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National Gas (South Australia) Act 2008
Part 2National Gas (South Australia) Law and National Gas (South Australia) Regulations
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Part 2—National Gas (South Australia) Law and National Gas (South Australia) Regulations
7—Application of National Gas Law
The National Gas Law set out in the Schedule to this Act, as in force for the time being—
(a) applies as a law of South Australia; and
(b) as so applying may be referred to as the National Gas (South Australia) Law.
This section has effect to the extent to which the provisions of the Schedule have come into operation—see section 2(2).
8—Application of regulations under National Gas Law
The regulations in force for the time being under Part 3 of this Act—
(a) apply as regulations in force for the purposes of the National Gas (South Australia) Law; and
(b) as so applying may be referred to as the National Gas (South Australia) Regulations.
9—Interpretation of some expressions in National Gas (South Australia) Law and National Gas (South Australia) Regulations
(1) In the National Gas (South Australia) Law and the National Gas (South Australia) Regulations—
adjacent area of another participating jurisdiction means the offshore area of a State other than this State or of the Northern Territory within the meaning given in section 7 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 of the Commonwealth;
adjacent area of this jurisdiction means the offshore area of the State within the meaning given in section 7 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 of the Commonwealth;
Court means the Supreme Court of South Australia;
designated Minister means the Minister to whom the administration of this Act has been committed;
Legislature of this jurisdiction means the Parliament of South Australia;
National Gas Law or this Law means the National Gas (South Australia) Law;
this jurisdiction means the State of South Australia.
(2) The Legislation Interpretation Act 2021 does not apply to the National Gas (South Australia) Law or the National Gas (South Australia) Regulations.