South Australian Current Regulations

GAS REGULATIONS 2012 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

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Legislation revoked by principal regulations

The Gas Regulations 2012 revoked the following:

Gas Regulations 1997

Principal regulations and variations

New entries appear in bold.

Year	No	Reference	Commencement
2012	200	Gazette 30.8.2012 p4055	1.9.2012: r 2
2013	5	Gazette 31.1.2013 p188	1.2.2013: r 2
2014	263	Gazette 6.11.2014 p6393	1.1.2015: r 2
2016	280	Gazette 8.12.2016 p4941	1.1.2017: r 2
2019	210	Gazette 26.9.2019 p3360	30.12.2019: r 2
2020	233	Gazette 9.7.2020 p3779	9.7.2020: r 2
2020	305	Gazette 26.11.2020 p5386	1.1.2021: r 2
2023	59	Gazette 29.6.2023 p2047	18.9.2023: r 2

Provisions varied

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision	How varied	Commencement
Pt 1
r 2	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	1.2.2013
Pt 2
r 6	substituted by 5/2013 r 4	1.2.2013
Pt 3
r 13	substituted by 5/2013 r 5	1.2.2013
Pt 4 before substitution by 263/2014	will expire: r 31	(31.12.2014)
r 16
r 16(1)	varied by 5/2013 r 6(1)	1.2.2013
r 16(1a)	inserted by 5/2013 r 6(2)	1.2.2013
r 16(2)	varied by 5/2013 r 6(3)	1.2.2013
r 17
r 17(1)
energy credit	varied by 5/2013 r 7(1)	1.2.2013
GEAT	inserted by 5/2013 r 7(3)	1.2.2013
GGRT	varied by 5/2013 r 7(2)	1.2.2013
GLEAT	deleted by 5/2013 r 7(3)	1.2.2013
relevant electricity retailer	varied by 5/2013 r 7(4)	1.2.2013
relevant gas retailer	varied by 5/2013 r 7(5)	1.2.2013
r 17(3)	varied by 5/2013 r 7(6)	1.2.2013
r 22
r 22(1)	varied by 5/2013 r 8	1.2.2013
r 23
r 23(1)—(4)	varied by 5/2013 r 9	1.2.2013
r 23(5)
energy audit shortfall	varied by 5/2013 r 9	1.2.2013
r 27
r 27(3)	varied by 5/2013 r 10	1.2.2013
Pt 4 before substitution by 305/2020	substituted by 263/2014 r 4	1.1.2015
	will expire: r 31	(31.12.2020)
r 29A	inserted by 233/2020 r 4	9.7.2020
Pt 4	substituted by 305/2020 r 4	1.1.2021
	will expire: r 30	(31.12.2030)
Pt 8A	inserted by 5/2013 r 11	1.2.2013
r 36A
r 36A(1)	varied by 263/2014 r 5	1.1.2015
	varied by 305/2020 r 5	1.1.2021
r 36B	substituted by 210/2019 r 4	30.12.2019
Pt 9 Div A1	inserted by 280/2016 r 4	1.1.2017
Pt 9 Div 1
r 37
r 37(2) and (3)	deleted by 280/2016 r 5	1.1.2017
r 37A	inserted by 280/2016 r 6	1.1.2017
Pt 9 Div 2
r 38
r 38(2)	varied by 280/2016 r 7(1)	1.1.2017
r 38(3)	varied by 280/2016 r 7(2)	1.1.2017
r 38(4)	varied by 280/2016 r 7(3)	1.1.2017
r 38(7) and (8)	inserted by 280/2016 r 7(4)	1.1.2017
Pt 9 Div 3
r 41
r 41(1)	varied by 280/2016 r 8(1)	1.1.2017
r 41(2)	varied by 280/2016 r 8(2)—(5)	1.1.2017
r 43
r 43(6)—(9)	varied by 280/2016 r 9(1)	1.1.2017
r 43(12)	inserted by 280/2016 r 9(2)	1.1.2017
Pt 9 Div 4
r 45	substituted by 280/2016 r 10	1.1.2017
Pt 10
r 55
r 55(2)	varied by 5/2013 r 12(1)	1.2.2013
r 55(3)	varied by 5/2013 r 12(2)	1.2.2013
r 55(5)
affected retailer	varied by 5/2013 r 12(3)	1.2.2013
Sch 2
cl 2	substituted by 59/2023 r 3	18.9.2023
cl 3	deleted by 59/2023 r 3	18.9.2023
Sch 3
cl 1	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	1.2.2013

Transitional etc provisions associated with regulations or variations

Gas Variation Regulations 2014 (No 263 of 2014), Sch 1—Transitional provisions

1—Interpretation

In this Schedule—

new Part 4 means Part 4 of the Gas Regulations 2012 (as substituted by these regulations);

old Part 4 means Part 4 of the Gas Regulations 2012 as in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations.

