Fees for gas distribution authorities

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

If you are issued with an authority, you must pay an annual fee to the Department of Energy and Climate (DEC).

You must also pay a fee to transfer or amend the authority.

List of fees

The fees and charges under the Gas Supply Act 2003 and the Gas Supply Regulation 2007 are calculated using the Queensland Government's fee unit model introduced in 2022. Refer to the Acts Interpretation (Fee Unit) Amendment Regulation 2023 for the current value of a fee unit.

Both application and annual fees increase on 1 July each year. On 1 July 2023, the fees increased by 3.4% in line with the Queensland Government's indexation policy. In some cases, the actual increase is slightly more or less than 3.4% due to the application of DEC's rounding policy.

Application fees (current financial year)

Type of authority

Fee Unit (A)

 Value of a Fee Unit (B) $ Fee (from 1 July 2023) (A x B)

Application for distribution authority

407.60

$1.060

$432.06

Amend a distribution authority

121.95

$1.060

$129.27

Transfer a distribution authority

407.60

$1.060

$432.06

Renew a fixed term distribution authority

Nil

Nil

Nil

Surrender a distribution authority

Nil

Nil

Nil

Late payment fee for an annual distribution fee (payable after the day on which payment is required)

121.95

$1.060

$129.27

Annual fees (current financial year)

Distribution

Fee Unit (A)

Value of a Fee Unit (B)

$ Fee (from 1 July 2023) (A x B)

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

812.60

$1.060

$861.36

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

DF = $69,493.43 (excl. GST) 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

 

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  • Last reviewed: 30 Jun 2023
  • Last updated: 21 Feb 2024