Gas Industry (Penalty Regime) Amendment Regulations 2024 (Vic)

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Gas Industry (Penalty Regime) Amendment Regulations 2024

S.R. No. 105/2024

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Definitions

4Schedule 1 substituted

5Schedule 2 substituted

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2024

S.R. No. 105/2024

Gas Industry Act 2001

Gas Industry (Penalty Regime) Amendment Regulations 2024

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 8 October 2024

Responsible Minister:

LILY D'AMBROSIO
Minister for Energy and Resources

SAMUAL WALLACE

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Gas Industry (Penalty Regime) Regulations 2022—

(a)to further prescribe provisions of the Gas Industry Act 2001 as civil penalty requirements for the purposes of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001; and

(b)to further prescribe provisions of the Gas Industry Act 2001 as tier 1 civil penalty requirements; and

(c)to prescribe provisions of the Gas Distribution Code of Practice as tier 1 civil penalty requirements and tier 2 civil penalty requirements.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 236 of the Gas Industry Act 2001.

3Definitions

In regulation 4 of the Gas Industry (Penalty Regime) Regulations 2022[1], in the definition of Gas Distribution System Code of Practice—

(a)omit "System";

(b)omit "System".

4Schedule 1 substituted

For Schedule 1 to the Gas Industry (Penalty Regime) Regulations 2022 substitute—

"Schedule 1—Prescribed civil penalty requirements—provisions of the Act

Regulation 5

Column 1

Item No.

Column 2

Provision
1. Section 42(3A).
2. Section 48DG(1).
3. Section 48DI(1).
4. Section 48DI(2).
5. Section 48DI(3).
6. Section 48DI(4).
7. Section 48DJ(1).
8. Section 48DJ(2).
9. Section 48DK(1).
10. Section 48DK(2).
11. Section 48DL(1).
12. Section 48DL(2).
13. Section 48DL(3).
14. Section 48DL(4).
15. Section 48DL(5).
16. Section 48DM(1).
17. Section 48DM(2).
18. Section 48DM(3).
19. Section 48GA(3).
20. Section 141(4).
21. Section 148(3).
22. Section 148(4).

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5Schedule 2 substituted

For Schedule 2 to the Gas Industry (Penalty Regime) Regulations 2022 substitute—

"Schedule 2—Prescribed civil penalty amounts

Regulations 6 and 7

Table 1—Tier 1 civil penalty requirements

Column 1

Item No.

