National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009

sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation, and different days may be fixed for different provisions.

In this Act —

Words and expressions used in the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Law (whether or not defined in section 9(1)) and in this Act have the same respective meanings in this Act as they have in that Law.

This section does not apply to the extent that the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires.

This Act, the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Law and the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Regulations apply in the coastal waters of this State as if the coastal waters were within the limits of the State.

In this section —

The National Gas Access (Western Australia) Law and the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Regulations apply to a pipeline for hauling gas other than natural gas if the pipeline constitutes or is part of a system for which a licence is in force under Part 2A of the Energy Coordination Act 1994.

Subsection (1) has effect —

despite the provisions of the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Law and the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Regulations; and

as if, for the purposes of that subsection, a reference in that Law and those Regulations to natural gas were amended to include a reference to gas other than natural gas.

In this section —

are in a gaseous state at standard temperature and pressure; and

consist of —

naturally occurring hydrocarbons; or

a naturally occurring or manufactured mixture of hydrocarbons and non‑hydrocarbons, the principal constituent of which is propane, propene, butanes, butenes or a mixture of all or any of those substances or kinds of substances.

The Interpretation Act 1984 does not apply to the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Law, to regulations under Part 3, or to Rules under the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Law.

Despite subsection (1), section 25 of the Interpretation Act 1984 applies to the making of regulations under Part 3.

The Western Australian National Gas Access Law text —

applies as a law of Western Australia; and

as so applying may be referred to as the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Law.

In subsection (1) —

This section applies if, after the day on which the South Australian Act receives the Royal Assent, the Parliament of South Australia enacts a provision to make an amendment to the Schedule to the South Australian Act as in force from time to time (an SA Schedule amendment).

The Minister may by order declare that an SA Schedule amendment is relevant to the Western Australian National Gas Access Law text.

If the Minister has not declared that an SA Schedule amendment is relevant, the Western Australian National Gas Access Law text remains as if the amendment had not been made.

If the Minister has declared that an SA Schedule amendment is relevant, the Western Australian National Gas Access Law text remains, until the beginning of the day fixed by subsection (5), as if the amendment had not been made.

The day fixed is the day on which the order is published in the Government Gazette unless a later day is specified in the order, in which case it is the day specified.

Subsection (4) does not give an SA Schedule amendment any earlier effect in this State than it has in South Australia.

an SA Schedule amendment; or

giving effect to section 7A(3) or (4).

apply as regulations in force for the purposes of the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Law; and

as so applying may be referred to as the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Regulations.