2—Energy credits

Despite the revocation of old Part 4 by these regulations, an energy credit accrued by a retailer before that revocation (other than a credit transferred under regulation 27 of old Part 4) will, on the commencement of new Part 4, be taken to be an energy credit for the purposes of new Part 4.

3—Energy efficiency activities and energy audits

An energy efficiency activity or an energy audit undertaken by a retailer immediately before the commencement of new Part 4 will only be taken to be an energy efficiency activity or an energy audit for the purposes of new Part 4 if the activity or audit is reported to the Commission before a day designated by the Commission by notice in the Gazette.

4—Commission to convert energy savings

(1) For the purposes of clauses 2 and 3, the Commission must, in accordance with any requirements of the Minister, determine the manner in which—

(a) an energy efficiency activity undertaken by a retailer; or

(b) an energy credit accrued by a retailer,

before the revocation of old Part 4 by these regulations and expressed in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent will be converted into an amount of energy taken to have been saved by the retailer for the purposes of new Part 4.

(2) In addition, the Commission must, in accordance with any requirements of the Minister, determine the manner in which any—

(a) energy efficiency shortfall; or

(b) energy efficiency shortfall for priority group households,

which—

(c) applied to a retailer immediately before the revocation of old Part 4; and

(d) must be added to a target under new Part 4 (as a result of the operation of regulations 20(3) and 21(3)); and

(e) is expressed in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent,

will be converted into an amount of energy required to be saved by the retailer for the purposes of new Part 4.

Gas Variation Regulations 2016 (No 280 of 2016), Sch 1

1—Transitional provisions

(1) Until the prescribed day, despite the variations to Part 9 of the Gas Regulations 2012 by these regulations, a hard copy certificate of compliance may be issued in accordance with that Part (as in force immediately after the commencement of these regulations) using an official form in accordance with regulation 45(1)(a) and (2) of the Gas Regulations 2012 as in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations.

(2) If a hard copy certificate of compliance is issued in accordance with subclause (1), Part 9 of the Gas Regulations 2012 (as varied by these regulations) applies to the certificate of compliance with the following variations:

(a) a reference in Part 9 to an electronic certificate of compliance will be taken to be a reference to the hard copy certificate of compliance;

(b) the hard copy certificate of compliance is not to be provided to the Technical Regulator under regulation 37A(2)(a)(ii)(B) and (2)(b)(i).

(3) In this clause—

prescribed day means 30 June 2018.

Gas (Retailer Energy Productivity Scheme) Variation Regulations 2020, Sch 1—Transitional provisions

1—Interpretation

In this Schedule—

new Part 4 means Part 4 of the Gas Regulations 2012 (as substituted by these regulations);

old Part 4 means Part 4 of the Gas Regulations 2012 as in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations.

2—Energy credits

(1) Despite the revocation of old Part 4 by these regulations, energy credits accrued by a retailer before that revocation (other than a credit transferred under regulation 27 of old Part 4) up to an amount equivalent to 20% of the energy efficiency target applying to the retailer for 2020 (under old Part 4) will, on the commencement of new Part 4, be taken to be an energy credit for the purposes of new Part 4.

(2) The Commission must, in accordance with any requirements of the Minister, apply an energy credit referred to in subclause (1) to a retailer's EPT, or (if relevant) a primary subtarget or secondary subtarget applying to the retailer, under new Part 4.

3—Energy efficiency shortfalls from 2020

For the purposes of regulation 24(2) of new Part 4, the Commission may adjust a target that would otherwise apply to a retailer in 2021 after taking into account any energy efficiency shortfall of a retailer under regulation 20 or 21 of old Part 4.

Historical versions

1.2.2013
1.1.2015
1.1.2017
30.12.2019
9.7.2020
1.1.2021