Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                              1

Division 1--Short title and commencement                                                       1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

Division 2-- Definitions and binding the Crown                                             2

3............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 2

4............ The sale day ........................................................................................ 5

5............ Act binds the Crown ........................................................................... 5

Part 2--Transfers etc. of assets etc. to Newco and the Commonwealth   6

Division 1--Transfer of certain assets etc. relating to the Moomba-Sydney pipeline system from the Authority and Pacenco to Newco                                                 6

Subdivision A--Nomination of Newco                                                                   6

6............ Nomination of Newco ......................................................................... 6

Subdivision B--Certain staff members of the Authority to become employees of Newco           6

7............ Staff member of the Authority may consent to being employed by Newco               6

8............ Certain staff members of the Authority to become employees of Newco 7

9............ Subdivision not to affect certain matters relating to transferring staff members         7

10.......... Variation of terms and conditions of employment ............................... 8

11.......... Transferring staff member not to be eligible for re-appointment under the Public Service Act 1922          8

Subdivision C--Transfer of certain assets etc. relating to the Moomba-Sydney pipeline system business from the Authority and Pacenco to Newco                                               8

12.......... Certain assets and liabilities of the Authority and Pacenco to become assets and liabilities of Newco      8

13.......... References in certain instruments to the Authority or Pacenco to be references to Newco on and after the sale day ............................................................................................................ 9

Division 2--Provisions relating to the transfer of dual destination interests to the Commonwealth and Newco                                                                                                        10

14.......... Dual destination interests become assets of Newco and the Commonwealth            10

15.......... Dual destination instruments that do not create easements ................ 10

16.......... Dual destination instruments that create easements ........................... 10

Division 3--Transfer to the Commonwealth of certain assets and liabilities and provisions relating to certain obligations of the Authority or Pacenco                 12

17.......... Transfer to the Commonwealth of easements of the Authority or Pacenco that are not specified in the easement agreement .......................................................................................... 12

18.......... Instruments relating to the easements of the Authority or Pacenco that are not specified in the easement agreement .......................................................................................................... 12

19.......... Commonwealth-guaranteed debts of the Authority become debts of the Commonwealth         13

20.......... Instruments relating to Commonwealth-guaranteed debts ................. 13

21.......... Commonwealth and Authority liable to pay certain amounts in relation to Commonwealth-guaranteed debts          13

22.......... Commonwealth liable to pay an amount to the Authority equal to Authority's debts to the Commonwealth and set-off of debts .................................................................................................. 14

23.......... Cancellation of debts owed by Pacenco to the Authority .................. 14

Division 4--Exemption from State and Territory stamp duties           15

24.......... Exemption from certain State and Territory stamp duties .................. 15

Division 5--Miscellaneous provisions relating to the transfer of assets etc. under Divisions 1, 2 and 3                                                                                                                       16

25.......... Certificates in relation to interests in land .......................................... 16

26.......... Certificates in relation to other assets ................................................ 16

27.......... Ending of certain rights that restrict the transfer of the Moomba-Sydney pipeline system        17

28.......... Authority, Pacenco and Commonwealth to take steps necessary to carry out transfers             18

29.......... Extraterritorial operation of Subdivision ........................................... 18

30.......... Part to have effect in spite of laws and agreements prohibiting transfer etc.              18

31.......... Compensation for acquisition of property ......................................... 18

Part 3--Transitional and saving provisions in respect of employees of Newco that relate to the sale of shares in Newco by the Commonwealth                                              20

Division 1--Certain staff members of the Authority taken to have resigned      20

32.......... Certain staff members of the Authority taken to have resigned ......... 20

Division 2--Transitional and saving provisions in relation to long service leave             22

33.......... Definitions ........................................................................................ 22

34.......... Long service leave for employees with less than 10 years service .... 22

35.......... Payments in lieu of long service leave for employees with less than 10 years service               24

36.......... Payments on the death of an employee .............................................. 25

37.......... Employee's long service leave credit for the purposes of sections 34 and 35            26

38.......... Division not to affect an employee's post-sale long service leave rights   26

39.......... Saving--Long Service Leave Act ..................................................... 27

Division 3--Transitional and saving provisions relating to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988                                                                                                   28

40.......... Interpretation ..................................................................................... 28

