sec.294FBSouth Australian Minister to make initial Rules relating to pipeline regulation

sec.294FB South Australian Minister to make initial Rules relating to pipeline regulation

The South Australian Minister may make Rules on any 1 or more of the following subjects: scheme pipeline determinations, scheme pipeline revocation determinations, scheme pipeline elections, greenfields incentive determinations, greenfields price protection determinations, monitoring of service providers, general requirements for the provision of pipeline services, information disclosure requirements, access negotiations and access disputes; the subject matter of a new head of power added to Schedule 1 , or an existing head of power amended, by the Gas Pipelines amendments; any other subject contemplated by, or consequential on, the Gas Pipelines amendments. Rules may only be made under subsection (1) on the recommendation of the MCE. Section 74 (3) applies to Rules made under subsection (1) in the same way as it applies to Rules made by the AEMC. As soon as practicable after making Rules under subsection (1) , the South Australian Minister must— publish notice of the making of the Rules in the South Australian Government Gazette stating the date of commencement or, if they commence at different times, various dates of commencement; and make the Rules publicly available. The South Australian Minister may, by a later notice published in the South Australian Government Gazette, vary a commencement date fixed under subsection (4) (a) or this subsection. Once the first Rules have been made under subsection (1) , no further Rules can be made under that subsection. Rules in the nature of a derogation may be made under this section even though no request has been made for the derogation. In this section— Gas Pipelines amendments means the amendments made by the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Laws) (Gas Pipelines) Act 2022 and the amendments to the National Gas (South Australia) Regulations by regulations that are expressed to be made in connection with the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Laws) (Gas Pipelines) Act 2022 . s 294FB ins 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 80 (sec.294FB-ssec.1) The South Australian Minister may make Rules on any 1 or more of the following subjects: scheme pipeline determinations, scheme pipeline revocation determinations, scheme pipeline elections, greenfields incentive determinations, greenfields price protection determinations, monitoring of service providers, general requirements for the provision of pipeline services, information disclosure requirements, access negotiations and access disputes; the subject matter of a new head of power added to Schedule 1 , or an existing head of power amended, by the Gas Pipelines amendments; any other subject contemplated by, or consequential on, the Gas Pipelines amendments. (sec.294FB-ssec.2) Rules may only be made under subsection (1) on the recommendation of the MCE. (sec.294FB-ssec.3) Section 74 (3) applies to Rules made under subsection (1) in the same way as it applies to Rules made by the AEMC. (sec.294FB-ssec.4) As soon as practicable after making Rules under subsection (1) , the South Australian Minister must— publish notice of the making of the Rules in the South Australian Government Gazette stating the date of commencement or, if they commence at different times, various dates of commencement; and make the Rules publicly available. (sec.294FB-ssec.5) The South Australian Minister may, by a later notice published in the South Australian Government Gazette, vary a commencement date fixed under subsection (4) (a) or this subsection. (sec.294FB-ssec.6) Once the first Rules have been made under subsection (1) , no further Rules can be made under that subsection. (sec.294FB-ssec.7) Rules in the nature of a derogation may be made under this section even though no request has been made for the derogation. (sec.294FB-ssec.8) In this section— Gas Pipelines amendments means the amendments made by the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Laws) (Gas Pipelines) Act 2022 and the amendments to the National Gas (South Australia) Regulations by regulations that are expressed to be made in connection with the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Laws) (Gas Pipelines) Act 2022 .