Tuesday, 2 December 2025

 Lily D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park – Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission) (12:07): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the National Gas (Victoria) Act 2008 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

 James NEWBURY (Brighton) (12:08): I seek a brief explanation of the bill.

 Lily D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park – Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission) (12:08): The National Gas (Victoria) Amendment Bill ‍2025 gives the Minister for Energy and Resources the power to make orders to direct the pipeline owner and service provider and the Australian Energy Market Operator to upgrade Victoria’s regulated gas transmission pipeline network to maintain gas supply and gas quality. This power is necessary to ensure that critical pipeline infrastructure projects are built in time to maintain adequate supplies of gas to Victorian homes and industry. This power guards against the misalignment of interests that exist between pipeline monopolists and energy consumers as a direct result of the privatisation of Victoria’s gas transmission pipeline network.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.