Figure 1.3: Spectrum of access regimes applying to pipelines Notes: * Subject to exemptions. Forward process The GMRG has commenced work on the development of a draft set of initial Rules. Following review and agreement by officials to release the draft Rules, stakeholders will have three weeks to provide their feedback. The stakeholder consultation period is expected to commence in late June. Following the incorporation of stakeholder feedback, the final set of initial Rules will then be provided to Council for its consideration and approval. The significant divergence of stakeholder views on key elements of the new framework and the late provision of an alternative proposal by APA Group (APA) has required the GMRG to devote additional time to consultation and consideration. As a consequence, Council consideration is now expected to take place out-of-session in early August, rather than at the mid-July meeting as previously advised. Further information on timeframes is provided in Table 1.4. Table 1.4: Timeframes Date Process 21 March 2017 Release of Options Paper 3-5 April 2017 Roundtable discussions by industry sector 13 April 2017 Stakeholder submissions on the Options Paper due Early June 2017 SCO review and approval of framework design Mid-June 2017 Officials review and approval of draft Rules to reflect the agreed design Late June 2017 Draft Rules released for public consultation (open for three weeks) Late July SCO consideration of the final Rules Early August 2017 Rules presented to Energy Council Ministers Implementation and transitional arrangements If Council approve the final set of initial Rules, the Rules will be made by the South Australian Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy. Table 1.5 provides an indication of the proposed timelines for the implementation of the new framework, which includes the time it is expected to take: non-scheme pipeline operators to publish the base level information on their websites and to start publishing independently verified financial reports and weighted average prices; and a number of guidelines and guides to be prepared, including: a binding guideline on the preparation of financial reports; and non-binding guides for the arbitrator and disputing parties on the arbitration process.
Figure 1.3: Spectrum of access regimes applying to pipelines Notes: * Subject to exemptions. Forward process The GMRG has commenced work on the development of a draft set of initial Rules. Following review and agreement by officials to release the draft Rules, stakeholders will have three weeks to provide their feedback. The stakeholder consultation period is expected to commence in late June. Following the incorporation of stakeholder feedback, the final set of initial Rules will then be provided to Council for its consideration and approval. The significant divergence of stakeholder views on key elements of the new framework and the late provision of an alternative proposal by APA Group (APA) has required the GMRG to devote additional time to consultation and consideration. As a consequence, Council consideration is now expected to take place out-of-session in early August, rather than at the mid-July meeting as previously advised. Further information on timeframes is provided in Table 1.4. Table 1.4: Timeframes Date Process 21 March 2017 Release of Options Paper 3-5 April 2017 Roundtable discussions by industry sector 13 April 2017 Stakeholder submissions on the Options Paper due Early June 2017 SCO review and approval of framework design Mid-June 2017 Officials review and approval of draft Rules to reflect the agreed design Late June 2017 Draft Rules released for public consultation (open for three weeks) Late July SCO consideration of the final Rules Early August 2017 Rules presented to Energy Council Ministers Implementation and transitional arrangements If Council approve the final set of initial Rules, the Rules will be made by the South Australian Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy. Table 1.5 provides an indication of the proposed timelines for the implementation of the new framework, which includes the time it is expected to take: non-scheme pipeline operators to publish the base level information on their websites and to start publishing independently verified financial reports and weighted average prices; and a number of guidelines and guides to be prepared, including: a binding guideline on the preparation of financial reports; and non-binding guides for the arbitrator and disputing parties on the arbitration process.
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