Title: National Gas (South Australia) (Application of Rules) AmendmentBill 2026
Author: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
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Legislative Council—No 32
As received from the House of Assembly and read a first time, 3 September 2026

National Gas (South Australia) (Application of Rules) Amendment Bill 2026
Contents

National Gas (South Australia) (Application of Rules) Amendment Bill 2026

National Gas (South Australia) (Application of Rules) Amendment Bill 2026
Part 1—Preliminary

National Gas (South Australia) (Application of Rules) Amendment Bill 2026
Preliminary—Part 1

National Gas (South Australia) (Application of Rules) Amendment Bill 2026
Part 2—Amendment of National Gas (South Australia) Act 2008

National Gas (South Australia) (Application of Rules) Amendment Bill 2026
Amendment of National Gas (South Australia) Act 2008—Part 2

South Australia
National Gas (South Australia) (Application of Rules) Amendment Bill 2026
A Bill For
An Act to amend the National Gas (South Australia) Act 2008.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
Part 2—Amendment of National Gas (South Australia) Act 2008
3	Amendment of heading to Part 3
4	Insertion of section 13A
13A	Application of rule 119M
5	Insertion of section 23A
23A	Regulations may disapply or modify application of rules

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Gas (South Australia) (Application of Rules) Amendment Act 2026.
2—Commencement
This Act comes into operation on 1 October 2026.

Part 2—Amendment of National Gas (South Australia) Act 2008
3—Amendment of heading to Part 3
Heading to Part 3—after "Making" insert:
and application
4—Insertion of section 13A
After section 13 insert:
13A—Application of rule 119M
	(1)	Rule 119M of the National Gas Rules, as substituted by the National Gas Amendment (Updating the regulatory framework for gas connections) Rule 2025 No.4 does not apply in South Australia until a day specified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.
	(2)	Rule 119M of the National Gas Rules, as in force immediately before its substitution by the National Gas Amendment (Updating the regulatory framework for gas connections) Rule 2025 No.4, continues to apply in South Australia until the day specified by the Minister under subsection (1).
5—Insertion of section 23A
After section 23 insert:
23A—Regulations may disapply or modify application of rules
The Governor may, by regulation, disapply or modify the application of a provision of the National Gas Rules.

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