Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1998 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1998 No. 107 Gas Act 1965 GAS AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1998 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Replacement of s 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 114 Annual statement about supply charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 114A Approval of charge or tariff for supply of fuel gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

s1 2 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 1) No. 107, 1998 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1998 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Gas Regulation 1989 . ˙ Replacement of s 114 3. Section 114— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Annual statement about supply charges ‘ 114.(1) A gas supplier that is the holder of a franchise must, by 1 July in each year (the “start day” ), give the Minister a written statement about the supplier’s supply charges. ‘ (2) The statement must set out the supply charges the supplier proposes to apply for the year starting on the start day for the supply of fuel gas to consumers’ premises in the franchise area. ‘ (3) This section does not apply to supply charges under a contract between the gas supplier and a consumer under schedule 1, section 11 1 of the Act. ˙ ‘ Approval of charge or tariff for supply of fuel gas ‘ 114A.(1) This section applies to a gas supplier that is the holder of a franchise and applies a charge or tariff for the supply of fuel gas to a consumer’s premises in the supplier’s franchise area. ‘ (2) However, this section does not apply to the supply of gas to a consumer’s premises under a contract between the gas supplier and the consumer under schedule 1, section 11 of the Act. 1 Schedule 1 (Provisions applicable to the establishment and maintenance of a gas undertaking), section 11 (Power to contract for supply of gas) of the Act

s3 3 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 1) No. 107, 1998 ‘ (3) The gas supplier must apply to the Minister for approval of the maximum charge or tariff to be applied by the gas supplier for the supply of fuel gas to a consumer’s premises in the franchise area. ‘ (4) The Minister must as soon as practicable after receiving the application— (a) approve the maximum charge or tariff; or (b) refuse to approve the maximum charge or tariff. ‘ (5) The gas supplier may only apply a charge or tariff for the supply of gas to a consumer’s premises in the supplier’s franchise area if— (a) the charge or tariff is not more than the maximum charge or tariff approved by the Minister; and (b) the supplier has given public notice of the maximum charge or tariff in a newspaper circulating in the area. ‘ (6) The notice must be— (a) approved by the Minister; and (b) published on a date or dates decided by the Minister. ‘ (7) Despite subsection (6), if— (a) the Minister has given an approval to a gas supplier under the old section 114(3); but (b) the gas supplier has not given the public notice approved under the old section 114(3); the gas supplier may give the public notice under the old section 114(3). ‘ (8) Until a maximum charge or tariff has been approved and notified under subsection (5) in relation to a gas supplier, the gas supplier may only apply the charge or tariff that was notified by a public notice approved under the old section 114 for the supply of gas to a consumer’s premises in the supplier’s franchise area. ‘ (9) In this section— “old section 114” means section 114 as in force immediately before the commencement of this section.’.

4 Gas Amendment (No. 1) No. 107, 1998 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 30 April 1998. 2. Notified in the gazette on 1 May 1998. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Mines and Energy. © State of Queensland 1998