Western Australia is divided into eight areas for licensing reticulated gas supply, although not all of these areas have a reticulated gas supply system:
- Kimberly
- Pilbara
- Gascoyne
- Wheatbelt
- Mid West
- Goldfields-Esperance
- Great Southern
- Coastal
Distribution systems transporting gas within these areas must hold a distribution licence. These are granted by the Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) under the Energy Coordination Act 1994.
A list of WA gas distribution licence holders, identified by the acronym GDL, is available on the ERA website: Licence Holders - Economic Regulation Authority Western Australia.
The ERA is also responsible for regulating third-party access to regulated gas distribution systems (also known as scheme or covered gas distribution systems) in Western Australia, in accordance with the National Gas Law. Further information on access arrangements for gas pipelines is available from the ERA website: Gas Access - Economic Regulation Authority Western Australia.
Information about Western Australia’s National Gas Law can be found here: National Gas Law in Western Australia.
