National Gas Rules Version 44

Historical Information

This version of the National Gas Rules was current from 21 March 2019 to 20 April 2019.

National Gas Rules Version 44
Status Information
This is the latest electronically available version of the National Gas Rules as at 21 March 2019.
This consolidated version of the National Gas Rules was last updated on 21 March 2019 as a result of the commencement of the following amendment:
Schedules 1 and 5 of the National Gas Amendment (Regulation of covered pipelines) Rule 2019 No. 1.
This consolidated version of the Rules reflects the initial Rules made by the SA Minister under section 294 of the NGL as amended by:
Rules made by the South Australian Minister under sections 294A to 294F of the NGL; and 
Rules made by the Australian Energy Market Commission under Chapter 9, Part 3 of the NGL.
Application of the National Energy Customer Framework related Rule
On 27 June 2012, the South Australian Minister made Rules relating to the implementation of the National Energy Customer Framework (NECF), including amendments to the National Gas Rules under section 294C of the NGL (NECF related Rule). The NECF related Rule commenced operation as a law of Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and the Commonwealth on 1 July 2012; South Australia on 1 February 2013, New South Wales on 1 July 2013 and Queensland on 1 July 2015.
The NECF related Rule does not apply in Victoria, Western Australia or the Northern Territory until the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the National Energy Retail Law (South Australia) Act 2011 is implemented as a law in that jurisdiction (clause 88, Part 13, Schedule 3 NGL). The NECF related Rule can be found on the Australian Energy Market Commission's website under the 'National Gas Rules', 'Rules made by the SA Minister' tabs.
Provisions in force
All provisions displayed in this consolidated version of the Rules have commenced.
Schedule 3 of the National Gas Amendment (Regulation of covered pipelines) Rule 2019 No. 1 commences operation on 21 April 2019.
Schedule 4 of the National Gas Amendment (Regulation of covered pipelines) Rule 2019 No. 1 commences operation on 21 June 2019.
Schedule 2 of the National Gas Amendment (Regulation of covered pipelines) Rule 2019 No. 1 commences operation on 21 July 2019.
Schedules 5 and 7 of the National Gas (Capacity Trading and Auctions) Amendment Rule 2018 commence operation on 1 October 2019.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1	Preliminary	1
1	Citation	1
2	Commencement	1
3	Interpretation	1
Part 2	AER to provide information, and promote informed discussion, on regulatory issues	6
4	Interpretation	6
5	Discussion papers on regulatory issues	6
6	Submissions, comments and public discussions	6
Part 3	Decision-making under the Law	7
Division 1	Preliminary	7
7	Definitions	7
Division 2	Decision making models	7
8	Standard consultative procedure	7
9	Expedited consultative procedure	9
9A	Extended consultative procedure	10
Division 3	Summary rejection of certain proposals	12
10	General power to reject non-compliant or frivolous proposals	12
Division 4	Time limits	12
11	Calculation of time	12
12	Power to extend time limits	13
13	[Deleted]	14
14	Decisions made out of time	14
 Part 4	Coverage	15
Division 1	Coverage determination	15
15	Application for coverage determination (Section 92(2) of the NGL)	15
16	Making of coverage recommendation (Sections 93 and 95 of the NGL)	15
17	Relevant Minister's determination of the application (Section 99 of the NGL)	16
Division 2	Coverage revocation determination	16
18	Application for coverage revocation determination (Section 102 of the NGL)	16
19	Making of coverage revocation recommendation (Sections 103 and 104 of the NGL)	18
20	Relevant Minister's determination of the application (Section 106(5) of the NGL)	18
Part 5	Competitive tendering	20
21	Application for approval of tender process as a competitive tender process	20
22	Approval of process as competitive tender process	20
23	Time limit for completion of tender process	21
24	Report on the conduct of the tender process	21
25	Lapse or revocation of tender approval decision	22
26	Classification of tender approval pipeline	23
27	CTP access arrangement	23
28	Notification of AEMC	24
29	Non-application of Parts 8, 9 and 10	24
Part 6	Ring fencing	25
30	Imposition of additional ring fencing requirement (Section 143 of the NGL)	25
31	Exemptions from minimum ring-fencing requirements (Section 146 of the NGL)	25
32	Approval of associate contracts etc (Sections 147 and 148 of the NGL)	26
33	Notification of associate contracts	26
Part 7	Light regulation determinations and information requirements	28
Division 1	Making and effect of light regulation determinations	28
34	Application for light regulation determination (Section 112(2) of the NGL)	28
35	NCC's decision on the application (Sections 113 and 114 of the NGL)	29
Division 2	Provision of information by light regulation pipelines	30
35A	Definitions and interpretation	30
36	Service provider must publish terms and conditions of access to light regulation services	31
36A	Access information standard	32
36B	Service provider must publish information	32
36C	Service and access information for distribution pipelines	34
36D	Financial information	36
36E	Weighted average price information	36
36F	Financial reporting guidelines	37
37	Service provider must provide information about access negotiations for light regulation services	38
Division 3	Revocation of light regulation determinations	39
38	Application for revocation of light regulation determination (Section 118(2) of the NGL)	39
39	NCC's decision on application (Sections 119 and 120 of the NGL)	39
Part 8	Access arrangements	40
Division 1	AER's decisions regarding approval of access arrangement proposals	40
40	[Deleted]	40
41	Access arrangement proposal to be approved in its entirety or not at all	40
Division 2	Access arrangement information	40
42	General requirements for access arrangement information	40
43	Requirement to provide access arrangement information	40
44	Publication etc of access arrangement information	41
Division 3	Limited access arrangements	41
45	Requirements for limited access arrangement (and limited access arrangement proposal) (Section 116(2) of the NGL)	41
Division 4	Full access arrangements	42
46	Submission of full access arrangement proposal (Section 132 of the NGL)	42
47	Voluntary submission of access arrangement proposal for full access arrangement (Section 127 of the NGL)	43
47A	Reference services	44
48	Requirements for full access arrangement (and full access arrangement proposal)	47
Division 5	Review and expiry of certain access arrangements	48
49	Review submission, revision commencement and expiry dates	48
50	Review of access arrangements	49
51	Acceleration of review submission date	49
52	Access arrangement revision proposal	50
Division 6	Division or consolidation of access arrangements	50
53	Access arrangement proposal for division or consolidation of access arrangements	50
Division 7	Procedure for dealing with limited access arrangement proposal	51
54	Application of this Division	51
55	Decision on limited access arrangement proposal	51