41.......... Transitional provisions relating to the SRC Act that relate to certain Newco body employees 28

42.......... Commonwealth liable to meet certain SRC Act liabilities and to be taken to be the employer in certain circumstances under the SRC Act ............................................................................ 28

Division 4--Transitional and saving provisions in relation to superannuation and other retirement benefits                                                                                                      29

43.......... Saving--deferred benefits under the Superannuation Act 1922 ........ 29

44.......... Savings--deferred benefits under the Superannuation Act 1976 ...... 29

45.......... Contribution day for the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1976 . 30

46.......... Saving--deferred benefits under the DFRDB Act ............................ 30

Division 5--Other transitional and saving provisions                               31

47.......... Transitional maternity leave provisions for maternity leave beginning after the sale day           31

48.......... Transitional maternity leave provisions for staff members of the Authority who are on maternity leave immediately before the sale day ............................................................................. 31

49.......... Cessation of mobility rights .............................................................. 32

Part 4--Other provisions relating to the sale of shares in Newco by the Commonwealth             33

50.......... Transitional provision relating to the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989   33

51.......... Commonwealth payment to Newco .................................................. 34

52.......... Newco not to be taken to be established by the Commonwealth ....... 34

53.......... Exemption from State and Territory stamp duties ............................. 34

54.......... Ending the Authority's liability under the Commonwealth Borrowing Levy Act 1987              35

55.......... Ending the Authority's liability under the Commonwealth Guarantees (Charges) Act 1987    35

Part 5--Post-sale day staff provisions                                                                      36

56.......... Transfer time ..................................................................................... 36

57.......... Staff members who receive a Newco employment offer after sale day 36

58.......... Certain staff members of the Authority who received a Newco employment offer under section 57 taken to have resigned .......................................................................................................... 36

59.......... Staff members who receive a second Newco employment offer may consent to being employed by Newco after the sale day .................................................................................................... 38

60.......... Certain staff members of the Authority to become employees of Newco 38

61.......... Part not to affect certain matters relating to transferring staff members 39

62.......... Variation of terms and conditions of employment ............................. 40

63.......... Post-sale transferee not to be eligible for re-appointment under the Public Service Act 1922    40

64.......... Certain staff members of the Authority taken to have resigned ......... 40

65.......... Application of other transitional and saving provisions .................... 41

Part 7--Amendments of the Pipeline Authority Act 1973                           42

147........ Principal Act ..................................................................................... 42

148........ Interpretation ..................................................................................... 42

149........ Membership of Authority ................................................................. 43

150........ Leave of absence ............................................................................... 43

151........ Chief Executive Officer ..................................................................... 43

152........ Acting appointments--part-time directors ......................................... 43

153........ Meetings of Authority ....................................................................... 43

154........ Repeal of section and substitution of new section ............................. 43

155........ Duties of the Authority ..................................................................... 44

156........ Insertion of new section .................................................................... 45

157........ Particular powers of the Authority .................................................... 45

158........ Repeal of section and substitution of new section ............................. 45

159........ Repeal of sections 18A and 25 .......................................................... 46

160........ Repeal of section and substitution of new section ............................. 46

161........ Repeal of section 33B ....................................................................... 47

Part 8--Abolition of the Pipeline Authority                                                         48

162........ Principal Act ..................................................................................... 48

163........ Definitions ........................................................................................ 48

164........ Repeal of sections and substitution of new section ........................... 49

165........ Repeal of Parts II, III, IV and VI ...................................................... 49

166........ Residual assets and liabilities to become Commonwealth assets and liabilities of the Commonwealth      49

167........ Pending proceedings ......................................................................... 49

168........ Minister may dispose of or deal with residual assets ........................ 50

169........ Exemption from certain State and Territory stamp duties .................. 50

170........ Certificates in relation to interests in land .......................................... 50

171........ Certificates in relation to other assets ................................................ 51

172........ Part to have effect in spite of laws and agreements prohibiting transfer etc.              52

173........ Saving and transitional matters .......................................................... 52

Part 8A--Transfer of easements by the Commonwealth                            53

173A..... Interpretation ..................................................................................... 53

173B..... Transfer of MSP easements .............................................................. 53

173C..... Instruments relating to transferred easements .................................... 54

