This Amendment Paper amends the Gas (Market Transparency) Amendment Bill. The Amendment Paper—

• inserts a new clause amending section 3 of the Gas Act 1992, which relates to the application of that Act. The amendment ensures that the new regulations relating to the disclosure of market information may relate to gas in circumstances in which the Crown Minerals Act 1991 applies; and

• extends the power for regulations to require the supply of information about how much gas is supplied. Currently, this is limited to gas supplied to consumers. This is extended to include gas supplied to any other person or persons (including for the purposes of resupply); and

• extends the power for regulations to require the supply of information about how much gas is produced; and

• allows the regulations to prescribe limits or restrictions on the publication of information under new section 56AAB; and

• provides that information may be published under new section 56AAB despite any legislation or rule of law to the contrary, but subject to any limits or restrictions prescribed under that new regulation-making power.