Section 53QCompetition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Dealing with other gas market participants

A gas market code may include any of the following rules in relation to a gas market participant dealing with another gas market participant, if the dealing is or relates to gas market conduct:

(a) rules about how a gas market participant deals with another gas market participant;

(b) rules requiring a gas market participant to deal with another gas market participant in a specified manner, including in good faith;

(c) rules about the matters that, for the purposes of a gas market code, must, may or must not be taken into account in determining whether a gas market participant is dealing with another gas market participant in good faith;

(d) rules about the period within which a gas market participant does something in dealing with another gas market participant, including the period within which a gas market participant responds to a request made by another gas market participant.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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