AER - Final - Explanatory Note on Pipeline Regulatory Determinations and Elections Guide - September 2023

On 12 September 2023, the AER published the final Pipeline Regulatory Determinations and Elections Guide (Final Guide) and accompanying explanatory statement.

The Final Guide outlines the AER’s functions and powers under Part 4 of the NGR and Chapter 3 of the NGL, how the level of regulation for gas pipelines is determined and sets out the processes for making and assessing regulatory applications for pipelines. The explanatory note covers issues raised by stakeholders during consultation, explains our responses to these issues and how we have addressed them in the Final Guide, where appropriate.   

On 16 May 2024, we published a new verson of the Final Guide which contains a number of amendments.