Tasmanian Numbered Acts

GAS ACT 2000 (NO. 92 OF 2000) - SECT 49

49. Disputes

      (1) If a dispute arises as to the activities of a gas entity, a party to the dispute may request the Director of Gas or the Director of Gas Safety to mediate in the dispute.

      (2) The relevant Director may mediate or decline to mediate in a dispute and may impose conditions that must be satisfied if the mediation is to proceed.

      (3) If the relevant Director proceeds with the mediation –

(a) the relevant Director may give directions to the parties to assist in the resolution of the matters in issue; and

(b) the relevant Director must make a reasonable attempt to assist the parties to agree to a negotiated settlement of the dispute.

      (4) If a dispute is resolved, the parties to the dispute and the relevant Director must sign a document setting out the terms of the settlement and the agreement is binding on the parties.

      (5) This section is not intended to provide an exclusive method of dispute resolution.