173D..... Certificates in relation to interests in land .......................................... 55

173E...... Part to have effect in spite of laws prohibiting transfers .................... 55

173F...... Exemption from certain State and Territory stamp duties .................. 56

Part 9--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        57

174........ Regulations ....................................................................................... 57

Notes                                                                                                                                              59

An Act relating to the sale of the Moomba-Sydney pipeline system, and for related purposes

  

Notes to the Moomba-Sydney Pipeline System Sale Act 1994

Note 1

The Moomba-Sydney Pipeline System Sale Act 1994 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 70, 1994 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 30 July 1998 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Moomba-Sydney Pipeline System Sale Act 1994	70, 1994	10 June 1994	Ss. 1-4, 6 and 7: Royal Assent Remainder: 30 June 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S272)
Pipeline Legislation Amendment Act 1994	167, 1994	16 Dec 1994	Part 2 (ss. 3-5): 30 June 1994 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Competition Policy Reform Act 1995	88, 1995	20 July 1995	Schedule 3 (in Part): 6 Nov 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S423) (a)	--
Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996	60, 1996	25 Nov 1996	Schedule 19 (item 30): Royal Assent (b)	S. 2(2), (6) (am. by 77, 1996, Sch. 3 [items 1, 2])
as amended by
Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1996	77, 1996	19 Dec 1996	Schedule 3 (items 1, 2): (c)	--
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1997	94, 1997	30 June 1997	Schedule 5: Royal Assent (d)	--
Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998	101, 1998	30 July 1998	Schedule 1 (items 2-4): 14 Aug 1998 (e)	Sch. 1 (items 3, 4) [see Table A]
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005	8, 2005	22 Feb 2005	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 172, 496): Royal Assent	S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496) [see Table A]
Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009	54, 2009	25 June 2009	Schedule 17 (item 1): (f)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 5 (items 125, 126): 19 Apr 2011	--

(a)     The Moomba-Sydney Pipeline System Sale Act 1994 was amended by Schedule 3 (in part) of the Competition Policy Reform Act 1995, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Part 3 commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if Part 3 does not commence by Proclamation within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, then it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

(b)     The Moomba-Sydney Pipeline System Sale Act 1994 was amended by Schedule 19 (item 30) only of the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 1, 2) only of the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1996, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

                 (4)   The items of Schedule 3 are taken to have commenced immediately after the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 received the Royal Assent.

(d)     The Moomba-Sydney Pipeline System Sale Act 1994 was amended by Schedule 5 only of the Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(e)     The Moomba-Sydney Pipeline System Sale Act 1994 was amended by Schedule 1 (items
2-4) only of the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Items 2 to 4 of Schedule 1 commence at the commencement of the later of:

                              (a)   sections 13 and 14 of the Gas Pipelines Access (South Australia) Act 1997 of South Australia; and

                              (b)   the provisions that correspond to those sections and that are contained in a law of New South Wales that substantially corresponds to Parts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the South Australian Act.

         The Gas Pipelines Access (South Australia) Act 1997 of South Australia commenced on 30 July 1998 (see SA Government Gazette 2 April 1998, p. 1606). The Gas Pipelines Access (New South Wales) Act 1998 of New South Wales (except Schedule 1.1) commenced on 14 August 1998 (see NSW Government Gazette  No. 120, 14 August 1998, p. 6026).

(f)      Subsection 2(1) (item 40) of the Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
40.  Schedule 17	Immediately after the commencement of Part 2-4 of the Fair Work Act 2009.	1 July 2009

