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Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998
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C2008C00253
01 July 2008
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Schedule(s)
4 Interpretation of this Act and related legislation
5 Definitions
6 Crown to be bound
7 Extra-territorial operation
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Part 2—Application of this Act, the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Law and the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Regulations in particular circumstances
8 Application of laws in certain Territories and offshore areas under this Act
9 Application of Gas Pipelines Access Law in certain offshore areas under the Offshore Petroleum Act 2006
10 Application of Gas Pipelines Access Regulations in certain offshore areas under the Offshore Petroleum Act 2006
11 Extended operation of certain State and Territory Laws
12 Interpretation of some expressions in the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Law and the Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Regulations
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Part 3—National administration and enforcement
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Division 1—Conferral of functions and powers
13 Commonwealth consent to conferral of functions etc. on Commonwealth Minister
13A How duty is imposed
13B When the gas pipelines access legislation of a State or Territory imposes a duty
14 Functions and powers conferred on local Ministers, local Regulators and local appeals bodies in or in relation to jurisdictional area of the Commonwealth
15 Conferral of functions on Code Registrar
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Division 2—Federal Court
16 Jurisdiction of Federal Court in relation to Gas Pipelines Access Law and Regulations
17 Conferral of jurisdiction on Federal Court by Territories not to affect cross-vesting law
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Division 3—Administrative decisions
18 Application of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
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Part 4—Miscellaneous
20 Exemption from Commonwealth taxes
21 Exemption from State and Territory taxes
22 Actions in relation to cross-boundary pipelines
23 Regulations
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Schedule 1—Amendment of Commonwealth Acts to facilitate the national scheme
Notes to the STYLEREF ShortT \* MERGEFORMAT Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998