New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL GAS (NSW) LAW - SECT 127

127 Certain pipelines become covered pipelines on approval of voluntary access arrangement

(1) This section applies if--

(a) a service provider voluntarily submits to the AER for approval by the AER, under the Rules, a full access arrangement that will apply to the pipeline services provided, or that are to be provided, by means of a pipeline; and

(b) that pipeline is not a covered pipeline.

(2) The pipeline is deemed to be a covered pipeline on the day the voluntarily submitted full access arrangement takes effect as an applicable access arrangement.

(3) The pipeline ceases to be a covered pipeline--

(a) when the applicable access arrangement that applies to the pipeline services provided, or that are to be provided, expires; or

(b) when a coverage revocation determination is made in respect of that pipeline takes effect.

Note--: Under the Rules, the NCC will--

(a) classify the pipeline (by means of which the pipeline services to which the arrangement relates are provided) as a cross boundary transmission pipeline, cross boundary distribution pipeline, transmission pipeline or distribution pipeline; and

(b) determine the relevant Minister for the purposes of that pipeline.