South Australian Numbered Acts

NATIONAL GAS (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) (SHORT TERM TRADING MARKET) AMENDMENT ACT 2009 (NO 46 OF 2009) - SECT 12

12—Insertion of section 294B

After section 294A insert:

294B—South Australian Minister to make initial Rules related to AEMO's declared STTM functions

        (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 on any 1 or more of the following subjects:

            (a)         AEMO's STTM functions;

            (b)         the subject matter of a new head of power added to Schedule 1 by the STTM amendments;

            (c)         any other subject contemplated by, or consequential on, the STTM amendments.

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

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

        (4)         As soon as practicable after making Rules under subsection (1), the South Australian Minister must—

            (a)         publish notice of the making of the Rules in the South Australian Government Gazette stating the date of commencement or, if they commence at different times, various dates of commencement; and

            (b)         make the Rules publicly available.

        (5)         The South Australian Minister may, by a later notice published in the South Australian Government Gazette, vary a commencement date fixed under subsection (4)(a) or this subsection.

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

        (7)         Rules in the nature of a derogation may be made under this section even though no request has been made for the derogation.