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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  
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