The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released a draft decision to classify the Roma North (Mimas) Gas Pipeline (RNMGP) as a transmission pipeline.
The federal energy regulator considers that the pipeline’s characteristics are consistent with that of a transmission pipeline and that its primary function is to convey gas to a market.
In making the draft decision, the AER has considered stakeholder feedback, the national gas objective and the pipeline classification criterion set out in section 13 of the National Gas Law. The criterion requires it to consider the pipeline’s primary function and factors such as the pipeline’s diameter, pressure, injection points, area served, configuration and jurisdictional licence.
The AER invites stakeholders to provide submissions on the draft decision by 3 February 2026. It will make a final decision within 20 business days after submissions close.
The RNMGP connects the Roma North (Mimas) Gas Processing Facility to GLNG’s Comet Ridge to Wallumbilla Pipeline and Jemena’s Queensland Gas Pipeline.
All scheme and non-scheme pipelines must be either classified as a transmission or distribution pipeline.
Following gas pipeline regulatory reforms in March 2023, the AER is responsible for classifying pipelines which are not yet classified and making pipeline reclassification decisions.