Western Australian Current Acts

GAS SUPPLY (GAS QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS) ACT 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used

   PART 2 -- Gas quality and capacity of PIA pipelines  

   4.      Purposes of this Part
            
   5.      PIA pipelines
            
   6.      Controlling the quality of gas flowing into PIA pipelines
            
   7.      Content of pipeline impact agreements
            
   8.      Formation of pipeline impact agreements
            
   9.      Pipeline impact agreements -- dispute resolution
            
   10.     Short-term situations
            
   11.     Compensation for adverse effects on certain pipeline users
            
   12.     Injunctions

   PART 3 -- Modifying gas contracts  

   13.     Standard gas quality specifications for pipelines
            
   14.     Modifying gas contracts

   PART 4 -- Compensation for certain gas consumers and operators of gas transmission pipelines and gas storage facilities  

   15.     Terms used
            
   16.     Regulations may provide for compensation scheme
            
   17.     Compensation scheme for certain gas consumers
            
   18.     Compensation scheme for operators of Part 4 pipelines and operators of gas storage facilities
            
   19.     Double compensation
            
   20.     Part 4 pipeline becoming PIA pipeline

   PART 5 -- Rectifying consumer installations

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   21.     Purposes of this PART
            
   22.     Terms used

           Division 2 -- Rectification programme  

   23.     Director to establish and implement the rectification programme
            
   24.     Payments into and out of the Account
            
   25.     Surplus funds to be repaid to gas producers upon completion of the rectification programme
            
   26.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006
            
   27.     Annual report of Department to include information about the rectification programme

           Division 3 -- Reimbursement scheme  

   28.     Regulations may provide for reimbursement scheme
            
   29.     Minister may determine beginning of the reimbursement period

   PART 6 -- General provisions  

   30.     Relationship to Gas Access Laws
            
   31.     Coordinator to monitor and inquire into
            
   32.     Exemptions may be granted by Minister
            
   33.     Review of Act
            
   34.     Regulations

   PART 7 -- Acts amended

           Division 1 -- Energy Coordination Act 1994 amended  

   35.     Act amended
            
   36.     Section 26 amended

           Division 2 -- Gas Pipelines Access (Western Australia) Act 1998 amended  

   37.     Act amended
            
   38.     Section 73 amended
            
           Uncommenced provisions table
           Defined terms