Overview

The Gas (Processing Facilities Information Disclosure) Rules 2008, required gas processing facility owners to make disclosures to Gas Industry Co and expired in June 2014. 

Related documents

  • Recommendation on Gas Processing Rules - 2013
    138 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

Background

The regulatory objective of the Gas (Processing Facilities Information Disclosure) Rules 2008 (the Rules) was 'to provide a process to settle the issue of whether it is necessary to recommend the rules or regulations setting reasonable terms and conditions for access to, and use of, gas processing facilities…'

Access to key infrastructure is an essential part of effective open access. This workstream sought to determine whether there were issues that prevented open access to processing plants, and thus hindering the effectiveness of the open access regime.

Key Areas

The regulatory objective of the Gas (Processing Facilities Information Disclosure) Rules 2008 (the Rules) was 'to provide a process to settle the issue of whether it is necessary to recommend the rules or regulations setting reasonable terms and conditions for access to, and use of, gas processing facilities…'

Access to key infrastructure is an essential part of effective open access. This workstream sought to determine whether there were issues that prevented open access to processing plants, and thus hindering the effectiveness of the open access regime.

Related Information

Proposed Recommendation on the Gas (Processing Facilities Information Disclosure) Rules 2008 - November 2012
Statement of Proposal: Information Disclosure by Owners of Gas Processing Facilities - September 2007
Discussion Paper - Access to Gas Processing Facilities - August 2006

Under the Gas (Processing Facilities Information Disclosure) Rules 2008 (the Rules) owners of gas processing facilities were obliged to disclose a range of information regarding their ownership share, forecasts of spare gas processing capacity and information on approaches by third parties investigating the possibility of access to their facilities.

Related Information

Disclosures
The Rules

Related documents

  • Minister of Energy Letter regarding recommendation on Access to Gas Processing Facilities - 2007
    291 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF file
  • Gas Processing Facilities Information Disclosure Rules 2008
    45 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF file
  • Recommendation on Access to Gas Processing - 2008
    550 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF file
  • Gas Processing compliance recommendation - 2008
    1.1 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file
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