Parties to an access dispute
154 Parties to an access dispute
The parties to an access dispute are—
the parties to any negotiations that gave rise to the access dispute; and
if the dispute resolution body or AER (as the case requires) is of the opinion that the resolution of the access dispute may involve requiring another person to do something and that it is appropriate that the person be joined as a party—that other person; and
if a small shipper is a party and has elected, in accordance with the Rules, for a user association to be joined as a party—the user association; and
if the access dispute is a scheme pipeline access dispute—any other person who applies in writing, in accordance with the Rules, to be made a party and is accepted by the dispute resolution body as having a sufficient interest.
In this section—
user association means an association or body, whether incorporated or not—
the members of which include more than 1 user or prospective user; and
that represents and promotes the interests of those members in relation to the provision of pipeline services.
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