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Queensland act
Queensland’s adoption of the national gas law creates a single regulatory framework for how gas (including hydrogen, biomethane and synthetic blends) moves and is traded across the state and national market. It controls pipeline access and pricing, governs wholesale and retail markets, and brings new gas suppliers into the rules.
This affects pipeline owners (directly), producers, traders and retailers, with households and businesses indirectly protected from monopoly pricing and supply disruption. Regulators like the AER, AEMO and AEMC enforce market rules and reliability.
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Direct links to the current provisions in National Gas (Queensland) Law.
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This law may be cited as the National Gas (Queensland) Law .
In this Law— 15-year no-coverage determination ... s 2 def 15-year no-coverage determination om 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (1) ACCC means the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission established by section 6A of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 of the Commonwealth; access arrangement means an arrangement setting out terms and conditions about access to pipeline services provided or to be provided by means of a scheme pipeline; s 2 def access arrangement amd 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (2) access determination means a determination of the relevant adjudicator for an access dispute under Chapter 5 Part 5 and includes a determination varied under Part 6 of that Chapter; s 2 def access determination amd 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (3) access dispute means a dispute between a user or prospective user and a service provider about 1 or more aspects of access to a pipeline service provided by means of a pipeline and includes a matter that is deemed to be an access dispute under the Rules; s 2 def access dispute ins 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (4) adoptive jurisdiction means a participating jurisdiction for which AEMO is authorised to exercise its declared system functions or STTM functions; s 2 def adoptive jurisdiction ins 2009 No. 30 (SA) s 6 (2) amd 2011 No. 7 (SA) s 4 (1) AEMC means the Australian Energy Market Commission established by section 5 of the Australian Energy Market Commission Establishment Act 2004 of South Australia; AEMO amendments means— the amendments to this Law made by the National Gas (South Australia) (National Gas Law—Australian Energy Market Operator) Amendment Act 2009 ; and the amendments to the Rules made by the National Gas (South Australia) (National Gas Rules—Australian Energy Market Operator) Amendment Rules 2009 ; and the Procedures first made under this Law after the enactment of the amendments referred to in paragraph (a) ; s 2 def AEMO amendments ins 2009 No. 30 (SA) s 6 (2) AER means the Australian Energy Regulator established by section 44AE of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 of the Commonwealth; AER Compliance Procedures and Guidelines has the meaning given by section 64F ; s 2 def AER Compliance Procedures and Guidelines ins 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (5) AER economic regulatory decision means a decision (however described) of the AER under this Law or the Rules performing or exercising an AER economic regulatory function or power; AER economic regulatory function or power means a function or power performed or exercised by the AER under this Law or the Rules (other than making a rate of return instrument) that relates to the economic regulation of pipeline services provided by a service provider— by means of; or in connection with, a pipeline and includes a function or power performed or exercised by the AER under this Law or the Rules (other than making a rate of return instrument) that relates to— the preparation of a service provider performance report; a ring fencing decision; an applicable access arrangement decision; an access determination (if the AER is the dispute resolution body); The application of a rate of return instrument under this Law is an AER economic regulatory function or power. See section 30Q (2) . s 2 def AER economic regulatory function or power amd 2018 No. 33 (SA) s 13 (1) ; 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (6) AER gas price reporting functions means the functions of the AER performed under section 27 (1) (fa) ; s 2 def AER gas price reporting functions ins 2022 No. 3 (SA) s 4 (1) AER ring fencing determination means a determination of the AER under section 143 (1) ; AER trial waiver functions means the functions conferred on the AER under Chapter 2 Part 1 Division 1B ; s 2 def AER trial waiver functions ins 2022 No. 22 (SA) s 32 (1) AER wholesale market monitoring functions —the AER wholesale market monitoring functions are set out in section 30AC (1) ; s 2 def AER wholesale market monitoring functions ins 2024 No. 12 (SA) s 13 (1) AER wholesale market reporting functions —the AER wholesale market reporting functions are set out in section 30AC (2) ; s 2 def AER wholesale market reporting functions ins 2024 No. 12 (SA) s 13 (1) annual turnover has the same meaning as in section 2 (1) of Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 of the Commonwealth; s 2 def annual turnover ins 