Column 2

Provision
Gas Industry Act 2001
1. Section 42(3A).
2. Section 48DG(1).
3. Section 48DI(1).
4. Section 48DI(2).
5. Section 48DI(3).
6. Section 48DI(4).
7. Section 48DJ(1).
8. Section 48DJ(2).
9. Section 48DK(1).
10. Section 48DK(2).
11. Section 48DL(1).
12. Section 48DL(2).
13. Section 48DL(3).
14. Section 48DL(4).
15. Section 48DL(5).
16. Section 48DM(1).
17. Section 48DM(2).
18. Section 48DM(3).
19. Section 48GA(3).
Statutory licence conditions under the Gas Industry Act 2001
20. Section 33(1).
21. Section 36(1).
22. Section 42(1).
23. Section 42C(1).
24. Section 48A(1).
25. Section 48DA(2).
26. Section 48DB(1).
27. Section 48G(1).
28. Section 48G(3).
Orders made under the Gas Industry Act 2001
29. Section 20.
30. Section 21(1).
31 Section 48C(1).
32. Section 48D(1).
Energy Retail Code of Practice
33. Clause 26(4).
34. Clause 26(5).
35. Clause 27(1).
36. Clause 29(5).
37. Clause 30(2).
38. Clause 85(8).
39. Clause 103(1).
40. Clause 104(1).
41. Clause 113(1).
42. Clause 120(1).
43. Clause 125(1).
44. Clause 125(2).
45. Clause 129(3).
46. Clause 130(2).
47. Clause 130(5).
48. Clause 130(6).
49. Clause 131(2).
50. Clause 131(3).
51. Clause 132(1).
52. Clause 135(1).
53. Clause 138(1).
54. Clause 138(2).
55. Clause 138(3).
56. Clause 139(1).
57. Clause 139(2).
58. Clause 139(5).
59. Clause 141(1).
60. Clause 143(1).
61. Clause 144(1).
62. Clause 144(2).
63. Clause 144(3).
64. Clause 145(1).
65. Clause 146(2).
66. Clause 146(3).
67. Clause 146(4).
68. Clause 146(5).
69. Clause 146(6).
70. Clause 146(7).
71. Clause 146(8).
72. Clause 149(1).
73. Clause 150(1).
74. Clause 150(4).
75. Clause 150(6).
76. Clause 151(1).
77. Clause 152(1).
78. Clause 153(1).
79. Clause 154(1).
80. Clause 154(2).
81. Clause 155(1).
82. Clause 157(1).
83. Clause 158(1).
84. Clause 159(1).
85. Clause 160(1).
86. Clause 160(2).
87. Clause 164(1).
88. Clause 164(2).
89. Clause 165(1).
90. Clause 165(2).
91. Clause 167(1).
92. Clause 182(4).
93. Clause 191(1).
94. Clause 192(1).
95. Clause 193(1).
Gas Distribution Code of Practice
96. Clause 3.1.
97. Clause 3.3.
98. Clause 3.4.1.
99. Clause 3.4.9.
100. Clause 3.5.1.
101. Clause 3.5.2.
102. Clause 3.5.4.
103. Clause 3.7.1.
104. Clause 3.7.2.
105. Clause 3.7.3.
106. Clause 3.7.4.
107. Clause 3.7.5.
108. Clause 3.7.6(b).
109. Clause 3.7.6(c).
110. Clause 3.7.6(d).
111. Clause 3.7.6(e).
112. Clause 3.7.6(f).
113. Clause 3.7.7.
114. Clause 3.7.8.
115. Clause 3.7.9.
116. Clause 3.7.10.
117. Clause 4.1.1.
118. Clause 4.1.3.
119. Clause 4.1.4.
120. Clause 4.2.1.
121. Clause 4.2.3.
122. Clause 4.2.5(a).
123. Clause 4.2.5(c).
124. Clause 4.4.1.
125. Clause 5.1(a).
126. Clause 5.1(b).
127. Clause 5.1(c).
128. Clause 5.1(d).
129. Clause 5.1(e).
130. Clause 5.1(f).
131. Clause 5.2.
132. Clause 5.3.
133. Clause 5.4.
134. Clause 5.5.
135. Clause 5.6.1.
136. Clause 5.6.2.
137. Clause 5.7.1.
138. Clause 5.7.2.
139. Clause 5.7.3.
140. Clause 6.1.1(a).
141. Clause 6.1.1(b).
142. Clause 6.1.1(c).
143. Clause 6.1.1(d).
144. Clause 6.1.1(e).
145. Clause 6.1.2.
146. Clause 6.1.3.
147. Clause 6.1.4.
148. Clause 6.2.1.
149. Clause 6.2.2.
150. Clause 6.3.1.
151. Clause 6.3.3.
152. Clause 7.3.
153. Clause 7.4.
154. Clause 7.6.1.
155. Clause 7.7.1.
156. Clause 7.7.2.
157. Clause 7.8.1.
158. Clause 7.8.2.
159. Clause 7.8.3.
160. Clause 7.11(e).
161. Clause 7.13.
162. Clause 9.1.1.
163. Clause 9.1.3.
164. Clause 9.2.
165. Clause 12.1.1.
166. Clause 12.1.2.
167. Clause 13.2.1.
168. Clause 13.3.

Table 2—Tier 2 civil penalty requirements

Column 1

Item No.

