Application for coverage of the South Eastern Pipeline System (Application)

On 28 November 2012, the Council received an application under the National Gas Law (NGL) from Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Limited (KCA) for coverage of the South Eastern Pipeline System. The pipeline system is located in the lower south east of South Australia and transports gas from Katnook along one pipeline to Safries and along another pipeline system from Katnook to Glencoe, Mt Gambier, Kalangadoo and Snuggery.

After receiving the application, the Council wrote to KCA on 29 November 2012 to request further information on the application to be provided by 7 January 2013. The response provided by KCA on 7 January 2013 is available for download below.

APA Group, the owner/operator of the pipeline system, has provided a submission comprising some background information to assist in the assessment of the application. This information, which does not seek to address the coverage criteria, is available under the ‘Submissions on application' tab. The Council understands that APA Group will make a further submission on the application addressing the coverage criteria. Interested parties are invited to have regard to the APA Group background information in preparing submissions.

The Council invites written submissions on the application and 7 January further information. Submissions must be received by the Council no later than 5:00pm on Tuesday 29 January 2013.

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 at gas@ncc.gov.au.

The Council's guide to the National Gas Law is available for download on the Council's National Gas Law page. The Council's guide to making a submission on coverage applications is available for download below. Persons considering making a submission should refer to the NGL guide, in particular Part B Coverage, and the guide to making a submission.

Submissions are to be accompanied by a completed submission cover sheet (available for download below). The completed cover sheet and submissions should be emailed in soft copy to the Council at the email address above (in both MS Word and PDF formats), with a hard copy sent to:

South Eastern Pipeline System
National Competition Council
GPO Box 250
MELBOURNE VIC 3001

After considering submissions on the application, 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.

KCA's letter of application and the public version of the application (excluding material identified as confidential by the applicant), KCA's further information of 7 January 2013 as well as the Council's letter of 29 November 2012 to KCA are available for download below.