Under the
National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009 (
NGA) the
Australian Competition Tribunal (
ACT) performs the functions of appeal.
The Tribunal has the functions and powers conferred to it under the National Gas Law in relation to merits and other non-judicial reviews:
Transitional Issues
Stakeholders should note that Goldfields Gas Transmission Pty Ltd (GGT), on behalf of Southern Cross Pipelines Australia Pty Ltd, Southern Cross Pipelines (NPL) Australia Pty Ltd and Alinta DEWAP Pty Ltd, lodged a revised access arrangement for the Goldfields Gas Pipeline on 23 March 2009. As a result, the Gas Pipeline Access (Western Australia) Act 1998 and the National Third Party Access Code for Natural Gas Pipeline Systems (Gas Code) continue to apply to that access arrangement.
Information about the Gas Pipeline Access (Western Australia) Act 1998 and the Gas Code can be found on the ERA website.
Merits Review – GGP Further Final Decision
In the case of the merits review process under the Gas Code for the Economic Regulation Authority’s further final decision on GGT’s proposed revised access arrangement for the GGP, under the Energy Arbitration and Review Act 1998, the Western Australian Electricity Review Board is undertaking the review.
Two applications for review of the Economic Regulation Authority’s final decision on the revised access arrangement for the Goldfields Gas Pipeline have been received:
