Summary
Amends the:
Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998
and
Trade Practices Act 1974
in relation to the conferral of functions and powers on the National Competition Council and the Commonwealth Minister under the cooperative gas access regime;
Trade Practices Act 1974
to: accommodate incentives for new pipelines in the cooperative gas access regime which were recently introduced in the South Australian Parliament; and allow the Australian Energy Regulator to apply to the Federal Court for a disconnection order;
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
,
Australian Energy Market Act 2004
and
Trade Practices Act 1974
to correct certain incorrect references in relation to the application of the cooperative electricity regime. Also repeals the
Pipeline Authority Act 1973
.