National Gas (Queensland) Law
sch.3-sec.45AER may bring proceedings in relation to breaches of old access law and Gas Code
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sch.3-sec.45 AER may bring proceedings in relation to breaches of old access law and Gas Code
In this clause— AER breach investigation means an investigation conducted and completed by the AER in accordance with clause 43 or 44. On and after the commencement day, the AER may bring proceedings in the Court in respect of an AER breach investigation. Despite anything to the contrary in clause 2 or the repeal of the old access law and Gas Code, Part 5 of the old access law applies to a proceeding under this clause as if— a reference in that Part to a relevant Regulator or the ACCC were a reference to the AER; and regulation 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Gas Pipelines Access (South Australia) Regulations 1999 were not revoked. (sch.3-sec.45-ssec.1) In this clause— AER breach investigation means an investigation conducted and completed by the AER in accordance with clause 43 or 44. (sch.3-sec.45-ssec.2) On and after the commencement day, the AER may bring proceedings in the Court in respect of an AER breach investigation. (sch.3-sec.45-ssec.3) Despite anything to the contrary in clause 2 or the repeal of the old access law and Gas Code, Part 5 of the old access law applies to a proceeding under this clause as if— a reference in that Part to a relevant Regulator or the ACCC were a reference to the AER; and regulation 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Gas Pipelines Access (South Australia) Regulations 1999 were not revoked.
- (a) a reference in that Part to a relevant Regulator or the ACCC were a reference to the AER; and
- (b) regulation 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Gas Pipelines Access (South Australia) Regulations 1999 were not revoked.