Options for a prospective national gas reservation scheme: issues paper

Overview

The Australian Government is committed to exploring options for a prospective national gas reservation policy.

This aims to ensure Australian gas users get the energy they need at a reasonable price.

Our department is consulting with stakeholders to develop options.

Issues paper

Our issues paper [1.1MB PDF] [471KB DOCX) considers:

• the outlook for Australian gas markets
• the importance of gas to Australian trade and investment
• the importance of gas to Australian industry
• other jurisdictions’ approaches to gas market intervention

What happens next

The Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia will consider a draft options paper in December 2020.