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NATIONAL GAS (VICTORIA) ACT 2008 (NO. 30 OF 2008)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purpose
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
4. Crown to be bound
5. Application to coastal waters
6. Extra-territorial operation
PART 2--NATIONAL GAS (VICTORIA) LAW AND NATIONAL GAS (VICTORIA) REGULATIONS
7. Application of National Gas Law
8. Application of Regulations under National Gas Law
9. Interpretation of some expressions in National Gas (Victoria) Law and National Gas (Victoria) Regulations
PART 3--CROSS VESTING OF POWERS
10. Conferral of powers on Commonwealth Minister and Commonwealth bodies to act in this State
11. Conferral of powers on Ministers of participating States and Territories to act in this State
12. Conferral of functions or powers on State Minister
PART 4--GENERAL
13. Exemption from taxes
14. Actions in relation to cross boundary pipelines
15. Conferral of functions and powers on Commonwealth bodies
16. Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction
PART 5--SPECIFIC VICTORIAN TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
Division 1--Interpretation
17. Definitions
18. Meaning of gas distribution system regulatory duty
19. Meaning of gas distribution system regulatory function or power
20. Specification of Gas Distribution System Code provisions by Minister
21. Role of Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984
Division 2--Current and pending Victorian gas distribution system access arrangement revisions
22. Transitional clauses in NGL relating to distribution pipeline services access arrangements do not apply
23. Gas distribution access arrangements under review
24. Gas distribution access arrangement revision decisions under review
25. Revised gas distribution access arrangements become full access arrangements under NGL
26. Certain provisions of the Access Code to continue to apply to revised gas distribution access arrangement
27. Certain decisions relating to certain access arrangements are reviewable regulatory decisions for purposes of National Gas (Victoria) Law
Division 3--AER functions, powers and duties under State instruments
28. Certain ESC functions, powers and duties conferred and imposed on the AER
29. ESC ceases to have distribution pipeline services related regulatory functions, powers and duties
30. Enforcement by AER of certain provisions of Victorian distribution licences
31. ESC cannot enforce certain gas distribution licence conditions that the AER can enforce
32. AER may request amendment of Gas Distribution System Code or ESC Guideline No. 17
33. Appeals against certain decisions or actions of the AER
34. Provision of information and assistance by ESC to the AER
Division 4--Miscellaneous matters
35. Consolidated access arrangements not permitted in respect of 2 or more covered distribution pipelines
36. GPAL obligation comply with published general accounting guidelines continues
37. ESC Guideline No. 17 becomes a regulatory information order after specified day
38. Matters to be taken into account when AER makes or prepares regulatory information instruments
PART 6--REPEALS AND AMENDMENTS
Division 1--Repeal of Gas Pipelines Access (Victoria) Act 1998
39. Repeal
Division 2--Amendment of this Act when Offshore Petroleum Act 2006 of the Commonwealth commences
40. Amendment of section 9 of this Act—New definitions substituted
Division 3--Other amendments
41. Gas Industry Act 2001—References to Access Code
42. Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984—New references to National Gas (Victoria) Law and Regulations substituted
43. Pipelines Act 2005—Reference to Gas Pipelines Access (Victoria) Act 1998
44. Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999—Reference to Gas Pipelines Access (Victoria) Act 1998
ENDNOTES
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