Application for a 15-year no-coverage determination for proposed GLNG pipeline (Application)

On Tuesday 12 March 2013 the Council received an application under s 151 of the National Gas Law (NGL) from GLNG Operations Pty Ltd (GLNG) for a 15?year no-coverage determination for GLNG's proposed pipeline in Queensland. The pipeline will transport coal seam gas from the gas fields GLNG is developing at Fairview, Roma, Arcadia, Comet Ridge and Scotia to a liquefied natural gas facility to be constructed on Curtis Island.

The effect of a 15-year no-coverage determination is to exempt the proposed pipeline from coverage under the NGL for 15 years from its commissioning.

The public version of the application (excluding material identified as confidential by the applicant) is available below.

The Council is undertaking a public consultation on the application in accordance with the standard consultative procedure (rule 8 of the National Gas Rules).

The Council invites interested parties to make written submissions on the application by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 9 April 2013.

After considering submissions on the application received within the time allowed, the Council will publish a draft recommendation and provide an opportunity for submissions on the draft recommendation prior to making a final recommendation to the relevant Minister.

If you intend to make a submission, or would otherwise like to be kept informed of developments with the application, please download and complete the Registration of Interest form below and email it to us as soon as possible to GLNG@ncc.gov.au.

The Council's guide to the National Gas Law is available for download on the Council's Guides and Templates page. The Council's guide to making a submission on no-coverage applications is available for download on the Policy notes page. Persons considering making a submission should refer to the NGL guide, in particular Part D Greenfields pipeline incentives, and to the guide to making a submission.

Submissions should be emailed in soft copy (in both MS Word and PDF formats) to GLNG@ncc.gov.au, with a hard copy sent to

Greenfields Applications
National Competition Council
GPO Box 250
Melbourne VIC 3001.

Telephone enquiries may be directed to Andrew Gun or Ross Campbell on (03) 9981 1600.