Division 8	Procedure for dealing with full access arrangement proposal	52
56	Application of this Division	52
57	[Deleted]	52
58	Notification of submission of full access arrangement proposal for approval	52
59	Access arrangement draft decision	53
60	Revision of access arrangement proposal in response to draft decision	54
61	Hearing relating to access arrangement draft decision	54
62	Access arrangement final decision	55
Division 9	Power of the AER to make and approve its own proposal for an arrangement or revisions to an access arrangement	56
63	AER's power to make or revise access arrangement on failure by service provider to submit an access arrangement proposal	56
64	AER's power to make or revise access arrangement on refusing to approve an access arrangement proposal	56
Division 10	Supplementary power to vary applicable access arrangement	57
65	Application for variation of applicable access arrangement	57
66	Preliminary assessment of access arrangement variation proposal	58
67	Decision on access arrangement variation proposal	58
Division 11	AER's power to vary or revoke access arrangement	58
68	AER may vary or revoke access arrangement	58
Part 9	Price and revenue regulation	60
Division 1	Preliminary	60
69	Interpretation	60
70	Application of this Part	60
71	Assessment of compliance	60
Division 2	Access arrangement information relevant to price and revenue regulation	61
72	Specific requirements for access arrangement information relevant to price and revenue regulation	61
73	Basis on which financial information is to be provided	62
74	Forecasts and estimates	63
75	Inferred or derivative information	63
75A	Preparation and amendment of financial models	63
75B	Contents of the financial models	64
Division 3	Building block approach	65
76	Total revenue	65
Division 4	The Capital base	65
77	Opening capital base	65
78	Projected capital base	68
79	New capital expenditure criteria	68
80	AER's power to make advance determination with regard to future capital expenditure	69
81	Non-conforming capital expenditure	70
82	Capital contributions by users to new capital expenditure	70
83	Surcharges	70
84	Speculative capital expenditure account	71
85	Capital redundancy	71
86	Re-use of redundant assets	72
Division 5	Rate of return	72
87	Rate of return	72
87A	Estimated cost of corporate income tax	72
Division 6	Depreciation	73
88	Depreciation schedule	73
89	Depreciation criteria	73
90	Calculation of depreciation for rolling forward capital base from one access arrangement period to the next	74
Division 7	Operating expenditure	74
91	Criteria governing operating expenditure	74
Division 8	Tariffs	74
92	Revenue equalisation	74
93	Allocation of total revenue and costs	75
94	Tariffs – distribution pipelines	76
95	Tariffs – transmission pipelines	76
96	Prudent discounts	77
97	Mechanics of reference tariff variation	78
Division 9	Incentive mechanisms	79
98	Incentive mechanism	79
Division 10	Fixed principles	79
99	Fixed principles	79
Part 10	Other provisions of and concerning access arrangement	80
Division 1	General	80
100	General requirement for consistency	80
101	[Deleted]	80
102	Variable operation of access arrangement	80
Division 2	Specific provisions	80
103	Queuing requirements	80
104	Extension and expansion requirements	81
105	Capacity trading requirements	82
106	Change of receipt or delivery point by user	83
Part 11	Facilitation of, and request for, access	84
Division 1	Obligations on scheme pipeline service providers	84
106A	Inconsistency with access arrangement	84
107	Availability of applicable access arrangement and other information	84
108	Information about tariffs	85
109	Prohibition of bundling of services	86
110	Information to be provided by users about unutilised contracted capacity	86
111	[Deleted]	87
112	Requests for access	87
Division 2	Provision of information by full regulation distribution pipelines 	89
112A 	Definitions and interpretation	89
112B	Access information standard	91
112C	Service provider for full regulation distribution pipelines must publish information 	91
112D 	Service and access information for full regulation distribution pipelines	93
Part 12	Access disputes	96
Division 1	Preliminary	96
113	Interpretation	96
Division 2	Safety of operation notification	96
114	Safety of operation notification	96
115	Expert safety report	96
116	Access determination	97
Division 3	Access determinations	97
117	Past capital contributions (Section 190 of the NGL)	97
118	Access determination requiring expansion of capacity (Section 191 of the NGL)	97
119	Variation of applicable access arrangement to accommodate capacity expansion (Section 191 of the NGL)	98
Part 12A	Gas connection for retail customers	100
Division 1	Definitions	100
119A	Definitions	100
Division 2	Standardised offers to provide basic and standard connection services	102
Subdivision 1	Basic connection services	102
119B	Obligation to have model standing offer to provide basic connection services	102
119C	Proposed model standing offer for basic connection services	102
119D	Approval of terms and conditions of model standing offer to provide basic connection services	103
Subdivision 2	Standard connection services	104
119E	Standard connection services	104
119F	Approval of model standing offer to provide standard connection services	105
Subdivision 3	Miscellaneous	105
119G	Amendment etc of model standing offer	105
119H	Publication of model standing offers	106
Division 3	Negotiated connection	106
119I	Negotiation of connection	106
119J	Process of negotiation	107
119K	Negotiation framework	107
119L	Fee to cover cost of negotiation	108
Division 4	Connection charges	109
119M	Connection charges criteria	109
119N	Nature of connection charges	110
119O	Payment of connection charges	110
Division 5	Application for connection service	110
Subdivision 1	Information	110
119P	Publication of information	110
Subdivision 2	Preliminary enquiry	111
119Q	Preliminary enquiry	111
Subdivision 3	Applications	112
119R	Application process	112
Division 6	Formation of connection contracts	113
Subdivision 1	Offer and acceptance – basic and standard connection services	113
119S	Distributor’s response to application	113
119T	Acceptance of connection offer	114
119U	Offer and acceptance – application for expedited connection	114
Subdivision 2	Offer and acceptance – negotiated connection	115
119V	Negotiated connection offer	115
Subdivision 3	Formation of contract	115
119W	Acceptance of connection offer	115
Subdivision 4	Contractual performance	116
119X	Carrying out connection work	116
119XX	Retailer required for energisation where new connection	116
Division 7	Dispute resolution between distributors and retail customers	116
119Y	Relevant disputes	116
119Z	Determination of dispute	117
119ZA	Termination of proceedings	117
Part 13	Greenfields Incentives	118
Division 1	Preliminary	118
120	Excluded infrastructure (Section 149 of the NGL)	118
121	Pipeline description (Section 151(3) and section 160(2) of the NGL)	118
Division 2	15-year no-coverage determinations	118
122	Application for 15-year no-coverage determination (Section 151(3) of the NGL)	118
123	Recommendation on application for 15 year no-coverage determination (Sections 152 and 153 of the NGL)	120
