Long Title |
The purpose of this Bill is to provide the legislative authority for -
AlintaGas to sell the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline; the State to retain and expand the existing Dampier to Bunbury gas corridor; the establishment of a "Land Access Minister", which will be the Minister for Lands, to retain the existing corridor, to acquire additional corridor rights and to be responsible for ongoing administration of the strategic corridor; access rights to allow the existing pipeline to be expanded and for additional pipelines to be built if required; compensation for "injuriously affected" land holders; rate equivalent payments to local government; a transitional third party access regime for the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline until the national access code is adopted for the pipeline; setting a maximum price structure for gas transportation in the pipeline and allowing for negotiability below that maximum; and
protecting the interests of residential and small business gas and electricity consumers in the south and mid-west of the State. |