South Australian Numbered Acts

NATIONAL GAS (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) (NATIONAL GAS LAW--AUSTRALIAN ENERGY MARKET OPERATOR) AMENDMENT ACT 2009 (NO 30 OF 2009)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Amendment provisions

   PART 2--Amendment of National Gas (South Australia) Act 2008

   4.      Amendment of section 12--Specific regulation-making power
   5.      Insertion of sections 20, 21 and 22

   PART 3--Amendment of National Gas Law

   6.      Amendment of section 2--Definitions
   7.      Amendment of section 3--Meaning of civil penalty provision
   8.      Amendment of section 4--Meaning of conduct provision
   9.      Amendment of section 8--Meaning of service provider
   10.     Amendment of section 22--Ministers of participating jurisdictions
   11.     Amendment of section 27--Functions and powers of the AER
   12.     Amendment of section 55--Further provision about manner in which information must be provided to AER or kept
   13.     Amendment of section 74--Subject matter for National Gas Rules
   14.     Insertion of Chapter 2, Parts 6 and 7

   PART 6--Role of AEMO under National Gas Law

           Division 1--General

           Division 2--AEMO's declared system functions

              Subdivision 1--Preliminary

              Subdivision 2--Power of direction

              Subdivision 3--AEMO’s relationship with transmission system service providers and facility owners

              Subdivision 4--Declared wholesale gas market

              Subdivision 5--Wholesale Market Procedures

              Subdivision 6--Ownership of gas in declared transmission system

              Subdivision 7--Immunity

           Division 3--Information etc to be provided to Ministers

           Division 4--Gas statement of opportunities

           Division 5--Fees and charges

           Division 6--Information gathering

           Division 7--Protected information

              Subdivision 1--AEMO's obligation to protect information

              Subdivision 2--Disclosure of protected information held by AEMO

           Division 8--Obligation to make payments

           Division 9--AEMO's statutory funds

           Division 10--Immunity

   PART 7--Regulation of retail gas markets

           Division 1--Registration

           Division 2--Retail Market Procedures

   15.     Amendment of section 98--Initial classification decision to be made as part of recommendation
   16.     Substitution of heading to Chapter 7, Part 1
   17.     Substitution of sections 217 and 218
   18.     Amendment of section 219--AEMO’s other functions as operator of Natural Gas Services Bulletin Board
   19.     Repeal of section 220
   20.     Repeal of section 221
   21.     Amendment of section 222--Fees for services provided
   22.     Amendment of section 223--Obligation to give information to AEMO
   23.     Amendment of section 225--Giving AEMO false or misleading information
   24.     Amendment of section 226--Immunity of persons giving information to AEMO
   25.     Substitution of Chapter 7, Part 3

   PART 3--BB Procedures

   26.     Amendment of section 229--Instituting civil proceedings under this Law
   27.     Amendment of section 230--Time limits within which proceedings may be instituted
   28.     Amendment of heading to Chapter 8, Part 2
   29.     Amendment of section 231--AER proceedings for breaches of this Law, Regulations or the Rules that are not offences
   30.     Substitution of section 243
   31.     Amendment of section 244--Definitions
   32.     Amendment of heading to Chapter 8, Part 5, Division 3
   33.     Amendment of section 263--Application for review
   34.     Amendment of section 265--Determination in the review
   35.     Amendment of section 266--Tribunal must be taken to have affirmed decision if decision not made within time
   36.     Substitution of section 267
   37.     Insertion of Chapter 8, Part 5A

   PART 5A--Dispute resolution under the Rules

   38.      Amendment of section 290--Definitions
   39.     Insertion of section 294A
   40.     Amendment of section 295--Initiation of making of a Rule
   41.      Amendment of section 308--Draft Rule determination
   42.     Amendment of section 310--Pre-final Rule determination hearing may be held
   43.     Substitution of section 312
   44.     Insertion of section 328A
   45.     Amendment of section 329--Disclosure of confidential information authorised if detriment does not outweigh public benefit
   46.     Amendment of section 332--Failure to make a decision under this Law or the Rules within time does not invalidate the decision
   47.     Amendment of Schedule 1--Subject matter for the National Gas Rules
   48.     Amendment of Schedule 2--Miscellaneous provisions relating to interpretation
   49.     Amendment of Schedule 3--Savings and transitionals

   PART 11--Transitional provisions related to AEMO’s new functions and its assumption of role of former gas market operators

           Division 1--Preliminary

           Division 2--General provisions

           Division 3--Transfer of assets and liabilities of GMC and AEMO T

           Division 4--Acceptance of transfer from former gas market operators and AEMO T

           Division 5--Fees and charges

           Division 6--Information

           Division 7--Deferral of relevant legislative innovations in Queensland

           Division 8--Special transitional provisions for South Australia