Gas (Processing Facilities Information Disclosure) Rules 2008
The Gas (Processing Facilities Information Disclosure) Rules 2008 (the 'Rules') were gazetted by the Minister of Energy on 29 May 2008. The Rules came into effect on 27 June 2008 and expired after six years on 27 June 2014, as the Minister of Energy accepted a recommendation from Gas Industry Company that they not be extended.
The purpose of the Rules was to provide a process to settle the issue of whether it was necessary to recommend rules or regulations setting reasonable terms and conditions for access to, and use of, gas processing facilities by:
- making information publicly available on the capability of, and availability of capacity at, gas processing facilities;
- monitoring responses to requests for third party access to gas processing facilities; and
- using that information to report to the Minister of Energy on the need for rules or regulations setting reasonable terms and conditions for access to, and use of, gas processing facilities under section 43F(2)(b) of the Gas Act.