124	Relevant Minister's determination of the application (Section 156(5) of the NGL)	120
Division 3	Price regulation exemptions	121
125	Application for price regulation exemption (Section 160(2) of the NGL)	121
126	How NCC deals with application for a price regulation exemption (Section 161 of the NGL)	122
127	NCC's recommendation (Section 162 of the NGL)	123
128	Making of price regulation exemption (Section 164 of the NGL)	123
Division 4	Limited access arrangement for international pipeline	124
129	Limited access arrangement (or limited access arrangement proposal) for international pipeline to which price regulation exemption applies (Section 168 of the NGL)	124
130	Decision on access arrangement proposal for limited access arrangement (or for variation of a limited access arrangement) for international pipeline to which a price regulation exemption applies	125
Part 14	Reclassification of pipelines	126
131	Reclassification application (Section 128 of the NGL)	126
132	Reclassification decision (Section 129 of the NGL)	126
Part 15	Scheme register	127
133	Establishment and maintenance of register	127
134	Notification of extension or capacity expansion	127
135	Public availability of the register	127
Part 15A	Registered participants	128
Division 1	Registration	128
135A	Participation in declared wholesale gas market of adoptive jurisdiction	128
135AB	Retail market participation	129
135ABA	Short term trading market participation	132
135AC	General requirements for registration	133
135AD	Application for registration	133
135AE	Registration	134
135AF	Intending participants	134
135AG	Exemption from registration	134
135AH	Revocation of registration or exemption	135
135AI	Liability after revocation	136
Division 2	Register	136
135B	Obligation to keep register	136
Division 3	Participant fees	138
135C	Definitions	138
135CA	Development of participant fee structure	138
135CB	Major gas project	139
135CC	Components of participant fees	140
135CD	Publication of fee structure	141
135CE	Payment of participant fees	141
135CF	Budgeted revenue requirements	141
Division 4	Consumer advocacy funding	142
135D	Consumer advocacy funding obligation	142
Part 15B	Procedures	144
135E	General purpose of this Part	144
135EA	Matters about which Procedures may be made	144
135EB	Preconditions for making Procedures	149
135EC	Impact and implementation report	150
135ED	Proposal for making Procedures	150
135EE	Ordinary process for making Procedures	151
135EF	Expedited process for making Procedures	152
135EG	Time limits	153
Part 15C	Dispute resolution	154
Division 1	Preliminary	154
135F	Definitions	154
135FA	General principles	155
135FB	Resolution of relevant dispute not to extend to imposition of sanctions	155
135FC	Legal professional privilege	155
135FD	Dispute management contacts	155
Division 2	Adviser and dispute resolution panel pool	156
135G	Appointment of dispute resolution adviser	156
135GA	Disclosure of interest	156
135GB	Adviser’s functions	157
135GC	Pool for constitution of dispute resolution panels	157
135GD	Guidance notes	157
Division 3	Dispute resolution processes	157
135H	Stage 1 dispute resolution process	157
135HA	Effect of time limits for Stage 1	159
135HB	Stage 2 dispute resolution processes	159
135HC	Disclosure of information by direction	160
135HD	Establishment of dispute resolution panel	161
135HE	Parties to proceedings before the panel	163
135HF	Dispute resolution panel to have regard to substance over form	163
135HG	Proceedings of the dispute resolution panel	163
135HH	Decisions of the dispute resolution panel	164
135HI	Determination of relevant disputes	165
Division 4	Miscellaneous	165
135J	Legal representation	165
135JA	Costs of Adviser, dispute resolution panel etc	165
135JB	Settlement by agreement	166
135JC	Publication of determinations	166
Part 15D	Gas statement of opportunities	167
135K	Definitions	167
135KA	Application	167
135KB	Contents of gas statement of opportunities	167
135KC	Revision of gas statement of opportunities	168
135KD	Publication of supplement to gas statement of opportunities	168
Part 16	Confidential information	169
136	Interpretation	169
137	Maintenance of confidentiality	169
138	Obligation to disclose gas supply information in certain circumstances	170
138A	General confidentiality obligation of Registered participant	171
138AB	Information policies	173
138AC	Discovery address data	173
Part 17	Miscellaneous	174
139	General regulatory information order (Section 50 of the NGL)	174
140	Preparation of service provider performance report (Section 64 of the NGL)	174
Part 18	Natural Gas Services Bulletin Board	175
Division 1	Interpretation and application	175
141	Interpretation	175
142	This Part does not apply in Western Australia	185
143	Application to BB facilities located in the Northern Territory	185
144	Application to remote BB facilities	186
Division 2	Bulletin Board	186
145	Purpose of the Bulletin Board	186
146	Maintaining the Bulletin Board	187
147	AEMO to maintain BB Register	187
148	Information on compliance	188
149	Biennial reports	188
Division 3	Register and registration	188
Subdivision 3.1	Registration of facility operators and BB facilities	188
150	Registration obligations of facility operators	188
151	Obligation to register BB facilities	189
152	Registration by members of facility operator groups	189
Subdivision 3.2	[Intentionally left blank]	190
153	[Intentionally left blank.]	190
154	[Intentionally left blank.]	190
155	[Intentionally left blank.]	190
Subdivision 3.3	Change of operator and early registration	190
156	Change of operator	190
157	Change to facility operator group	191
158	Early registration application	192
Subdivision 3.3A	Registration of BB allocation agents and points	192
158A	Obligation to register as BB allocation agent	192
158B	Obligation to register BB allocation point	192
Subdivision 3.3B	Capacity trade registrations and appointments	193
158C	Registrations for capacity transaction reporting	193
Subdivision 3.4	Application process	193
159	Applications for registration	193
160	AEMO to register	193
161	Revocation of registration	194
Subdivision 3.5	BB shipper registration and contact details	195
162	BB shipper registration	195
163	Provision of contact details	195
Subdivision 3.6	Exemptions from Division 5	196
164	Availability and effect of exemptions	196
Division 4	Information standard and related obligations	196
165	Standard for information or data given under this Part or the BB Procedures	196
166	Information to be provided in accordance with the BB Procedures	198
167	Use of default values	198
Division 5	Information to be provided by BB reporting entities	199
Subdivision 5.1	Nameplate ratings and detailed facility information	199
168	Nameplate rating information	199
169	Detailed facility information for all BB facilities	200
170	Gas day start times for all BB facilities	200
170A	Allocation methodology and agreement	200
Subdivision 5.2	[Intentionally left blank]	201
171	[Intentionally left blank.]	201
Subdivision 5.3	Pipeline and storage capacity bookings	201
172	Information about BB shippers with primary pipeline capacity	201
173	[Intentionally left blank.]	201
174	[Not used.]	201
175	12 month outlook of uncontracted primary pipeline capacity	201
176	[Intentionally left blank.]	202