2020 No. 37 (SA) s 47 (1) applicable access arrangement means an access arrangement that has taken effect after being approved or made by the AER under the Rules and includes an applicable access arrangement as varied— under the Rules; or by an access determination as provided by this Law or the Rules; s 2 def applicable access arrangement amd 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (7) applicable access arrangement decision means a decision of the AER under the Rules that— approves or does not approve an access arrangement or revisions to an applicable access arrangement submitted to the AER under section 113 or the Rules; or makes an access arrangement— in place of an access arrangement the AER does not approve in that decision; or because a scheme pipeline service provider does not submit an access arrangement in accordance with section 113 or the Rules; or makes revisions to an access arrangement— in place of revisions submitted to the AER under section 113 that the AER does not approve in that decision; or because a scheme pipeline service provider does not submit revisions to the AER under section 113 ; s 2 def applicable access arrangement decision sub 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (8) application Act means an Act of a participating jurisdiction that applies, as a law of that jurisdiction, this Law or any part of this Law; s 2 def application Act ins 2009 No. 30 (SA) s 6 (2) approved associate contract means an associate contract approved by the AER under an associate contract decision; associate in relation to a person has the same meaning it would have under Division 2 of Part 1.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth if sections 13 , 16 (2) and 17 did not form part of that Act; associate contract means— a contract, arrangement or understanding between a service provider and an associate of the service provider in connection with the provision of an associate pipeline service; or a contract, arrangement or understanding between a service provider and any person in connection with the provision of an associate pipeline service— that provides a direct or indirect benefit to an associate; and that is not at arm’s length; associate contract decision means a decision of the AER under the Rules that approves or does not approve an associate contract for the purposes of Chapter 4 Part 2 Division 4 ; s 2 def associate contract decision amd 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (9) associate pipeline service means a pipeline service provided by means of a pipeline other than a pipeline to which a greenfields incentive determination applies; s 2 def associate pipeline service amd 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (10) Australian Energy Market Operator or AEMO means Australian Energy Market Operator Limited (ACN 072 010 327); s 2 def Australian Energy Market Operator or AEMO ins 2009 No. 30 (SA) s 6 (2) bilateral trading agreement , for Chapter 2 Part 1 Division 1AA —see section 30AA ; s 2 def bilateral trading agreement ins 2024 No. 12 (SA) s 13 (2) BB Procedures means Procedures directed at regulating the Gas Bulletin Board; s 2 def BB Procedures ins 2009 No. 30 (SA) s 6 (2) amd 2023 No. 36 (SA) s 6 (1) biogas means a gas derived or recovered from organic matter other than fossilised organic matter; s 2 def biogas ins 2023 No. 36 (SA) s 6 (2) biomethane means a substance— that is in a gaseous state at standard temperature and pressure; and the principal constituent of which is methane; and that is produced by refining biogas; and that is suitable for consumption; s 2 def biomethane ins 2023 No. 36 (SA) s 6 (2) blend processing facility means a facility for 1, or more, of the following: the blending of 1 or more primary gases, with or without other substances, for injection into a pipeline; the separation of a gas blend withdrawn from a pipeline into constituent gases before re-injection into a pipeline as— a primary gas; or a gas blend; s 2 def blend processing facility ins 2023 No. 36 (SA) s 6 (2) blend processing service means a service provided by means of a blend processing facility; s 2 def blend processing service ins 2023 No. 36 (SA) s 6 (2) blend processing service provider means a person who owns, operates or controls a blend processing facility; s 2 def blend processing service provider ins 2023 No. 36 (SA) s 6 (2) Bulletin Board information means information that— a person gives to AEMO or the AER to comply with Chapter 7 (or any Rules under that Chapter); or a person gives to AEMO in its capacity as operator of the Gas Bulletin Board in circumstances expressly permitted by the Rules; s 2 def Bulletin Board information sub 2009 No. 30 (SA) s 6 (1) – (2) amd 2018 No. 23 (SA) s 4 (1) ; 2022 No. 3 (SA) s 4 (2) ; 2023 No. 36 (SA) s 6 (3) Bulletin Board operator ... s 2 def Bulletin Board operator om 2009 No. 30 (SA) s 6 (1) capacity auction means an auction conducted by AEMO through which a person may buy transportation capacity; s 2 def capacity auction ins 2018 No. 23 (SA) s 4 (2) capacity auction agreement means an agreement that relates to participation in a capacity auction and to which AEMO and persons participating in the capacity auction are parties; s 2 def capacity auction agreement ins 2018 No. 23 (SA) s 4 (2) capacity auction functions of AEMO are set out in section 91BRM (1) ; s 2 def capacity auction functions ins 2018 