Gas Services Information Act 2012

The regulations are to provide for —

the establishment and operation of a GBB; and

the preparation and publication of a GSOO.

The regulations may —

confer on a person functions relating to establishing and operating the GBB and preparing and publishing the GSOO;

confer, or authorise the rules to confer, on the Minister or another person functions relating to the functions referred to in paragraph (a);

make amendments to subsidiary legislation made under any other Act consequential on, and relating to, a function having been conferred on a person under paragraph (a) or (b);

impose obligations on gas market participants to provide to the operator information specified in the regulations or the rules;

authorise the operator to impose obligations on gas market participants (generally or individually) to provide to the operator information requested by the operator;

provide for compliance with obligations under paragraphs (d) and (e);

provide for the relationship between the Minister, or another Minister, and a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) in respect of the performance of the person’s functions generally;

provide, or authorise the rules to provide, for the resolution of disputes arising under this Act;

control the use and disclosure of protected information.

The functions conferred under subsection (2)(a) must include the following functions —

to collect, collate and manage information for the GBB and the GSOO;

to derive from the information referred to in paragraph (a) information for inclusion on the GBB or in the GSOO;

to include information on the GBB of the kinds that may or must be included on the GBB under this Act;

to prepare and publish the GSOO periodically.

If conferring a function under subsection (2)(a) or (b), or the making of subsidiary legislation under subsection (2)(c), would otherwise be inconsistent with a written law —

the function may be conferred despite the written law; and

the subsidiary legislation may be amended despite the written law.

The persons on whom functions may be conferred under subsection (2)(a) or (b) include —

the person from time to time holding, acting in or lawfully performing the functions of, an office under a written law;

a body established under a written law.