294South Australian Minister to make initial National Gas Rules

294 South Australian Minister to make initial National Gas Rules

294 South Australian Minister to make initial National Gas Rules

(1) The Minister of the Crown in right of South Australia administering Part 2 of the National Gas (South Australia) Act 2008 of South Australia may make Rules for or with respect to—

(a) any matter or thing referred to in section 74 and Schedule 1 to this Law;

(b) matters of a transitional nature relating to the transition from the old access law and Gas Code to the application of this Law and the Rules.

(2) In subsection (1)—

matters of a transitional nature include matters of an application or savings nature.

(3) As soon as practicable after making Rules under subsection (1), the Minister referred to in that subsection must—

(a) publish notice of the making of the Rules in the South Australian Government Gazette; and

(b) make the Rules publicly available.

(4) Section 74(3) applies to the making of Rules under subsection (1) as if the Rules being made under subsection (1) were Rules being made by the AEMC.

(5) The notice referred to in subsection (3)(a) must state—

(a) the date on which the Rules commence operation; or

(b) if different Rules will commence operation on different dates, those dates.

(6) The Rules made under subsection (1) may only be made on the recommendation of the MCE.

(7) If the Minister referred to in subsection (1) makes Rules under that subsection, the Minister cannot make another Rule under that subsection.