Gas Regulations 2012 (SA)

South Australia Gas Regulations 2012 under the Gas Act 1997

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Compliance with standards or codes that are varied or substituted 5 Interpretation of certain terms used in Act Part 2—Administration 6 Functions and powers of Commission Part 3—Licensing of gas entities 7 Exemption from requirement to hold licence 8 Licence fees—transitional provision—licensed supplier of reticulated gas under repealed Act 9 Licence fees and returns 10 Licence condition requiring retailers to match available gas to customers' estimated aggregate demand 11 Ombudsman scheme 12 Licence condition requiring pricing information for small customers 13 Prescribed information in small customer accounts for purposes of section 26A(2)(da) of Act 14 Ombudsman scheme and retailing—annual gas consumption level 15 Content of register of licences Part 4—Retailer Energy Productivity Scheme Division 1—Preliminary 16 Application 17 Interpretation Division 2—Energy productivity activities 18 Energy productivity targets 19 Primary and secondary subtargets 20 Energy productivity activities 21 Energy productivity activities—subtargets 22 Determination of activities or measures that constitute energy productivity activities Division 3—Other matters 23 Administration 24 Notification and adjustment of targets 25 Retailers may enter into arrangements 26 Energy productivity activities acquisition scheme 27 Compliance and reporting 28 Energy productivity shortfalls 29 Review 30 Expiry Part 5—Price regulation 32 Price regulation—prescribed class of customers Part 6—Standard terms and conditions 33 Standard terms and conditions—prescribed class of customers Part 7—Default contracts 34 Interpretation 35 Provisions relating to default contracts Part 8—Gas entities' powers and duties 36 Carrying out certain work on public land Part 8A—Regulation of NERL retailers 36A NERL retailers to comply with code provisions and other requirements 36B Sale of gas to small customers—early termination fees prohibited 36C Participation in ombudsman scheme 36D Annual administration fee Part 9—Safety and technical issues Division A1—Preliminary 36E Preliminary Division 1—Safety and technical requirements 37 General requirements for gas infrastructure or installation 37A Electronic certificates of compliance Division 2—Gas supply, quality etc 38 Obligations of distribution system operator and other persons in relation to quality of gas 39 Obligations of retailer in relation to supply of gas 40 Quality of liquefied petroleum gas supplied in pressurised vessel Division 3—Gas fitting work 41 General gas fitting work 42 Installing Type A appliances 43 Installing or commissioning Type B appliances 44 Requirements relating to installation of certain heating appliances Division 4—Certificates of compliance 45 Requirements relating to electronic certificates of compliance Division 5—Reporting and investigation of accidents 46 Reporting of accidents 47 Investigation of accidents Division 6—Safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management plans and reports 48 Application of Division 49 Safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management plans 50 Safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management reports Part 10—Miscellaneous 51 Work near gas infrastructure 52 Technical Regulator may grant exemption from Part 9 or this Part 53 General penalty 54 Fees for reinspection etc 55 Sale of gas where supply affected by gas rationing direction under section 37 of Act Schedule 1—Flame speed factor and sooting index Part 1—Flame speed factor Part 2—Sooting index Part 3—Table Schedule 2—Gas specifications 1 Specifications for natural gas 2 Specifications for liquefied petroleum gas Schedule 3—Transitional provisions 2 Transitional provisions Legislative history