South Australian Current Regulations

GAS REGULATIONS 2012

- under the Gas Act 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Compliance with standards or codes that are varied or substituted
   5.      Interpretation of certain terms used in Act

   PART 2--Administration

   6.      Functions and powers of Commission

   PART 3--Licensing of gas entities

   7.      Exemption from requirement to hold licence
   8.      Licence fees--transitional provision--licensed supplier of reticulated gas under repealed Act
   9.      Licence fees and returns
   10.     Licence condition requiring retailers to match available gas to customers' estimated aggregate demand
   11.     Ombudsman scheme
   12.     Licence condition requiring pricing information for small customers
   13.     Prescribed information in small customer accounts for purposes of section 26A(2)(da) of Act
   14.     Ombudsman scheme and retailing--annual gas consumption level
   15.     Content of register of licences

   PART 4--Retailer Energy Productivity Scheme

           Division 1--Preliminary

   16.     Application
   17.     Interpretation

           Division 2--Energy productivity activities

   18.     Energy productivity targets
   19.     Primary and secondary subtargets
   20.     Energy productivity activities
   21.     Energy productivity activities--subtargets
   22.     Determination of activities or measures that constitute energy productivity activities

           Division 3--Other matters

   23.     Administration
   24.     Notification and adjustment of targets
   25.     Retailers may enter into arrangements
   26.     Energy productivity activities acquisition scheme
   27.     Compliance and reporting
   28.     Energy productivity shortfalls
   29.     Review
   30.     Expiry

   PART 5--Price regulation

   32.      Price regulation--prescribed class of customers

   PART 6--Standard terms and conditions

   33.     Standard terms and conditions--prescribed class of customers

   PART 7--Default contracts

   34.     Interpretation
   35.     Provisions relating to default contracts

   PART 8--Gas entities' powers and duties

   36.     Carrying out certain work on public land

   PART 8A--Regulation of NERL retailers

   36A.    NERL retailers to comply with code provisions and other requirements
   36B.    Sale of gas to small customers--early termination fees prohibited
   36C.    Participation in ombudsman scheme
   36D.    Annual administration fee

   PART 9--Safety and technical issues

           Division A1--Preliminary

   36E.    Preliminary

           Division 1--Safety and technical requirements

   37.     General requirements for gas infrastructure or installation
   37A.    Electronic certificates of compliance

           Division 2--Gas supply, quality etc

   38.     Obligations of distribution system operator and other persons in relation to quality of gas
   39.     Obligations of retailer in relation to supply of gas
   40.     Quality of liquefied petroleum gas supplied in pressurised vessel

           Division 3--Gas fitting work

   41.     General gas fitting work
   42.     Installing Type A appliances
   43.     Installing or commissioning Type B appliances
   44.     Requirements relating to installation of certain heating appliances

           Division 4--Certificates of compliance

   45.     Requirements relating to electronic certificates of compliance

           Division 5--Reporting and investigation of accidents

   46.     Reporting of accidents
   47.     Investigation of accidents

           Division 6--Safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management plans and reports

   48.     Application of Division
   49.     Safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management plans
   50.     Safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management reports

   PART 10--Miscellaneous

   51.     Work near gas infrastructure
   52.     Technical Regulator may grant exemption from Part 9 or this Part
   53.     General penalty
   54.     Fees for reinspection etc
   55.     Sale of gas where supply affected by gas rationing direction under section 37 of Act
           SCHEDULE 1--Flame speed factor and sooting index
           SCHEDULE 2--Gas specifications
           SCHEDULE 3--Transitional provisions
           Legislative history