Gas Services Information Regulations 2012

The GSI rules may confer functions, relating to the functions referred to in section 7(2)(a) of the Act, on the operator, the Minister, the Coordinator and the ERA.

Without limiting anything else in these regulations, the GSI rules may provide for the following —

the registration of gas market participants for the purposes of the GSI rules;

procedures, fees and other matters relating to registration of gas market participants;

governance matters, including financial management, relating to the performance of the functions of the operator or the Coordinator under these regulations and the GSI rules;

fees and charges to be paid by registered gas market participants for —

the performance of the functions of the operator, the Coordinator or the ERA under these regulations and the GSI rules; and

the performance of the functions of the AEMO under the Australian Energy Market Operator (Functions) Regulations 2015 to the extent to which they are functions under the Act; and

the performance of the functions of the ERA under the Energy Industry (Rule Change Panel) Regulations 2016 to the extent to which they are functions under the Act;

the resolution of disputes between gas market participants and the operator;

the limiting of access to parts of the GBB;

the Coordinator (including in his or her capacity as a hazard management agency) to direct the operator as to the performance of the functions of the operator in circumstances specified in the rules, being circumstances in the nature of an emergency, a disruption to the supply of natural gas or a threat to the safety, reliability or security of a pipeline or the supply of natural gas;

a failure to comply with specified requests for information made during or in relation to circumstances specified under paragraph (g) is neither an offence nor a contravention of the GSI rules;

the monitoring and investigation of compliance with these regulations, the GSI rules and GSI procedures;

the giving of notices warning a gas market participant that the ERA believes that the participant has contravened a provision of the GSI rules;

the suspension of requirements imposed under the GSI rules or GSI procedures;

the use or disclosure of protected information by the operator or the ERA;

the delegation of powers or duties conferred or imposed by the GSI rules other than the power to —

make rules amending the GSI rules;

formulate GSI procedures or amendments of GSI procedures;

the establishment, functions and governance of advisory committees;

transitional matters;

any other matters that are necessary or convenient to be dealt with.

For the purposes of section 8(1) of the Act, the matters referred to in subregulation (2)(a), (c), (d), (e), (i) and (j) are prescribed.