177	12 month outlook of uncontracted storage capacity	202
Subdivision 5.4	Short term and medium term capacity outlooks	202
178	Short term capacity outlooks for BB facilities	202
179	Linepack/capacity adequacy indicator for all BB pipelines	202
180	[Intentionally left blank.]	203
181	Medium term capacity outlooks for BB facilities	203
Subdivision 5.5	Nominated and forecast use of storage and pipelines	203
182	Nominated and forecast use of BB storage facilities	203
183	Nominated and forecast delivery information for BB pipelines	204
184	[Intentionally left blank.]	205
185	Nominated and forecast use of production facilities	205
Subdivision 5.6	Actual production and flow data	205
186	Basis of calculation	205
187	Daily flow data for BB pipelines	206
188	Daily production and storage data	206
189	[Intentionally left blank.]	207
190	[Intentionally left blank.]	207
Subdivision 5.7	Auction service curtailment	207
190A	Auction service curtailment	207
190B	Daily auction service curtailment information	207
Subdivision 5.8	Capacity transaction reporting	207
190C	Obligation to report	207
190D	Reporting through an agent	208
190E	Reporting by the GSH Operator	208
Division 6	Other information	209
191	BB Participants may indicate spare capacity available for purchase or capacity requirements	209
192	BB participants may indicate gas available for purchase or gas requirements	209
Division 7	Publication of information by AEMO	209
193	Publication of information by AEMO	209
194	Publication of information provided to AEMO under Division 5	210
195	Publication of representation of actual flows	210
195A	Publication of capacity transaction information	211
195B	Publication of capacity auction information	211
Division 8	Access to the Bulletin Board	211
196	BB users bound by terms of use	211
197	BB user requests access to archive information (Section 222 of the NGL)	211
Part 19	Declared Wholesale Gas Market Rules	213
Division 1	Preliminary	213
199	Application of this Part	213
200	Definitions	213
201	Time and Dates	226
202	Technical Interpretation	226
203	[Deleted]	227
204	Procedures under this Part	227
Division 2	Market Operation and Administration	227
Subdivision 1	System Security	227
205	System security procedures	227
Subdivision 2	Gas Scheduling	227
206	Gas scheduling	227
207	Requirement to submit bids and demand forecasts	228
208	Demand forecasts	228
209	Bids	229
210	Accreditation	230
211	Timing of submissions by Market Participants	232
212	Confirmation by AEMO	234
213	Other requirements for submissions by Market Participants	235
214	Priority of bids in the scheduling process	236
215	Operating schedules	236
215A	Failure to publish operating schedules	239
216	Failure to conform to scheduling instructions	239
217	Unintended scheduling results	240
218	Process for determining occurrence of unintended scheduling result	242
219	Injection and withdrawal confirmations	243
220	Title, custody and risk	244
Subdivision 3	Determination of market price	244
221	Determination of market price	244
222	Failure to publish market prices or pricing schedules	245
223	VoLL	246
224	Administered Pricing	246
Subdivision 4	Participant Compensation fund	246
225	Participant compensation fund	246
226	Compensation to be determined under dispute resolution processes	247
227	Compensation limited	248
Subdivision 5	Allocation and Reconciliation	248
228	Quantities	248
229	Injection allocations	248
230	Withdrawal allocations	253
231	Gas used for operating transmission system assets	255
Subdivision 6	Settlements	255
232	Settlements management by AEMO	255
233	Electronic funds transfer	255
234	Amounts for gas days	256
235	Imbalance payments and Deviation payments	256
236	Settlement amounts for billing periods	260
237	Participant Compensation Claims	261
238	Determination and payment of compensation claims	262
239	Ancillary payments	263
240	Uplift payments	264
241	Linepack account	266
242	Linepack payments	266
243	Payment of settlement amount	268
244	Preliminary statements	268
245	Final statements	269
246	Payment by Market Participants	269
247	Payment to Market Participants	269
248	Settlement queries and disputes	269
249	Revised statements	270
250	Payment of adjustments	271
251	Payment default procedure	272
252	Maximum total payment in respect of a billing period	274
253	Interest on overdue amounts	275
Subdivision 7	Prudential requirements	275
254	Provision of security	275
255	Form of security	275
256	Amount of security	275
257	Replacement security	276
258	Drawdown of security	276
259	Default notice	277
260	Suspension of a Market Participant	277
261	Trading limits	279
262	Monitoring	279
263	Margin calls	280
264	Confidential Information	281
Subdivision 8	GST	281
265	Interpretation	281
266	Application of GST	281
Division 3	Technical Matters	282
Subdivision 1	Connection to the declared transmission system	282
267	Application of this Subdivision	282
268	Obligations of declared transmission system service provider	282
269	Obligations of AEMO	283
270	Obligations of Connected Parties	283
271	Application for new or modified connection	284
272	AEMO to approve application	284
273	Offer to connect	285
274	Finalisation of connection agreements	286
275	Approval of connection agreements by AEMO	286
276	Confidential Information	287
277	Operating agreements for connected facilities	288
Subdivision 2	LNG Storage	288
278	Obligations of AEMO	288
279	Obligations of an LNG storage provider	288
280	Provision of information relating to an LNG storage facility	288
281	LNG storage capacity	289
282	[Deleted]	289
283	[Deleted]	289
284	Vaporisation of LNG and LNG injection bids	289
285	[Deleted]	290
286	[Deleted]	290
Subdivision 3	Gas Quality	290
287	Gas quality standards	290
288	Gas quality monitoring	291
289	Off-specification gas	292
Subdivision 4	Metering	294
290	Obligations of Market Participants to establish metering installations	294
291	Obligations of declared transmission system Service Providers to establish metering installations	295
292	Responsibility for metering installation	295
293	Other responsibilities of a responsible person	297
294	Additional metering	297
295	Metering installation components	298
296	Location of metering point	299
297	Procedures	299
298	Meter accuracy	299
299	Calibration of metering installations	299
300	Security of metering equipment	301
301	Security of metering data held in a metering installation	302
302	Changes to metering parameters and settings	302
303	Energy metering and measurement	303
304	Performance of metering installations	305
305	Meter Time	305
306	Pulse output facilities	306
307	Changes to metering data	306
308	Data transfer and collection	306
309	Installation databases	307
310	Metering database	308
311	Register of metering information	309
312	Rights of access to metering data	309
313	Payment for access to metering data	310
314	Data validation and substitution	311
315	Confidentiality	313
316	Use of meters	313
Subdivision 5	Declared distribution system – unaccounted for gas	314
317	Procedures for dealing with unaccounted for gas	314
Division 4	Market information and system planning	314
Subdivision 1	Market information	314
318	Provision of information	314
319	Systems and procedures	314
320	Spot market	315
