Resolution passed 2 April 2013, Minutes No. 17, Item 5
That the Committee inquire into and report on downstream gas supply and
availability in NSW, and in particular:
(a) the adequacy of transmission pipeline systems and distribution
networks for future downstream gas needs and supply challenges;
(b) barriers to the expansion of downstream gas supply and distribution
networks;
(c) the effectiveness of competition in the downstream gas market and
consumer pricing implications;
(d) the effectiveness of existing protections for consumers and
measures to facilitate access to gas connection and supply; and
(e) possible measures to encourage gas network operators to extend
existing distribution networks, including financial incentives of licence
obligations, particularly in regional centres that do not have access to
reticulated gas.
For the purposes of this inquiry “downstream” refers to gas operations that
take place after exploration, production and processing phases and concerns the
delivery of gas to consumers.
