National Gas (Queensland) Law
sec.91BAAEMO’s declared system functions
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sec.91BA AEMO’s declared system functions
AEMO’s declared system functions are as follows: to determine security standards for the declared transmission system; to control the operation and security of the declared transmission system; to monitor and review the capacity of the declared transmission system and the trends in demand for the injection of gas into, and the withdrawal of gas from, that system; to provide information and other services to facilitate decisions for economically efficient investment in the covered gas industry in the adoptive jurisdiction; to coordinate the interaction of producers, blend processing service providers, storage providers and service providers for ensuring a safe, secure, reliable and efficient declared transmission system; to operate and administer the declared wholesale gas market; to make, amend or revoke Procedures governing the operation and administration of the declared wholesale gas market. AEMO may trade in covered gas or purchase pipeline services or services provided by a compression service provider, blend processing service provider or a storage provider— to the extent necessary or desirable for the safety, security or reliability of a declared transmission system; or in an emergency. AEMO may, subject to the Rules, suspend a declared wholesale gas market. s 91BA ins 2009 No. 30 (SA) s 14 amd 2023 No. 7 (SA) s 8 ; 2023 No. 36 (SA) s 28 (sec.91BA-ssec.1) AEMO’s declared system functions are as follows: to determine security standards for the declared transmission system; to control the operation and security of the declared transmission system; to monitor and review the capacity of the declared transmission system and the trends in demand for the injection of gas into, and the withdrawal of gas from, that system; to provide information and other services to facilitate decisions for economically efficient investment in the covered gas industry in the adoptive jurisdiction; to coordinate the interaction of producers, blend processing service providers, storage providers and service providers for ensuring a safe, secure, reliable and efficient declared transmission system; to operate and administer the declared wholesale gas market; to make, amend or revoke Procedures governing the operation and administration of the declared wholesale gas market. (sec.91BA-ssec.2) AEMO may trade in covered gas or purchase pipeline services or services provided by a compression service provider, blend processing service provider or a storage provider— to the extent necessary or desirable for the safety, security or reliability of a declared transmission system; or in an emergency. (sec.91BA-ssec.3) AEMO may, subject to the Rules, suspend a declared wholesale gas market.
- (a) to determine security standards for the declared transmission system;
- (b) to control the operation and security of the declared transmission system;