Column 2

Provision
Statutory licence conditions under the Gas Industry Act 2001
1. Section 42A.
2. Section 42D(1).
3. Section 43A(1).
4. Section 48C(1AA).
Energy Retail Code of Practice
5. Clause 8(1).
6. Clause 8(2).
7. Clause 12(1).
8. Clause 13(1).
9. Clause 13(2).
10. Clause 13(3).
11. Clause 13(4).
12. Clause 14(1).
13. Clause 16(1).
14. Clause 16(2).
15. Clause 16(3).
16. Clause 24(1).
17. Clause 26(2)(b).
18. Clause 26(3)(a).
19. Clause 26(3)(b).
20. Clause 30(1).
21. Clause 31(1).
22. Clause 33(1).
23. Clause 38(1).
24. Clause 38(2).
25. Clause 38(3).
26. Clause 38(6).
27. Clause 39(1).
28. Clause 39(2).
29. Clause 39(3).
30. Clause 39(4).
31. Clause 39(5).
32. Clause 40(1).
33. Clause 40(3).
34. Clause 40(4).
35. Clause 40(5).
36. Clause 40(6).
37. Clause 40(7).
38. Clause 40(8).
39. Clause 40(9).
40. Clause 40(10).
41. Clause 40(11).
42. Clause 40(12).
43. Clause 41(1).
44. Clause 41(2).
45. Clause 44(1).
46. Clause 45(1).
47. Clause 46(3).
48. Clause 47(2).
49. Clause 48(1).
50. Clause 48(2).
51. Clause 50(1).
52. Clause 50(2).
53. Clause 51(2).
54. Clause 51(5).
55. Clause 52(1).
56. Clause 53(1).
57. Clause 54(1).
58. Clause 54(3).
59. Clause 57(1)(b).
60. Clause 57(2).
61. Clause 59(1).
62. Clause 59(4).
63. Clause 59(6).
64. Clause 59(7).
65. Clause 59(8).
66. Clause 59(10).
67. Clause 59(11).
68. Clause 59(12).
69. Clause 59(13).
70. Clause 59(14).
71. Clause 60(1).
72. Clause 62(1).
73. Clause 63(1).
74. Clause 65(1).
75. Clause 66(1).
76. Clause 69(1).
77. Clause 69(2).
78. Clause 69(3).
79. Clause 69(5)(a).
80. Clause 69(7)(b).
81. Clause 69(8).
82. Clause 70(2)(a).
83. Clause 70(2)(b).
84. Clause 70(2)(c).
85. Clause 70(2)(d).
86. Clause 70(3).
87. Clause 71(1).
88. Clause 71(2).
89. Clause 71(3).
90. Clause 72(1).
91. Clause 72(3).
92. Clause 72(4).
93. Clause 72(5).
94. Clause 75(2).
95. Clause 75(3).
96. Clause 75(4).
97. Clause 76(1).
98. Clause 77(1)(b).
99. Clause 81(1).
100. Clause 82(1).
101. Clause 84(1).
102. Clause 85(1).
103. Clause 85(2).
104. Clause 85(3).
105. Clause 85(4).
106. Clause 85(5).
107. Clause 85(6).
108. Clause 86(3).
109. Clause 87(1).
110. Clause 88(1).
111. Clause 89(1).
112. Clause 89(2).
113. Clause 89(3).
114. Clause 90(1).
115. Clause 90(2).
116. Clause 92(2).
117. Clause 92(3).
118. Clause 92(4).
119. Clause 92(5).
120. Clause 93(1).
121. Clause 94(2).
122. Clause 94(4).
123. Clause 95(1).
124. Clause 96(1).
125. Clause 97(5).
126. Clause 97(6).
127. Clause 98(1).
128. Clause 98(2).
129. Clause 98(3).
130. Clause 99(1).
131. Clause 100(2).
132. Clause 102(1).
133. Clause 102(2).
134. Clause 106(1).
135. Clause 108(1).
136. Clause 108(3).
137. Clause 109(1).
138. Clause 110(1).
139. Clause 110(2).
140. Clause 110(3).
141. Clause 110(4).
142. Clause 112(1).
143. Clause 112(2).
144. Clause 114(1).
145. Clause 115(1).
146. Clause 119(1).
147. Clause 119(2).
148. Clause 119(3).
149. Clause 119(4).
150. Clause 119(5).
151. Clause 176(2).
152. Clause 176(4).
Gas Distribution Code of Practice
153. Clause 3.2.2.
154. Clause 3.4.6.
155. Clause 3.4.7.
156. Clause 4.1.5.
157. Clause 4.3.1.
158. Clause 6.4.1.
159. Clause 6.4.2.
160. Clause 6.4.3.
161. Clause 6.4.4.
162. Clause 6.4.5.
163. Clause 9.1.4.
164. Clause 9.3.2.
165. Clause 10.1.1.
166. Clause 10.1.2.
167. Clause 10.1.3.
168. Clause 10.1.4.
169. Clause 12.1.3.
170. Clause 12.1.4.

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ENDNOTES


[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 56/2022 as amended by S.R. No. 84/2023.

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