Gas Amendment Act 2008 (TAS)

Gas Amendment Act 2008

An Act to amend the Gas Act 2000

[Royal Assent 17 April 2008]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Gas Amendment Act 2008 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Gas Act 2000 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 3 amended (Interpretation) Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting "supply" from the definition of distribution system and substituting "delivery"; (b) by omitting the definition of gas and substituting the following definition: gas means – (a) natural gas; or (b) liquefied petroleum gas; or (c) any other gaseous fuel, being a gaseous fuel that is not declared by the regulations to be excluded from the operation of this Act; (c) by omitting "supply" from paragraph (b) of the definition of gas supply point and substituting "delivery"; (d) by omitting paragraph (c) from the definition of gas supply point and substituting the following paragraphs: (c) if paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply, the point of delivery of gas between – (i) a pipeline that is declared, or belongs to a class of pipelines that is declared, under section 3(3) of the Gas Pipelines Act 2000 to be treated as a transmission pipeline for the purposes of that Act; and (ii) the person to whom the gas is delivered; or (d) if paragraphs (a) , (b) and (c) do not apply, the outlet of the first stage regulator of a liquefied petroleum gas storage cylinder or tank; (e) by inserting the following definition after the definition of operations : person includes – (a) any body of persons, corporate or unincorporate; and (b) any government department or other government body; (f) by omitting “customer’s” from the definition of supply . 5Part 4, Division 1AA repealed Division 1AA of Part 4 of the Principal Act is repealed.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 15 NOVEMBER 2007

Legislative Council on 2 APRIL 2008]