New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL GAS (NSW) LAW - SECT 294EA

294EA South Australian Minister to make initial Rules relating to regulatory sandboxing

(1) The Minister in right of the Crown of South Australia administering Part 2 of the National Gas (South Australia) Act 2008 of South Australia (the
"South Australian Minister" ) may make Rules--

(a) for or with respect to--

(i) the regulatory sandboxing amendments; and

(ii) any other subject contemplated by, or necessary or expedient for the regulatory sandboxing amendments; and

(b) that revoke or amend a Rule as a consequence of the enactment of the regulatory sandboxing amendments.

(2) Section 74(3) applies to Rules made under subsection (1) in the same way as it applies to Rules made by the AEMC.

(3) As soon as practicable after making Rules under this section, the South Australian Minister must--

(a) publish notice of the making of the Rules in the South Australian Government Gazette; and

(b) make the Rules publicly available.

(4) The notice referred to in subsection (3)(a) must state--

(a) the date on which the Rules commence operation; or

(b) if different Rules will commence operation on different dates, those dates.

(5) Rules may only be made under subsection (1) on the recommendation of the MCE.

(6) Once the first Rules have been made under subsection (1), no further Rules can be made under that subsection.

(7) In this section--

"regulatory sandboxing amendments" means the amendments made to this Law by the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Laws) (Regulatory Sandboxing) Act 2022 .