sec.148AAExemptions from section 147 (c)

sec.148AA Exemptions from section 147 (c)

Section 147 (c) does not prevent a service provider from giving effect to a provision of an associate contract if the contract is for an associate pipeline service, and— if the associate pipeline service relates to 1 or more types of relevant covered gas—the provision was entered into before the commencement of the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Laws) (Other Gases) Act 2023 ; or if the associate pipeline service relates to 1 or more types of prescribed primary gas—the provision was entered into before the gas became a prescribed primary gas; or if the associate pipeline service relates to a blend of prescribed primary gases—the provision was entered into before any of the gases became a prescribed primary gas. In this section— prescribed primary gas means a gas— prescribed by the Regulations for the purpose of paragraph (e) of the definition of primary gas ; or prescribed by a local regulation for the purpose of paragraph (f) of the definition of primary gas ; relevant covered gas means the following: biomethane; hydrogen; synthetic methane; a gas blend. s 148AA ins 2023 No. 36 (SA) s 51 (sec.148AA-ssec.1) Section 147 (c) does not prevent a service provider from giving effect to a provision of an associate contract if the contract is for an associate pipeline service, and— if the associate pipeline service relates to 1 or more types of relevant covered gas—the provision was entered into before the commencement of the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Laws) (Other Gases) Act 2023 ; or if the associate pipeline service relates to 1 or more types of prescribed primary gas—the provision was entered into before the gas became a prescribed primary gas; or if the associate pipeline service relates to a blend of prescribed primary gases—the provision was entered into before any of the gases became a prescribed primary gas. (sec.148AA-ssec.2) In this section— prescribed primary gas means a gas— prescribed by the Regulations for the purpose of paragraph (e) of the definition of primary gas ; or prescribed by a local regulation for the purpose of paragraph (f) of the definition of primary gas ; relevant covered gas means the following: biomethane; hydrogen; synthetic methane; a gas blend.

• (a) if the associate pipeline service relates to 1 or more types of relevant covered gas—the provision was entered into before the commencement of the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Laws) (Other Gases) Act 2023 ; or
• (b) if the associate pipeline service relates to 1 or more types of prescribed primary gas—the provision was entered into before the gas became a prescribed primary gas; or
• (c) if the associate pipeline service relates to a blend of prescribed primary gases—the provision was entered into before any of the gases became a prescribed primary gas.
• (a) prescribed by the Regulations for the purpose of paragraph (e) of the definition of primary gas ; or