South Australian Consolidated Regulations

GAS REGULATIONS 1997

- under the Gas Act 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   4.      Interpretation
   4A.     Compliance with standards or codes that are varied or substituted
   5.      Interpretation of certain terms used in Act

   PART 1A--Administration

   6.      Functions and powers of Commission

   PART 2--Licensing of gas entities

   6A.     Exemption from requirement to hold licence
   7.      Licence fees--transitional provision--licensed supplier of reticulated gas under repealed Act
   8.      Licence fees and returns
   8AA.    Licence condition requiring retailers to match available gas to customers' estimated aggregate demand
   8A.     Ombudsman scheme
   8AB.    Licence condition requiring pricing information for small customers
   8AC.    Prescribed information in small customer accounts for purposes of section 26A(2)(da) of Act
   8B.     Ombudsman scheme and retailing--annual gas consumption level
   8D.     Content of register of licences

   PART 2AA--Residential Energy Efficiency Scheme

   8DA.    Application
   8DB.    Interpretation
   8DC.    Minister to set greenhouse gas reduction targets
   8DD.    Minister to determine percentage of greenhouse gas reduction target to be delivered to priority group households
   8DE.    Minister to set energy audit targets
   8DF.    Administration
   8DG.    Notification and adjustment of targets
   8DH.    Energy audits
   8DI.    Energy efficiency activities
   8DJ.    Energy efficiency activities for priority group households
   8DK.    Determination of energy efficiency activities
   8DL.    Retailers may enter into arrangements
   8DM.    Compliance and reporting
   8DMA.   Energy efficiency shortfalls
   8DN.    Review
   8DO.    Expiry

   PART 2A--Price regulation

   8E.     Price regulation--prescribed class of customers

   PART 2B--Standard terms and conditions

   8F.     Standard terms and conditions--prescribed class of customers

   PART 2C--Default contracts

   8G.     Interpretation
   8H.     Provisions relating to default contracts

   PART 3--Gas entities' powers and duties

   9.      Carrying out certain work on public land

   PART 4--Safety and technical issues

           Division 1--Safety and technical requirements

   10.     General requirements for gas infrastructure

           Division 2--Quality of gas supply

   11.     Obligations of distribution system operator in relation to quality of gas
   12.     Obligations of retailer in relation to quality of gas
   12A.    Quality of liquefied petroleum gas supplied in pressurised vessel

           Division 3--Gas fitting work

   13.     General gas fitting work
   14.     Installing or commissioning Type B appliances

           Division 4--Reporting of accidents

   15.     Reporting of accidents

           Division 5--Safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management plans and reports

   15A.    Application of Division
   15B.    Safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management plans
   15C.    Safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management reports

   PART 5--Miscellaneous

   18.     Form for warrants
   19.     Work near gas infrastructure
   20.     General penalty
   21.     Fees for reinspection etc
   22.     Sale of gas where supply affected by gas rationing direction under section 37 of Act
           SCHEDULE 1--Flame speed factor and sooting index
           SCHEDULE 1A--Gas specifications
           SCHEDULE 2--Forms for warrants
           Legislative history