321	Information records	316
322	Market audit	316
Subdivision 2	Forecasts and Planning and Maintenance Reviews	317
323	Planning reviews	317
324	Participant disclosure obligations	318
325	Disclosure exemptions	320
326	Maintenance planning	320
Subdivision 3	MDQ Authorisation	322
327	Agreement for provision of transportation services	322
327A	Register of existing authorised MDQ and AMDQ credit certificates	323
328	Information on authorised MDQ	323
329	Declared transmission system service provider and AEMO to agree increases in capacity from extensions or expansions	324
329A	Capacity which is available for allocation as AMDQ credit certificates	324
329B	Responsibility for allocation of AMDQ credit certificates relating to existing capacity	325
329C	Responsibility for allocation of additional AMDQ credit certificates relating to new capacity	325
329D	Amendment of service envelope agreement	326
329E	Allocation of AMDQ credit certificates at direction of declared transmission system service provider	326
329F	AEMO re-allocations of authorised MDQ	327
329G	AEMO allocations of AMDQ credit certificates	328
330	Proceeds of AEMO auctions of Authorised MDQ or AMDQ credit certificates	329
331	Transfer of authorised MDQ or AMDQ credit certificates	329
332	Relinquishment of authorised MDQ or AMDQ credit certificate	329
Division 5	Intervention and market suspension	329
Subdivision 1	Emergencies	329
333	Emergency	329
Subdivision 2	Emergency Planning by Participants	331
334	Participant emergency contacts	331
335	Participant safety procedures	331
336	Emergency procedures awareness	332
Subdivision 3	Emergency curtailment of Customers	332
337	Distribution Customers - curtailment information	332
338	Transmission Customers - curtailment information	333
Subdivision 4	Response to an emergency	334
339	Declarations and directions in an emergency	334
Subdivision 5	System security threat	334
340	Non-firm gas	334
341	Notice of threat to system security	335
342	Market response to threat to system security	336
343	Intervention due to system security threat	336
344	Participant Claims in respect of intervention	337
Subdivision 6	Market suspension	338
345	[Deleted]	338
346	[Deleted]	338
347	Conditions for suspension of the market	338
348	Declaration of market suspension	338
349	Effect of market suspension	338
350	Registered participant claims in respect of application of administered price cap	339
351	Intervention reports	339
Division 6	Dispute Resolution	340
352	Eligible parties	340
353	Time limits	340
Division 7	Enforcement and Monitoring	341
354	Monitoring the market	341
355	Significant price variations	341
Division 8	Development of proposals for rules under this Part	341
356	Rule proposals	341
357	Consultation on rule proposal	342
358	AEMO decision on rule proposal	342
359	Other rule requests by AEMO	343
Division 9	Derogations	343
360	[Deleted]	343
361	Uplift payment procedures	343
362	Longford measuring station	343
Part 20	Short Term Trading Market Rules	344
Division 1	Preliminary	344
363	Application of this Part	344
364	Definitions	344
365	Multiple STTM facility operators for STTM production facility or STTM storage facility	359
366	Time and Dates	360
367	Technical Interpretation	360
368	STTM interface protocol	360
369	Standard for information or data given under this Part or the STTM Procedures	361
370	Reliance on registered information	361
Division 2	Hubs and STTM Distribution Systems	362
371	Adelaide hub	362
372 	Sydney hub	362
372A	Brisbane hub	363
Division 3 	Registration of Trading Participants	364
Subdivision 1	Registration as a Trading Participant	364
373 	Additional requirements for registration as an STTM User	364
374 	Notice of revocation of registration or exemption	364
Subdivision 2	Register	364
375 	Register to contain additional information for STTM	364
Division 4	Information about STTM Facilities and STTM Distribution Systems	365
376 	Obligation to provide information	365
377 	Registration of information	366
378 	Changes to information	367
Division 5	Registration of Services and Trading Rights	367
Subdivision 1	Preliminary	367
379 	Confidentiality	367
Subdivision 2	Facility services and distribution services	367
380 	Contract holders to provide information to AEMO	367
381 	Information requirements	368
382 	Confirmation of information	369
383 	Registration or rejection of information	369
Subdivision 3	Trading rights	369
384	Trading right of contract holder	369
385	Additional trading rights	371
386	Registration of trading rights	372
Subdivision 4	Allocation agents	373
387	Obligation to ensure compliance	373
388	Registration requirement and application	373
389	Registration	374
Subdivision 5	Changes to registered services and trading rights	374
390	Changes to details of registered services	374
391	Confirmation and consequential changes to trading rights	375
392	Registration of changes to registered service and trading rights	375
393	Changes to details of additional trading rights	376
394	Change of allocation agent for trading rights	376
395	Termination or assignment of services	376
395A	Expiry of registered distribution services	377
Division 6	Market Operator Service	377
396	MOS period	377
397	MOS estimate	378
398	Request for MOS increase offers and MOS decrease offers	378
399	Conditions relating to MOS	378
400	Making MOS increase offers or MOS decrease offers	380
401	MOS stacks	380
402	Additional requirements for MOS stacks	381
403	Procurement or provision of MOS by AEMO	382
Division 7	Market Operations	384
Subdivision 1	Scheduling and pricing	384
404	AEMO to establish SPA	384
405	General requirements	384
Subdivision 2	Scheduling for the ex ante market	385
406	Requirement to submit ex ante offers, ex ante bids and price taker bids	385
407	Ex ante offers	386
408	Ex ante bids	387
409	Price taker bids	387
410	Timing of submissions of ex ante offers, ex ante bids and price taker bids	387
411	Confirmation by AEMO	388
412	Multiple day offers and bids	389
413	Good faith for ex ante offers, ex ante bids and price taker bids	389
414	Capacity information	389
415	Issue of schedules	390
416	Timing for issue of provisional schedules	392
417	Ex ante market schedule	393
Subdivision 3	Allocations	394
418	Ownership, risk and responsibility for gas	394
419	STTM facility allocations	395
420	Registered facility service allocations	397
421	Allocation of pipeline deviations (MOS)	399
422	STTM distribution system allocations	401
423	Market schedule variations	402
424	MOS allocation service costs	403
425	Payment of MOS allocation service costs 	404
Subdivision 4	Ex post imbalance price	405
426	Ex post imbalance price	405
Subdivision 5	Effect of scheduling errors and dispute resolution processes	406
427	Effect of scheduling errors and dispute resolution processes	406
Subdivision 6	Administered Market States	406
428	Administered price cap state	406
429	Administered ex post pricing state	408
430	Market administered scheduling state	409
431	Market administered settlement state	410
432	Cumulative price threshold	411
433	Trading Participant claims in respect of application of administered market states	411
Division 8	Contingency Gas	412
Subdivision 1	Contingency Gas Offers and Bids	412
434	Details to be provided	412
435	Contingency gas offers	412
