The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has publicly released the access arrangement proposal submitted for Envestra Limited’s SA gas network for the period 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2016 for consideration and comment by interested parties.
The access arrangement proposal establishes the basis for the terms and conditions of access for users and prospective users for the pipeline.
The AER is required to make a decision to approve or not approve the access arrangement proposal. The AER is required to publish the draft and final decisions on the AER’s website.
The AER is seeking submissions on the access arrangement proposal for Envestra’s SA gas network for consideration in making its draft decision on the proposal.
Submissions may be sent electronically to qldsagas
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (qldsagas[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au) by 5 pm A.E.D.T on 26 November 2010.
General Manager
Network Regulation South Branch
Australian Energy Regulator
The AER may, but need not, consider a submission it receives after the consultation period has ended.
The access arrangement proposal and relevant information including the access arrangement information can be found on the AER’s website.
Decision making time
The AER is required to make its decision on this proposal within six months of receipt but it can stop this clock while receiving submissions on the proposal.
The AER has decided a period of 36 days for consultation on the proposal is not counted towards the decision making time for the full access arrangement final decision.
Public forum about the proposal
The AER is holding a public forum on the access arrangement proposal. The details are as follows:
Date:
29 October 2010
Time:
10 am to 12.15 pm
Venue:
Stamford Plaza Hotel
150 North Terrace
Adelaide
Attached to this notice is a registration form. If you would like to attend the forum, please send a completed registration form to the AER via email to qldsagasaer [dot] gov [dot] au (qldsagas[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au). The closing date for registration is Wednesday 27 October 2010.
The agenda for the public forum will be emailed to registered participants prior to the public forum.