Gas Supply Act 1996

The Minister must not take action under section 11, 12 or 13, or the Tribunal must not take action under section 13A, unless—

notice of the proposed action has been given to the holder of the authorisation, and

the holder of the authorisation has been given a reasonable opportunity to make submissions with respect to the proposed action, and

the Minister or Tribunal has given due consideration to any such submissions.

In addition, the Minister must not take action under section 13, or the Tribunal must not take action under section 13A, in respect of any contravention referred to in that section unless—

notice of the contravention has been given to the holder of the authorisation, and

the holder of the authorisation has been given a reasonable opportunity to discontinue the contravention and take such steps (if any) as are specified in the notice to remedy the effects of the contravention, and

the holder of the authorisation has failed to discontinue the contravention or take those steps.

Subsection (1) does not apply to action taken at the request of the holder of the authorisation.