436	Contingency gas bids	413
437	Confirmation by AEMO	414
438	Multiple-day contingency gas offers and contingency gas bids	414
439	Good faith for contingency gas offers and contingency gas bids	415
Subdivision 2	Contingency gas trigger event	415
439A	Application	415
440	Contingency gas trigger event	415
441	Notification and communication	416
Subdivision 2	Contingency gas trigger event	417
442	CG assessment conference	417
443	Industry conference	418
444	Determination of contingency gas requirement	418
Subdivision 3	Calling and scheduling contingency gas	420
445	Confirmation of contingency gas offers or contingency gas bids	420
446	Scheduling contingency gas	420
447	High contingency gas price	421
448	Low contingency gas price	422
449	Information about scheduled contingency gas	422
450	Scheduling errors	422
Division 9	Scheduling Errors and the Participant Compensation Fund	423
451	Establishment of the participant compensation fund	423
452	Funding the participant compensation fund	423
453	Liability for scheduling errors	424
454	Process for establishing whether a scheduling error has occurred	425
455	Compensation for scheduling errors	425
456	When an entitlement to compensation arises	426
457	Amount of compensation	426
Division 10	Market Settlement and Prudential Requirements	428
Subdivision 1	Preliminary	428
458	Confidential information	428
Subdivision 2	Settlements	428
459	Settlements management by AEMO	428
460	Electronic funds transfer	428
461	Amounts for gas days	429
462	Determining deviation charges and deviation payments	430
463	Graduated variation parameters	430
464 	Settlement amounts for billing periods	431
465	Claims relating to administered market states	432
466	Determination and payment of claims	433
467	General requirements for statements	434
468	Preliminary statements	434
469	Final statements	434
470	Payment by Trading Participants	434
471	Payment to Trading Participants	435
472	Settlement queries and disputes	435
473	Revised statements	436
474	Payments of adjustments	437
475	Maximum total payment in respect of a billing period	438
476	Interest on overdue amounts	439
477	Application of GST	439
Subdivision 3	Prudential Requirements	439
478	Provision of security	439
479	Form of security	440
480	Amount of security	441
481	Replacement security	441
482	Drawdown of security	442
483	Trading limits	442
484	Monitoring	443
485	Margin calls	443
Subdivision 4	Default and Suspension	444
486	Default events	444
487	Default Notice	445
488	Suspension of a Trading Participant	447
Division 11	Market Reviews	449
489	[Deleted]	449
490	Review of hubs	449
491	Review of within-day market	449
492	Review of market parameters	449
493	Review of Division 8	450
494	Consultation requirements	450
Division 12	Market Audit and Monitoring	450
495	Retention of information	450
496	Market audit	450
497	AEMO to report on reviewable events	451
498	AER monitoring of the STTM	452
Division 13	Dispute Resolution	452
499	Eligible parties	452
500	Time limits	452
Division 14	Matched allocation agreements	453
500A	Matched allocation agreements	453
500B	Exclusion of matched allocation quantities	454
Part 21	Retail support obligations between distributors and retailers	456
Division 1	Application and definitions	456
501	Application of this Part	456
502	Definitions	456
Division 2	Billing and payment rules	457
503	Obligation to pay	457
504	Distributor to inform retailer of direct customer billing	457
505	Calculating distribution service charges	457
506	Statement of charges	457
507	Time and manner of payment	458
Division 3	Other general billing and payment matters	458
508 	Adjustment of distribution service charges	458
509	Tariff reassignment	459
510	Disputed statements of charges	459
511	Interest	460
512	Notification of changes to distribution service charges	460
Division 4	Credit support required for late payment	461
513	Application of Division 4	461
514	Distributor may require credit support in limited circumstances	461
515	Retailer to provide credit support	462
516	Acceptable form of credit support	462
517	Application of credit support	463
518	Return of credit support	463
519	Other retailer obligations	463
520	Pass through of unpaid distribution service charges	463
Schedule 1 to Part 21	465
Schedule 2 to Part 21	465
Part 22	Gas Trading Exchange	467
Division 1	Preliminary	467
532	Application of this Part	467
533	Definitions	467
Division 2	Operator	467
534	Fees recoverable by AEMO	467
535	Appointment of Operator by AEMO	468
536	Determination of payments	468
536A	Payments where primary facility agreement is terminated	469
Division 3	Membership and Participation	470
537	Becoming a member	470
538	Suspension and termination	470
Division 4	Exchange Agreement	471
539	Requirement for exchange agreement	471
540	Amendment of exchange agreement	471
541	Minimum content of exchange agreement	472
Division 5	Market Conduct Rules	473
542	General requirements	473
543	Conduct in relation to trading 	473
543A	No short selling of transportation capacity	474
544	Conduct in relation to information 	475
545	AER monitoring of gas trading exchange	475
Part 23	Access to non-scheme pipelines	476
Division 1	Preliminary	476
546	Objective	476
547	Application	476
548	Structure of this Part	476
549	Definitions and interpretation	477
550	Pipeline classification	481
Division 2	Information	481
551	Access information standard	481
552	Obligation to publish information	482
553	Service and access information	484
554	Standing terms	486
555	Financial information	486
556	Weighted average price information	486
557	Financial reporting guidelines	487
Division 3	Access requests and negotiations	488
558	User access guide	488
559	Access requests	490
560	Access offer	491
561	Negotiations	492
562	Access negotiation information	493
Division 4	Arbitration of access disputes	495
563	Application of this Division	495
564	Access dispute notice	496
565	Reference to arbitration	496
566	Conduct of the parties	498
567	Statements to be provided to the arbitrator on appointment	498
568	Arbitrator to give effect to rule 562 	499
569	Pricing and other principles	500
570	Matters that may be dealt with in a determination	501
571	Interim access determinations (NGL section 199(2))	503
572	Final access determinations	503
573	Effect of final access determination	504
574	Arbitration procedures	505
575	Experts appointed by the arbitrator – NGL section 199(1)(e)	506
576	Confidentiality	506
577	Conflict of interest	507
578	Termination of arbitration	508
579	Correction of errors	509
580	Costs	509
581	Information to be published about access determinations 	510
Division 5	Scheme administrator	511
582	Role of the scheme administrator 	511
583	Pool of arbitrators	511
584	Non-scheme pipeline arbitration guide	512
Division 6	Exemptions	513
585	Exemption categories	513
586	Exemption conditions	514
587	Revocation	515
588	Making and form of application	515
589	Decision on application	516
590	Decision to vary or revoke an exemption	516
Part 24	Facilitating capacity trades and the capacity auction	517
Division 1	Preliminary	517
591	Application	517
592	Structure of this Part	517
593	Definitions and interpretation	517
594	Part 23 does not apply	525
Division 2	Operational Transportation Service Code	526
