Summary
Amends the:
Australian Energy Market Act 2004
to provide for a national regime in relation to gas pipeline infrastructure, including national regulatory and rule-making bodies (the Australian Energy Regulator and the Australian Energy Market Commission, respectively); and
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
to provide for judicial review of decisions under the new national gas regime. Also makes consequential amendments to the
Trade Practices Act 1974
,
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
,
Offshore Petroleum Act 2006
and
Offshore Petroleum (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Act 2006
and repeals the
Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998
.