No. 23 (SA) s 4 (2) capacity auction information means information that–– a person gives to AEMO, to comply with section 91FEE (1) ; or a person gives, in circumstances expressly required or permitted by the Procedures or Rules— to AEMO in its capacity as operator of a capacity auction in which the person participates; or to AEMO in its capacity as operator of a regulated gas market or a gas trading exchange if that information is to be used for the purpose of a capacity auction in which the person participates; s 2 def capacity auction information ins 2018 No. 23 (SA) s 4 (2) capacity auction participant means a person (other than AEMO) who is, or who was at the relevant time, a party to a capacity auction agreement; s 2 def capacity auction participant ins 2018 No. 23 (SA) s 4 (2) Capacity Transfer and Auction Procedures means Procedures directed at the operation and administration of capacity auctions and transaction support arrangements; s 2 def Capacity Transfer and Auction Procedures ins 2018 No. 23 (SA) s 4 (2) changeover date means— a date fixed by or under legislation of a participating jurisdiction for AEMO’s assumption of responsibility for the operation of a gas market in the relevant jurisdiction under this Law and the Rules; or a date fixed by Ministerial Gazette notice as the changeover date; The changeover date may vary from gas market to gas market, from provision to provision and from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In addition, AEMO’s assumption of statutory functions in a particular participating jurisdiction may occur in stages on different changeover dates. s 2 def changeover date ins 2009 No. 30 (SA) s 6 (2) charge , in relation to a pipeline service, means the amount that is payable by a user to a service provider for the provision of the pipeline service to that user; civil monetary liability means a liability for damages, compensation or any other monetary amount that can be recovered by way of civil proceedings but does not include a liability for a civil penalty or an infringement penalty under this Law or a liability for the costs of a proceeding; s 2 def civil monetary liability ins 2009 No. 30 (SA) s 6 (2) civil penalty —see section 3A ; s 2 def civil penalty sub 2020 No. 37 (SA) s 47 (2) civil penalty provision has the meaning given by section 3 ; classification decision means a decision of the AER under Chapter 3 Part 6 Division 1 ; s 2 def classification decision ins 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (11) classification decision under the Rules ... s 2 def classification decision under the Rules om 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (11) commission , in relation to a pipeline, has the meaning given by section 12 ; Commonwealth Minister means the Minister of the Commonwealth administering the Australian Energy Market Act 2004 of the Commonwealth; compression service facility means— a designated compression service facility; or any other facility or part of a facility (whether or not forming part of another facility or located on or connected to another facility) for compressing covered gas other than— a facility operated as part of a gathering system operated as part of an upstream producing operation for processable gas; or anything downstream of a point on a pipeline from which a person takes covered gas for consumption purposes; s 2 def compression service facility ins 2018 No. 23 (SA) s 4 (2) amd 2023 No. 36 (SA) s 6 (4) – (5) compression service provider means a person who owns, controls or operates a compression service facility; s 2 def compression service provider ins 2022 No. 3 (SA) s 4 (3) conduct provision has the meaning given by section 4 ; constituent components , in relation to a designated regulatory decision, means the matters that constitute the elements or components of the designated regulatory decision and on which that designated regulatory decision is based and includes— matters that go to the making of the designated regulatory decision; and decisions made by the AER for the purposes of the designated regulatory decision; s 2 def constituent components ins 2013 No. 79 (SA) s 19 (1) amd 2021 No. 3 (SA) s 33 (1) coverage determination ... s 2 def coverage determination om 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (12) coverage recommendation ... s 2 def coverage recommendation om 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (12) coverage revocation determination ... s 2 def coverage revocation determination om 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (12) coverage revocation recommendation ... s 2 def coverage revocation recommendation om 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 12 (12) covered gas means the following: a primary gas; a gas blend; s 2 def covered gas ins 2023 No. 36 (SA) s 6 (6) covered gas industry includes— activities and transactions relating to the following: processable gas; biogas; covered gas, including liquefied natural gas, and covered gas services; covered gas industry facilities; services provided by means of covered gas industry facilities; and activities and transactions relating to petroleum tenements; and any other activity or transaction, or type of activity or transaction, specified by the Regulations for the purpose of this definition; s 2 def covered gas industry ins 2023 No. 36 (SA) s&
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