Subdivision 2.1	Objective and content	526
595	Code objective, effective date, amendment and publication	526
596	Content of the Code	526
597	Standard operational transportation services and auction services	527
598	Standard terms and facility specific terms	528
Subdivision 2.2	How the Code is amended	529
599	Establishment and operation of the OTS Code Panel	529
600	Functions of the Operational Transportation Service Code Panel	531
601	Code amendment proposals	531
602	Consultation by the OTS Panel	533
603	AER response to OTS Code Panel recommendations	534
604	Code amendments	534
605	Principles for making Code amendment decisions	535
Subdivision 2.3	OTS Code Panel membership and procedures	536
606	Members of the OTS Code Panel	536
607	Nomination, election and appointment of members	537
608	Obligations of OTS Code Panel members	538
609	Meetings of the OTS Code Panel	539
Division 3	Exemptions and registration	540
Subdivision 3.1	Exemptions	540
610	Scope of exemptions	540
611	Exemptions granted by the AER	541
612	Exemption conditions	543
613	Revocation	543
614	Making and form of application	544
615	Decision on application	544
616	Decision to vary or revoke an exemption	545
Subdivision 3.2	Registration for transaction support arrangements and the capacity auction	545
617	AEMO to maintain register and publish guide	545
618	Registration of transportation service providers	546
619	Obligation to register Part 24 facilities	546
620	Multiple transportation service providers for a Part 24 facility	546
621	Change of facility operator	548
622	Application for registration	548
623	AEMO to register applicants and their facilities	549
624	Revocation of registration	550
Division 4	Determination of zones and matters for the Capacity Transfer and Auction Procedures	550
625	Information about facility agreements	550
626	Service point specifications	550
627	Determination of zones and pipeline segments	551
628	Principles for determining zones	552
629	Transportation service point register and information about curtailment of capacity in a zone	553
630	Interface with the STTM and the DWGM	554
Division 5	Obligations of transportation service providers relating to standard OTSAs	554
Subdivision 5.1	Standard OTSAs and standardisation costs	554
631	Obligation to prepare and publish standard OTSAs	554
632	Content of standard OTSAs	555
633	Amendments to standard OTSAs	556
634	Recovery of standardisation costs	556
635	AER review of standard OTSAs	557
Subdivision 5.2	Entering into standard OTSAs	558
636	Requests for standard OTSAs	558
637	Offers for standard OTSAs	559
Division 6	Other transportation service provider obligations	561
638	Giving effect to operational transfers	561
639	Service continuity for primary service termination or suspension	562
640	Amendment of facility agreements	563
641	New facility agreements	564
642	Principles for terms to facilitate sale by operational transfer	564
643	Use of additional pipeline service points	566
644	Obligations of transportation service providers in relation to auction facilities	569
Part 25	Capacity Auction	570
Division 1	Preliminary	570
645	Objective	570
646	This Part	570
647	Definitions and interpretation	570
648	Pipeline and service classification	576
649	Information standard	577
Division 2	Capacity auction	578
Subdivision 2.1	Auction scope and design	578
650	Auction services	578
651	Auction service priority principles	578
652	Capacity auction design principles	580
653	Auction quantity limits	582
Subdivision 2.2	Facility operator obligations in relation to the capacity auction	585
654	Application and information	585
655	Giving effect to auction results	585
Subdivision 2.3	Capacity auction establishment and participation	586
656	Establishment and operation of the capacity auction	586
657	Capacity Transfer and Auction Procedures and auction agreement	587
658	Suspension and termination of an auction participant	589
659	Fees recoverable by AEMO	590
660	Auction amounts payable by auction participants	590
Division 3	Market conduct and nomination rules	591
Subdivision 3.1	Market conduct and nomination rules	591
661	General requirements	591
662	Conduct in relation to auctions	591
663	Nominations and renominations must not be false or misleading	592
Subdivision 3.2	Role of the AER	593
664	AER monitoring	593
Subdivision 3.3	Nomination, scheduling and rescheduling records	593
665	Facility operators to keep nomination and scheduling records	593
666	Renomination records for firm services and auction services	594
Division 4 	Payment of capacity auction revenues	596
667	Billing period settlement amounts for facility operators	596
668	Final statements and final statement payment date	596
669	Settlement queries and disputes	596
670	Revised statements	597
671	Revised statement payment date	597
672	Payment of final and revised statements	598
673	Maximum total payment in respect of a billing period	598
674	Interest on overdue amounts	599
675	Application of GST	599
Part 26	Standard market timetable	601
676	Application of this Part	601
677	Definitions and interpretation	601
678	Standard market timetable	602
Schedule 1	Transitional Provisions	605
Part 1	Transitional provisions consequent on initial National Gas Rules	605
1	Definitions	605
2	Effect to be given to transitional access arrangement under the rules	606
3	Facilitation of transition from the former access regime to the new access regime	606
4	Displacement of certain provisions of the Gas Code during transitional period	608
5	Access arrangement revision proposal for transitional access arrangement	608
6	Fixed principle in access arrangement for Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline	609
7	Additional criteria related to capital expenditure for WA transmission pipelines	609
8	Access arrangement variation proposal raising previously settled issues	610
Part 2	Transitional provisions consequent on Australian Energy Market Operator Amendments	610
9	Review of operation of clause 10	610
10	Obligations imposing additional costs on service providers in NSW/ACT	611
11	Presumptive exemption from registration	612
12	Examination and assessment of proposals for the making of Procedures	613
Part 3	Transitional provisions consequent on short term trading market amendments	613
13	Definitions	613
14	Registration of participants and allocation agents in a short term trading market through market trial process	614
15	Registration of STTM information through market trial process	615
16	Gas days to which Part 20 applies	615
17	First billing period	616
18	Market Operator Service	616
19	Ex ante offers, ex ante bids and price taker bids	616
20	Allocations	617
21	MOS allocation service costs	617
22	Ex post imbalance price	618
23	Contingency gas trigger event	618
24	Participant compensation fund	618
25	Amount of security	618
26	Matched allocation agreements	618
27	[Deleted]	619
28	Consultation and publication before the effective date	619
29	Commencement of STTM at Brisbane hub	619
Part 4	Transitional provisions consequent on the National Gas Amendment (Short Term Trading Market - Market Schedule Variation) Rule 2011	620
30	Definitions	620
31	Purpose	620
32	Time period for the provision of proposed market schedule variations	620
