Covered Pipeline definition

Covered Pipeline means, subject to sections 2.3 and 2.4, the whole or a particular part of a Pipeline which is Covered and any extension to, or expansion of the Capacity of, that Covered Pipeline which is to be treated as part of the Covered Pipeline in accordance with the Extensions/Expansions Policy contained in the Access Arrangement for that Covered Pipeline and any expansion of that Covered Pipeline required to be installed under section 6.22.

Covered Pipeline means that part of the Pipeline which is, or which under this

Covered Pipeline has the meaning given to it in the National Gas Law. CPI means the Consumer Price Index All Groups, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Examples of Covered Pipeline in a sentence

• An Access Arrangement is a statement of the policies and the basic terms and conditions which apply to third party access to a Covered Pipeline.

• Where a Pipeline is Covered, this section of the Code requires a Service Provider to establish an Access Arrangement to the satisfaction of the Relevant Regulator for that Covered Pipeline.

• Under the National Gas Rules, the owner or operator of a Covered Pipeline is required to lodge an Access Arrangement with (and have it approved by) the Australian Energy Regulator (AER).

• This section of the Code requires a Service Provider to establish arrangements to segregate or “ring fence” its business of providing Services using a Covered Pipeline.

• An extensions/expansions policy in the Access Arrangement for a Covered Pipeline will define when an extension to, or expansion of the Capacity of, a Covered Pipeline will be treated as part of the same Covered Pipeline and when that extension or expansion is to be regarded as a separate Pipeline which may be the subject of a separate Coverage application.

• A Prospective User or Service Provider may not give a notice to the Relevant Regulator under this section unless an Access Arrangement has been accepted by the Relevant Regulator (or the Relevant Regulator has drafted and approved its own Access Arrangement) with respect to the Covered Pipeline concerned.

• The dispute resolution mechanism applies only to a dispute about Service provided by means of a Covered Pipeline (for example, a dispute about access to Spare or Developable Capacity or a dispute about interconnection).

• The Arbitrator is also precluded from granting access where the Service Provider reasonably believes that access is incompatible with the safe operation of the Covered Pipeline and prudent pipeline practice accepted in the industry.

• In such a case each Service Provider in connection with the Covered Pipeline is referred to in this section 10.1 as a “Participant”.

• How this Code applies to Multiple Service Providers 10.1(a)This section 10.1 applies if there is more than one Service Provider in connection with a Covered Pipeline, including if: (i)the Covered Pipeline is owned or operated by two or more persons as a joint venture or partnership; or (ii)the Covered Pipeline is owned and operated by different persons; or (iii)a Covered Pipeline is legally owned by a person or persons on trust for others.

More Definitions of Covered Pipeline

Covered Pipeline has the meaning given to that term in section 2 of the National Gas Access Law.

Covered Pipeline means that part of the MSP which is, or which under this Access Arrangement is taken to be, a Covered Pipeline and includes any expansion or extension of the MSP which is Covered in accordance with clause 14.

Covered Pipeline means that part of the MSP which is, or which under this Access Arrangement is taken to be, a Covered Pipeline and includes any expansion or extension of the MSP, or any pipeline acquired by EAPL, which is Covered in accordance with clause 14. Where the Moomba Wilton Pipeline is Covered, “Covered Pipeline” includes the Interconnect.

Covered Pipeline means the whole or a part of a pipeline, which is subject to an Access Arrangement, together with the whole, or part of any other pipeline, which a regulator decides, shall be covered.