sec.16BAuthorisation of preparatory steps by AER

### sec.16B Authorisation of preparatory steps by AER This section applies if— the AER is required to do something (a preparatory step) before making a decision or making an instrument under 1 of the following (the authorising law)— the National Gas (Queensland) Law ; the National Gas (Queensland) Regulations; this Act; a regulation under this Act; and the preparatory step would have been required under the authorising law if the amendments of the National Gas Law by the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Retail Law) Act 2011 (SA) had started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland; and the AER takes the preparatory step— at or after the time the amendments were enacted; but before the time the amendments started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland. For the purposes of the authorising law, the AER is taken to have complied with the requirement to take the preparatory step. In this section— National Gas Law means the National Gas Law set out in the Schedule to the South Australian Act. s 16B ins 2014 No. 49 s 40 (sec.16B-ssec.1) This section applies if— the AER is required to do something (a preparatory step) before making a decision or making an instrument under 1 of the following (the authorising law)— the National Gas (Queensland) Law ; the National Gas (Queensland) Regulations; this Act; a regulation under this Act; and the preparatory step would have been required under the authorising law if the amendments of the National Gas Law by the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Retail Law) Act 2011 (SA) had started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland; and the AER takes the preparatory step— at or after the time the amendments were enacted; but before the time the amendments started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland. (sec.16B-ssec.2) For the purposes of the authorising law, the AER is taken to have complied with the requirement to take the preparatory step. (sec.16B-ssec.3) In this section— National Gas Law means the National Gas Law set out in the Schedule to the South Australian Act. - (a) the AER is required to do something (a preparatory step) before making a decision or making an instrument under 1 of the following (the authorising law)— (i) the National Gas (Queensland) Law ; (ii) the National Gas (Queensland) Regulations; (iii) this Act; (iv) a regulation under this Act; and - (i) the National Gas (Queensland) Law ; - (ii) the National Gas (Queensland) Regulations; - (iii) this Act; - (iv) a regulation under this Act; and - (b) the preparatory step would have been required under the authorising law if the amendments of the National Gas Law by the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Retail Law) Act 2011 (SA) had started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland; and - (c) the AER takes the preparatory step— (i) at or after the time the amendments were enacted; but (ii) before the time the amendments started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland. - (i) at or after the time the amendments were enacted; but - (ii) before the time the amendments started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland. - (i) the National Gas (Queensland) Law ; - (ii) the National Gas (Queensland) Regulations; - (iii) this Act; - (iv) a regulation under this Act; and - (i) at or after the time the amendments were enacted; but - (ii) before the time the amendments started to apply under this Act as a law of Queensland.