the gas became a prescribed primary gas; or

(c) if the associate pipeline service relates to a blend of prescribed primary gases—the provision was entered into before any of the gases became a prescribed primary gas.

(2) In this section—

prescribed primary gas means a gas—

(a) prescribed by the Regulations for the purpose of paragraph (e) of the definition of primary gas; or

(b) prescribed by a local regulation for the purpose of paragraph (f) of the definition of primary gas;

relevant covered gas means the following—

(a) biomethane;

(b) hydrogen;

(c) synthetic methane;

(d) a gas blend.

s 148AA: Ins 2023 No 36, sec 51.