The Department of Energy and Economic Diversification (DEED) has released a consultation package to advise stakeholders of Western Australia’s intention to adopt relevant amendments from the Gas Pipelines Package.
The Gas Pipelines Package is a comprehensive set of reforms that seeks to strengthen the regulation of gas pipelines. Once adopted, the Package will amend the National Gas Access (WA) Law, which is Western Australia’s version of the National Gas Law.
The consultation package consists of a consultation paper, submission feedback template, the draft adoption instruments that WA intends to use to adopt the Gas Pipelines Package, and a marked-up version of the National Gas Access (WA) Law showing the amendments. These are available on the consultation webpage.
Feedback on the bulk of the policy underpinning the Gas Pipelines Package is not being sought as this has already been agreed to by national Energy Ministers. However, DEED is seeking feedback on:
- any implementation issues associated with the draft adoption instruments;
- DEED’s proposed approach to enabling new Part 18A (Compression and storage terms and prices) in the Western Australian National Gas Rules; and
- the regulatory treatment of the Goldfields Gas Pipeline, which currently operates under dual regulation.
Stakeholders are invited to provide written feedback on these matters by 5:00pm (AWST) on Wednesday, 9 December 2026 by submitting comments to gasnetworkpolicy@deed.wa.gov.au. Late submissions may not be considered.
