sec.175DUrgent exemption from application of s 175C (3) (a)

### sec.175D Urgent exemption from application of s 175C (3) (a) Subsection (2) applies if— an entity is a consumer of gas; and because of technical or operational problems, the entity is unable to consume gas produced from PGPLR land and supplied to the entity; and the entity has taken all reasonable steps to supply the gas to the Australian market but the entity considers it is not commercially viable to do so; and the entity supplies the gas other than to the Australian market; and the entity gives notice of the supply of the gas, the reason for the supply and the date the technical or operational problem arose, to the chief executive within 5 days after starting to supply the gas. the failure of the entity’s plant or machinery Section 175C (3) (a) does not apply to the entity for 30 days after the technical or operational problem arises. s 175D ins 2011 No. 16 s 16 (sec.175D-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if— an entity is a consumer of gas; and because of technical or operational problems, the entity is unable to consume gas produced from PGPLR land and supplied to the entity; and the entity has taken all reasonable steps to supply the gas to the Australian market but the entity considers it is not commercially viable to do so; and the entity supplies the gas other than to the Australian market; and the entity gives notice of the supply of the gas, the reason for the supply and the date the technical or operational problem arose, to the chief executive within 5 days after starting to supply the gas. the failure of the entity’s plant or machinery (sec.175D-ssec.2) Section 175C (3) (a) does not apply to the entity for 30 days after the technical or operational problem arises. - (a) an entity is a consumer of gas; and - (b) because of technical or operational problems, the entity is unable to consume gas produced from PGPLR land and supplied to the entity; and - (c) the entity has taken all reasonable steps to supply the gas to the Australian market but the entity considers it is not commercially viable to do so; and - (d) the entity supplies the gas other than to the Australian market; and - (e) the entity gives notice of the supply of the gas, the reason for the supply and the date the technical or operational problem arose, to the chief executive within 5 days after starting to supply the gas. Example of a technical or operational problem for paragraph (b) — the failure of the entity’s plant or machinery