16ARegulations

16A Regulations

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to the following—

(a) prescribing a provision of the declared system provisions to be—

(i) a civil penalty provision; or

(ii) a conduct provision;

S. 16A(1)(b) amended by No. 10/2026 s. 4(a).

(b) prescribing a civil penalty for a breach of a declared system provision that is prescribed to be a civil penalty provision;

S. 16A(1)(c) inserted by No. 10/2026 s. 4(b).

(c) prescribing the provisions of Orders under section 58B to be enforceable provisions for the purposes of section 58H.

The terms declared system provisions, civil penalty provision and conduct provision are defined in the National Gas (Victoria) Law.

(2) The regulations may—

(a) be of general or limited application;

(b) differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances;

(c) confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified person or a specified class of person.

Part 5—Specific Victorian transitional arrangements

Division 1—Interpretation

17 Definitions

In this Part—

Access Code means the Code within the meaning of the Gas Pipelines Access (Victoria) Law;

AER approved full access arrangement means a full access arrangement approved by the AER under the Rules;

designated distribution pipeline means a designated pipeline that is a distribution pipeline;

The National Gas (Victoria) Regulations prescribe which pipelines in Victoria are designated pipelines.

distribution licence means a licence issued under section 26 of the Gas Industry Act 2001 that authorises the holder of the licence to provide distribution pipeline services;

distribution pipeline service means a service (other than the sale of gas by retail) provided by means of a GIA distribution pipeline;

S. 17 def. of ESC enforceable regulatory requirement
inserted by No. 11/2013 s. 20.

ESC enforceable regulatory requirement means a relevant gas distribution system law or instrument, or a provision of a relevant gas distribution system law or instrument, specified under an Order under section 20A;