sch.3-sec.135Application of national gas objective to particular matters in progress on start day

sch.3-sec.135 Application of national gas objective to particular matters in progress on start day

This clause applies if— before the start day, a person or body had started, or was required or permitted to start, doing a thing; and on the start day— the person or body has not finished doing the thing; or the period within which the thing is required or permitted to be done has not ended; and in doing the thing the person or body is required to consider or apply the national gas objective by, for example— having regard to the national gas objective; or doing the thing in a manner that will or is likely to contribute to the achievement of the national gas objective. The national gas objective as in force before the commencement of this clause, and as continued in effect under clause 134 until the start day, continues to apply in relation to the doing of the thing. However, a government or regulatory entity may decide to consider or apply the amended objective in relation to the doing of the thing. For subclause (1), a matter relating to an access arrangement is taken not to have been started, or required or permitted to have been started, before the start day if, on the start day, the access arrangement proposal for the access arrangement has not been submitted for the AER’s approval under Rule 46 of the Rules. sch 3 s 135 ins 2023 No. 26 (SA) s 18 (sch.3-sec.135-ssec.1) This clause applies if— before the start day, a person or body had started, or was required or permitted to start, doing a thing; and on the start day— the person or body has not finished doing the thing; or the period within which the thing is required or permitted to be done has not ended; and in doing the thing the person or body is required to consider or apply the national gas objective by, for example— having regard to the national gas objective; or doing the thing in a manner that will or is likely to contribute to the achievement of the national gas objective. (sch.3-sec.135-ssec.2) The national gas objective as in force before the commencement of this clause, and as continued in effect under clause 134 until the start day, continues to apply in relation to the doing of the thing. (sch.3-sec.135-ssec.3) However, a government or regulatory entity may decide to consider or apply the amended objective in relation to the doing of the thing. (sch.3-sec.135-ssec.4) For subclause (1), a matter relating to an access arrangement is taken not to have been started, or required or permitted to have been started, before the start day if, on the start day, the access arrangement proposal for the access arrangement has not been submitted for the AER’s approval under Rule 46 of the Rules.

• (a) before the start day, a person or body had started, or was required or permitted to start, doing a thing; and
• (b) on the start day— (i) the person or body has not finished doing the thing; or (ii) the period within which the thing is required or permitted to be done has not ended; and