National Gas Access (WA)

Western Australia National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009 National Gas Access (WA) (Local Provisions) Regulations 2009 Western Australia National Gas Access (WA) (Local Provisions) Regulations 2009 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary matters 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 Part 2 — Reference tariffs for supply to small use customers 4. Terms used 2 5. Part 2 applies only to distribution pipelines 2 6. Uniform tariff for small use customers 3 7. Impact on small use customers and retailers to be taken into account 3 Part 3 — Arbitrator funding 8. Terms used 5 9. Standing charges 6 10. Assessment and payment of standing charges 6 11. Recovery of unpaid amounts 7 12. Matters to be included in WA arbitrator's annual report 8 13. Transitional provisions — standing charge for first period 8 Schedule 1 — Percentages for calculating standing charges Notes Compilation table 10 Defined terms Western Australia National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009 National Gas Access (WA) (Local Provisions) Regulations 2009

Part 1 — Preliminary matters

1. Citation These regulations are the National Gas Access (WA) (Local Provisions) Regulations 2009.

2. Commencement These regulations come into operation when the National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009 section 21 comes into operation.

3. Terms used (1) In these regulations — National Gas Law means the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Law as defined in the National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009 section 3(1). (2) A term has the same meaning in these regulations as it has in the National Gas Law unless the contrary intention appears in these regulations.

Part 2 — Reference tariffs for supply to small use customers

4. Terms used In this Part — delivery point means a point on a distribution pipeline at which gas is withdrawn from the pipeline and delivered to an end user; reference tariff variation mechanism has the meaning given in rule 92 of the Rules; small delivery point means a delivery point at which gas is delivered to a user for delivery by the user to a small use customer; small delivery service means a reference service to the extent that it is or may be used for the delivery of gas to a small delivery point; small use customer means an end user — (a) to whom gas is delivered at a delivery point; and (b) to whom less than 1 terajoule of gas is delivered at that delivery point in any year; and (c) who is not a user; tariff area means one of the following areas as defined in the Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000 regulation 4(1) — (a) the Albany area; or (b) the Kalgoorlie‑Boulder area; or (c) the Mid‑West/South‑West area.