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
Division 2
S. 3......................................	am. No. 60, 1996; No. 54, 2009; No. 5, 2011
Part 2
Division 2
S. 16....................................	am. No. 167, 1994
Division 3
S. 18....................................	am. No. 167, 1994
Part 4
S. 50....................................	am. No. 8, 2005
S. 51....................................	am. No. 5, 2011
Part 6..................................	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 66....................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 67-71............................	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 72....................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 73....................................	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 74-77............................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to Subdiv. A of ... Div. 4 of Part 6	am. No. 88, 1995 rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 78................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 78....................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 79................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 79....................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 80................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 80....................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 81................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 81, 82............................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 83................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 83, 84............................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 85................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 85, 86............................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 87................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 87....................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 88................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 88, 89............................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 90................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 90....................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 91................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 91....................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 92................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 92, 93............................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 94................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 94, 95............................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 96................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 96-98............................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 99................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 99....................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 100..............	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 100..................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 101..............	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 101, 102........................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 103..................................	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 104..................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to Div. 5 of Part 6........................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 105-107........................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 108..............	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 108..................................	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 109..............	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 109..................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 110..............	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 110..................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 111, 112........................	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 113, 114........................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 115-121........................	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 122, 123........................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 124..............	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 124..................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 125-130........................	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 131..............	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 131..................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 132..............	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 132..................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 133..............	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 133..................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 134..................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 135..............	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 135..................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 136..............	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 136..................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 137,138.........................	rep. No. 101, 1998
Heading to s. 139..............	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 139..................................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
S. 140..................................	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 141-143........................	am. No. 88, 1995
	rep. No. 101, 1998
Ss. 144-146........................	rep. No. 101, 1998
Part 8A
Part 8A................................	ad. No. 94, 1997
Ss. 173A-173F...................	ad. No. 94, 1997
Part 9
S. 174..................................	am. No. 88, 1995

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998 (No. 101, 1998)

3  Compensation for any acquisition of property

            (1)        If:

                    (a)    but for this item, the repeal of Part 6 of the Moomba-Sydney pipeline system sale Act 1994 would result in the acquisition of property from a person; and

                   (b)    the acquisition would be invalid because of paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution;

there is payable to the person by the Commonwealth such reasonable amount of compensation as is agreed upon between the person and the Commonwealth or, failing agreement, as is determined by the Federal Court.

             (2)  Any damages or compensation recovered or other remedy given in proceedings which are instituted otherwise than under this item must be taken into account in assessing compensation payable in proceedings that are instituted under this item and that arise out of the same event or transaction.

(3)       In this item:

acquisition of property has the same meaning as in paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution.

4  Saving provisions

             (1)  If, before the commencement of this item:

                    (a)    a Moomba operator or another person has notified the ACCC of an access dispute under Part 6 of the MSP Act; and

                   (b)    the notification of that dispute has not been withdrawn or taken to have been withdrawn, and the dispute has not been resolved either through arbitration or proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia;

the provisions of Part 6 of that Act are taken to continue in force, in relation to that access dispute, until the notification of the dispute is withdrawn or taken to have been withdrawn, or until the dispute is resolved.

             (2)  A determination made under Part 6 of the MSP Act that is in force immediately before the commencement of this item continues in force after that commencement despite the repeal of that Part.

             (3)  If an access dispute referred to in subitem (1) is resolved under Part 6 of the MSP Act as continued in force for the purpose of resolving that dispute by the making of a determination at a time after the commencement of this item, that determination continues in force despite the repeal of that Part.

             (4)  For the purposes only of:

                    (a)    permitting the review by the Australian Competition Tribunal of a determination continued in force under subitem (2) or (3); and

                   (b)    facilitating the enforcement of a determination so continued in force; and

                    (c)    permitting appeals to the Federal Court of Australia from determinations so continued in force;

Part 6 of the MSP Act is taken to continue in force as if it had not been repealed.

             (5)  In this item:

ACCC has the same meaning as in Part 6 of the MSP Act.

access dispute means an access dispute notified under subsection 75(1) or (4) of the MSP Act.

Moomba operator has the same meaning as in Part 6 of the MSP Act.

MSP Act means the Moomba-Sydney Pipeline System Sale Act 1994.

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No. 8, 2005)

4  Saving of matters in Part 2 of Schedule 1

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a decision or action is taken or another thing is made, given or done; and

                     (b)  the thing is taken, made, given or done under a provision of a Part 2 Act that had effect immediately before the commencement of this Act;

then the thing has the corresponding effect, for the purposes of the Part 2 Act as amended by this Act, as if it had been taken, made, given or done under the Part 2 Act as so amended.

             (2)  In this section:

Part 2 Act means an Act that is amended by an item in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

Schedule 1

496  Saving provision--Finance Minister's determinations

If a determination under subsection 20(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force immediately before the commencement of this item, the determination continues in force as if it were made under subsection 20(1) of that Act as amended by this Act.