Gas Supply and Other Legislation (Hydrogen Industry Development) Amendment Bill 2023 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Gas Supply Act 2003 and the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Gas Supply and Other Legislation (Hydrogen Industry Development) Amendment Act 2023.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2 Amendment of Gas Supply Act 2003

3 Act amended This part amends the Gas Supply Act 2003. Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1.

4 Amendment of long title Long title, 'processed natural gas'— omit, insert— covered gases

5 Amendment of s 3 (Main purposes of Act) (1) Section 3(a), from 'processed'— omit, insert— supply of covered gases; and (2) Section 3(b)(i), 'processed natural gas'— omit, insert— covered gases

6 Amendment of s 4 (Gas-related matters to which Act does not apply) Section 4(1)(a), (b) and (c)(i), 'processed natural gas'— omit, insert— covered gases

7 Replacement of ch 1 , pt 3 , div 2 , sdiv 2 (Processed natural gas) Chapter 1, part 3, division 2, subdivision 2— omit, insert—

Subdivision 2 Covered gases

9 What is a covered gas (1) A covered gas is a primary gas or a gas blend. (2) A primary gas is— (a) processed natural gas; or (b) hydrogen; or (c) biomethane; or (d) synthetic methane; or (e) a gas, prescribed by regulation, that is suitable for consumption. (3) Processed natural gas is a substance that— (a) is in a gaseous state at standard temperature and pressure; and (b) consists of hydrocarbons that occur naturally and other substances; and (c) is more than half, by volume, methane; and (d) has been processed to be suitable for consumption. (4) In this section— biogas means a gas derived or recovered from organic matter other than fossilised organic matter. biomethane means a substance— (a) that is in a gaseous state at standard temperature and pressure; and (b) the principal constituent of which is methane; and (c) that is produced by refining biogas; and (d) that is suitable for consumption. gas blend means primary gases that have been blended together to be suitable for consumption. synthetic methane means a substance— (a) that is in a gaseous state at standard temperature and pressure; and (b) the principal constituent of which is methane; and (c) that is produced by the methanation of carbon dioxide; and (d) that is suitable for consumption.