Gas industry

Fees for gas distribution authorities

You must pay an application fee when you apply for a gas distribution or retail licence, This is a requirement under the Gas Supply Act 2003.

If you are issued with a licence or authority, you must pay an annual fee to the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy.

You must also pay a fee to transfer or amend a licence.

Below is a consolidated list of fees and charges, provided as a guide only. For further details, please refer to the Gas Supply Act 2003 and Gas Supply Regulation 2007.

Type of authority	Application fee
Application for distribution authority	{{ pass_36808 }}
Amend a distribution authority	{{ pass_36809 }}
Transfer a distribution authority	{{ pass_36811 }}
Renew a fixed term distribution authority	Nil
Surrender a distribution authority	Nil
Late payment fee for an annual distribution fee (payable after the day on which payment is required)	{{ pass_36813 }}

	Annual fee
Distribution
If the total length of pipelines operated or maintained under the authority immediately before a financial year starts is less than 100 kilometres	{{ pass_36806 }}
Otherwise, the annual distribution fee for a financial year is the amount worked out using the formula: DF = {{ pass_36807 }} x P/TP where: DF is the annual distribution fee, in dollars. P is the length in kilometres of pipelines operated or maintained under the authority immediately before the financial year started. TP is the total length in kilometres of all pipelines operated or maintained under any distribution authority immediately before the financial year started.	Refer to formula

Annual fee

Distribution

If the total length of pipelines operated or maintained under the authority immediately before a financial year starts is less than 100 kilometres

Otherwise, the annual distribution fee for a financial year is the amount worked out using the formula:

DF = {{ pass_36807 }} x P/TP

where:

DF is the annual distribution fee, in dollars.
P is the length in kilometres of pipelines operated or maintained under the authority immediately before the financial year started.
TP is the total length in kilometres of all pipelines operated or maintained under any distribution authority immediately before the financial year started.

Refer to formula