The Gas Governance (Critical Contingency Management) Regulations 2008 (CCM Regulations) were amended in 2013 following a Gas Industry Co recommendation to the Minister of Energy and Resources. One of the amendments changes the arrangements relating to regional critical contingencies to ensure the status of an event (regional or otherwise) be determined as soon as possible during a critical contingency. As a result, the 2013 amendments included the following requirements:
Before Gas Industry Co can publish guidelines it is required to:
Accordingly, Gas Industry Co has released a brief document containing draft guidelines for consultation and sought stakeholder feedback on those draft guidelines.