Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 53N

Gas commodities

             (1)  A gas market instrument may limit the application of:

                     (a)  the instrument; or

                     (b)  a specified provision of the instrument; or

                     (c)  a specified rule included in the instrument;

such that the instrument, the specified provision or the specified rule applies only in relation to supplying or acquiring specified gas commodities.

Geography

             (2)  A gas market instrument may limit the application of:

                     (a)  the instrument; or

                     (b)  a specified provision of the instrument; or

                     (c)  a specified rule included in the instrument;

such that the instrument, the specified provision or the specified rule applies:

                     (d)  only in relation to parts of Australia in relation to which specified requirements are met; or

                     (e)  in relation to all parts of Australia other than parts of Australia in relation to which specified requirements are met.

Note:          A gas market instrument may specify a requirement for the purposes of this subsection:

(a)    by reference to the Minister, the Commission or another person or body being satisfied that particular requirements are met; or

(b)    by providing for the Minister, the Commission or another person or body to make a legislative, notifiable or other instrument.

                   See sections 53ZB and 53ZD.

             (3)  Subsection (2) is subject to section 53ZG.

Note:          Section 53ZG provides that a gas market instrument must not give preference to one State or any part thereof.

Time

             (4)  A gas market instrument may provide that:

                     (a)  the instrument; or

                     (b)  a specified provision of the instrument; or

                     (c)  a specified rule included in the instrument;

applies:

                     (d)  at a specified time; or

                     (e)  during a specified period; or

                      (f)  on an ongoing basis (subject to subsection 53M(7)).

             (5)  Subsection (4) does not limit Part 4 of Chapter 3 of the Legislation Act 2003 .

Note:          Part 4 of Chapter 3 of the Legislation Act 2003 is about sunsetting of legislative instruments.

Interaction with Acts Interpretation Act 1901

             (6)  This section does not limit subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

Note:          Under subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 , a gas market instrument may make different provision with respect to different matters or different classes of matters.