Australian Energy Market Amendment (Minor Amendments) Act 2008

No. 60, 2008

An Act to amend the law relating to gas, and for related purposes

[Assented to 30 June 2008]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

This Act may be cited as the Australian Energy Market Amendment (Minor Amendments) Act 2008.

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table	The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	30 June 2008
2. Schedules 1 and 2	Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Australian Energy Market Amendment (Gas Legislation) Act 2007.	1 July 2008 (see F2008L02164)
3. Schedule 3	At the same time as Schedule 1 to the Australian Energy Market Amendment (Gas Legislation) Act 2007 commences.	1 July 2008 (see F2008L02164)
4. Schedule 4	Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Australian Energy Market Amendment (Gas Legislation) Act 2007.	1 July 2008 (see F2008L02164)

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

1 Paragraph 2(d) of Schedule 3

Omit “2007”, substitute “2008”.

2 Paragraph 2(daa) of Schedule 3

Omit “2007”, substitute “2008”.

3 Paragraph 2(dab) of Schedule 3

Omit “the National Gas Access Law set out in Schedule 1 to the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Act 2007 of Western Australia”, substitute “the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Law (within the meaning of the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Act 2008 of Western Australia)”.

Schedule 2—Australian Energy Market Act 2004

1 Section 3 (definition of South Australian Gas Legislation)

Omit “2007” (wherever occurring), substitute “2008”.

2 Section 3 (definition of Western Australian Gas Legislation)

Omit “the National Gas Access Law set out in Schedule 1 to the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Act 2007 of Western Australia” (wherever occurring), substitute “the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Law (within the meaning of the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Act 2008 of Western Australia)”.

3 Subsections 11A(1) and (3)

Omit “2007”, substitute “2008”.

4 Subsection 11B(1)

Omit “2007”, substitute “2008”.

5 Paragraph 11H(2)(a)

Omit “2007”, substitute “2008”.

6 Subsection 11H(3)

Omit “2007”, substitute “2008”.

7 Subsection 11J(1)

Omit “The National Gas Access Law set out in Schedule 1 to the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Act 2007 of Western Australia”, substitute “The National Gas Access (Western Australia) Law (within the meaning of the National Gas Access (Western Australia) Act 2008 of Western Australia)”.

8 Subsection 11J(2)

9 Section 11K

Omit “2007”, substitute “2008”.

10 Paragraph 11R(2)(a)

11 Subsection 11R(3)

12 Subsection 13D(3)

Omit “2007”, substitute “2008”.

13 Subsection 13E(3)

Omit “2007”, substitute “2008”.

Schedule 3—Australian Energy Market Amendment (Gas Legislation) Act 2007

1 Item 4 of Schedule 2

Repeal the item, substitute:

4 Paragraph 11J(1)(a)

Omit “adjacent area”, substitute “offshore area”.

Note 1: The heading to section 11J is altered by omitting “adjacent area” and substituting “offshore area”.

Note 2: The heading to section 11K is altered by omitting “adjacent area” and substituting “offshore area”.

Schedule 4—Trade Practices Act 1974

1 Subsection 4(1) (definition of South Australian Gas Legislation)

Omit “2007” (wherever occurring), substitute “2008”.

2 Subsection 4(1) (definition of Western Australian Gas Legislation)

3 Section 44B (paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of National Gas Law)

Omit “2007”, substitute “2008”.

4 Section 44B (paragraph (c) of the definition of National Gas Law)