Part 5	Transitional provisions consequent on the National Gas Amendment (Price and Revenue Regulation of Gas Services) Rule 2012	621
33	Definitions	621
34	Modification of rule 52(3)	621
35	Extension of time	621
36	Modification of rule 92(3)	622
37	Rate of return guidelines	622
Part 6	Transitional Provisions consequent on the National Gas Amendment (STTM Brisbane Participant Compensation Fund) Rule 2013	622
38	Commencement of amendments to funding requirements for participant compensation fund for Brisbane hub 	622
Part 7	Transitional Provisions consequent on the National Gas Amendment (MOS timing and eligibility) Rule 2013	623
39	Definitions	623
40	Commencement of amendments to MOS timing	623
Part 8	Transitional Provisions consequent on the National Gas Amendment (DWGM – AMDQ Allocation) Rule 2016	624
41	Definitions	624
42	AMDQ credit certificate auction procedures	624
43	AMDQ auction procedures	624
44	AMDQ credit certificate register	624
45	Directions to allocate AMDQ credit certificates before the effective date	624
46	Existing AMDQ credit certificates	625
Part 9	Transitional provisions consequent on the National Gas Amendment (Retailer Distributor Credit Support Requirements) Rule 2017 No. 1	625
47	Definitions	625
48	Continued operation of old Division 4 of Part 21	625
49	Interaction with rule 520	625
50	Application of new Division 4 of Part 21	625
Part 10	Transitional provisions consequent on the National Gas Amendment (Improvements to Natural Gas Bulletin Board) Rule 2017 No 3	626
51	Definitions	626
52	New BB Procedures	626
Part 11	Transitional provisions regarding cross period smoothing for Jemena Gas Networks	626
53	Definitions	626
54	Expiry	627
55	Application of Part 11	628
56	Adjustment determination	628
57	Recovery of revenue	628
58	Requirements for adjustment determination	629
59	Application of Parts 8 and 9 of the Rules	630
Part 12	Transitional provisions consequent on the National Gas Amendment (Regulation of covered pipelines) Rule 2019	630
60	Definitions	630
61	Application of Amending Rule to Mid-West and South-West Gas Distribution Systems	631
62	Application of Amending Rule to transitional pipelines	631
“48	Requirements for full access arrangement (and full access arrangement proposal)	632
63	Initial financial reporting guidelines for light regulation pipelines	633
64	Initial financial reporting and average weighted prices	633
65	Provision of information for pipeline register	633
Schedule 2	[Deleted]	635
Schedule 3	Transitional Provisions for implementation of National Retail Framework	636
Part 1	Interim gas connection rules for NSW	636
1	Application	636
2	Definitions	636
3	Gas connection for retail customers—modifications to definitions in Part 12A	637
4	Approval of terms and conditions of model standing offer to provide basic connection services	638
5	Amendment of model standing offer	638
6	Publication of model standing offer	638
7	Connection charges	638
8	Application process	639
9	Acceptance of connection offer	639
10	Dispute resolution	639
11	Transitional arrangements after expiry date	639
Part 2	Interim gas connection rules for the Australian Capital Territory	639
1	Application	639
2	Definitions	639
3	Gas connection for retail customers—modifications to definitions in Part 12A	640
4	Approval of terms and conditions of model standing offer to provide basic connection services	641
5	Amendment of model standing offer	641
6	Publication of model standing offer	641
7	Connection charges	641
8	Application process	642
9	Acceptance of connection offer	642
10	Dispute resolution	642
11	Transitional arrangements after expiry date	642
Part 3	Interim rules for Retail Market Procedures (Victoria)	642
1	Application	642
2	Definitions	642
3	Victorian procedures apply subject to this Part	643
4	Where customers of failed retailer not connected to a declared distribution system	643
5	Where failed retailer is a local area retailer	643
Part 4	Miscellaneous transitional rules	643
1	Update of Delivery Point Registry	643
2	Extension of time period for AER to consider certain pass through applications	643
Schedule 4	Transitional Provisions and derogations for Pipeline Access – Arbitration Framework	645
Part 1	Transitional	645
1	Initial financial reporting guidelines	645
2	Initial financial reporting and average weighted prices	645
Part 2	Derogation applicable to Northern Gas Pipeline	646
3	Northern Gas Pipeline	646
Part 3	Tasmanian fast track access disputes	646
4	Modified application of Part 23	646
5	Definitions	646
6	Access requests before the commencement date	647
7	Notification of access dispute	647
8	Reference to arbitration	648
9	Conduct of the arbitration	649
Schedule 5	Transitional provisions for the introduction of the capacity trading reforms	650
Part 1	Transitional arrangements for Part 15B	650
1	Definition	650
2	Initial Procedures	650
Part 2	Transitional arrangements for Part 18	650
1	Definitions	650
2	Commencement of capacity auction reporting obligations	651
3	Commencement of capacity transaction reporting obligations	652
4	Allocation agents and allocation points on the commencement date	652
5	Existing NT BB allocation points	652
6	Former remote pipelines	653
Part 3	Transitional arrangements for new Part 24	653
1	Definitions	653
2	Code amendments	654
3	Northern Territory exemption	655
4	Transitional Part 24 exemptions	655
5	Registration in relation to Part 24 facilities on the Part 24 commencement date	656
6	Initial transportation service point register	656
7	Review of Standard OTSAs and Standardisation Costs and Charges	656
8	Capacity trading platform commencement	657
9	Amendment to facility agreements	657
Part 4	Transitional arrangements for new Part 25 (other than compression reporting)	658
1	Definitions	658
2	Capacity auction start date	660
3	Transitional firm services	660
4	Classification of transitional firm services and transitional firm quantities	661
5	Notice to the AER about classification of a service	663
6	Facility agreement amendment	664
7	Revocation of classification	665
8	Audit of transitional firm quantities	665
9	Confidentiality and costs	665
10	Information to be given to AEMO about transitional firm services and quantities	666
11	Facility operator nomination and scheduling records	666
12	Renomination records	667
Part 5	Transitional arrangements for reporting by compression service facilities	667
1	Definitions and interpretation	667
2	Application	670
3	Information standard and related matters	670
4	Capacity Transfer and Auction Procedures	670
5	Nameplate rating information	671
6	Detailed facility information	671
7	Gas day start times	672
8	12 month outlook of uncontracted primary compression capacity	672
9	Short term capacity outlooks	672
10	Linepack/capacity adequacy indicator	672
11	Nominated and forecast use of compression facilities	673
12	Daily production data	673
13	Auction service curtailment	674
14	Daily auction service curtailment information	674
15	Publication by AEMO	674
Part 6	Transitional arrangements for the standard market timetable	675
1	Definitions	675
2	Use of standard market timetable	676
3	Information about gas market transition	676
4	Information about natural gas facility transition	676
5	Amendment of old gas day contracts	678