Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Amendment Regulations 2002 (WA)

18 October 2002 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5223

EN302*

are published in the Gazette.

Energy Coordination Act 1994

Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Amendment

Regulations 2002

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Energy Coordination (Gas
Tariffs) Amendment Regulations 2002.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they

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3.             The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Energy
Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000*.

[* Published 28 June 2000, p. 3300-12.]

4.             Regulation 5 amended

Regulation 5(1) is amended by deleting ", except that a capped tariff is not required for the supply of gas after 30 June 2002 for a non-residential purpose".

5.             Regulation 6 amended

Regulation 6(1) is repealed.

6.            Regulation 8 amended

Regulation 8(1) is amended by deleting "their commencement." and inserting instead -

44

the commencement of the Energy Coordination (Gas
Tariffs) Amendment Regulations 2002.

7.            Schedule I amended

Schedule 1 is amended in the Tables to clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 by inserting after "all additional units" -

44 per day ".

8.             Rates in Schedule 1 amended

In Schedule 1, the Tables to the clauses described in column 1 of the Table to this regulation are amended by deleting the number shown in column 2 and inserting instead the number

shown in column 3. la ble

column 1 clause 1	column 2	column 3
8.31	9.68
5.88	6.85
3.81	4.44
2.80	3.26
clause 2	8.31	9.68
6.08	7.08
4.84	5.64
clause 3	8.71 (both places)	10.15
4.36	5.07
6.35	7.40
5.32	6.19
clause 4	8.71	10.15
6.35	7.40
5.32	6.19

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column I clause 5	column 2	column 3
18.66	21.74
5.18	6.04
clause 6	18.66	21.74
4.62	5.38

9.           Schedule 1 Part 4 replaced

Schedule 1 Part 4 is repealed and the following Part is inserted instead -

Part 4—Adjustment of certain tariff caps

7. Meaning of "CPI number"
In this Part—
"CPI number" means -

(a)	the Consumer Price Index, All Groups index number, weighted average for 8 capital cities, calculated and published by the Australian Statistician; or
(b)

if there is no number as described in calculated and published by a person appointed by the Coordinator.

8.	Adjustment of rates generally for 2003/04 tliiaiicial year and thereafter
(1)	This clause applies to the calculation of the fixed component or the usage component (other than the usage component to which clause 9 applies) of a charge under this Schedule for the supply of gas in the 2003/04 financial year or a
subsequent financial year (in this clause called "the relevant year").

(2) If the CPI number for the quarter ending on the last
31 March before the beginning of the relevant year ("CPI,")
is more than the CPI number for the quarter ending on the
31 March that was a year earlier ("CPI..1"), instead of using
the number of cents per day or cents per unit shown in the
relevant Table the number to be used for the relevant year is
derived from the formula -

(CPIr

= R,1 XCPIrlJ

where -

Rn	is the number of cents per day or cents per unit for the relevant year;
Rn.	is the number of cents per day or cents per unit that applied under this Schedule immediately before the relevant year began.

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(3) If CPIr is not more than CPIr_i, the number of cents per day

or cents per unit to be used for the relevant year is the
number that applied under this Schedule immediately before

the relevant year began.

9.	Special adjustment for residential tariffs in Mid West/South West Area
(1)	This clause applies to the calculation of the third usage component ("the relevant component") of a charge under this Schedule for the supply of gas for residential purposes in the Mid West/South West area in the 2003/04 financial year or a subsequent financial year (in this clause called "the relevant year").
(2)	If the CPI number for the quarter ending on the last 31 March before the beginning of the relevant year ("CPL.") is not at least 2% less than the CPI number for the quarter ending on the March that was a year earlier ("CPL-i"), instead of using the number of cents per unit shown in the relevant Table the number to be used for the relevant component for the relevant year is derived from the formula —

CPI

R . = R ._ x (CPI,_, +0.02

where —

Rn	is the number of cents per unit for the relevant year;
R..,	is the number of cents per unit that applied under this Schedule for the relevant component immediately before the relevant year began.

(3)	If CPI, is at least 2% less than CPL.), the number of cents per unit to be used for the relevant year is the number that applied under this Schedule for the relevant component
immediately before the relevant year began.

By Command of the Governor, M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.