National Gas (New South Wales) Act 2008 (NSW)

National Gas (New South Wales) Act 2008 No 31

An Act to establish a framework to enable third parties to gain access to certain natural gas pipeline services, to consequentially amend certain other Acts, to repeal the Gas Pipelines Access (New South Wales) Act 1998; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the National Gas (New South Wales) Act 2008.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Interpretation (1) In this Act: National Gas (NSW) Law means the provisions applying because of section 7. National Gas (NSW) Regulations means the provisions applying because of section 8. South Australian Act means the National Gas (South Australia) Act 2008 of South Australia. (2) Words and expressions used in the National Gas (NSW) Law and in this Act have the same respective meanings in this Act as they have in that Law. (3) This section does not apply to the extent that the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires.

4 Crown to be bound This Act, the National Gas (NSW) Law and the National Gas (NSW) Regulations bind the Crown, not only in right of New South Wales but also, so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.

5 Application to coastal waters (1) This Act, the National Gas (NSW) Law and the National Gas (NSW) Regulations apply in the coastal waters of this State as if the coastal waters were within the limits of the State. (2) In this section: adjacent area in respect of the State means the adjacent area of this jurisdiction under the National Gas (NSW) Law (as defined in section 9 (1) of this Act). coastal waters, in relation to this State, means any sea that is on the landward side of the adjacent area in respect of the State but is not within the limits of the State.