Scheme Register

The National Gas Law (NGL) and the National Gas Rules (NGR) came into effect on 1 July 2008 in all jurisdictions except Western Australia. On 1 January 2010, Western Australia became a participating jurisdiction in the National Gas Law (to the extent set out in the National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009). The NGR requires that the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) establish and maintain a register of all pipelines that are, or have been, subject to any form of regulation or exemption from regulation under the NGL or the National Third Party Access Code for Natural Gas Pipelines (the 'old scheme').

The Scheme Register includes:

• A description of the pipeline;
• The text of current and former:
  • Greenfields pipeline incentives (including 15-year coverage exemptions and price exemption decisions);
  • Coverage determinations;
  • Coverage revocation determinations;
  • Light regulation determinations; and
  • Applicable Access Arrangements.

The Regulator for all pipelines except WA, where applicable, is the Australian Energy Regulator. The Regulator for the WA pipelines is the Economic Regulation Authority.

Map of Australia's major pipeline system.

Map source:  Pipeline Publications and the Australian Pipeline Industry Association.

List of natural gas pipelines.

To contact the scheme register or provide information to it, please email scheme.register@aemc.gov.au.