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) Regulation 2022 for the current value of a fee unit.

Both application and annual fees increase on 1 July each year in line with the Queensland Government's indexation policy.

The Queensland Government is applying a 0% increase to the application and annual fees for the 2024–25 financial year, commencing 1 July 2024.

This means the fees will remain the same as the fees charged for the 2023–24 financial year, which commenced 1 July 2023.

Type of authority	Fee Unit (A)	Value of a Fee Unit (B)	$ Fee (from 1 July 2024) (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

Distribution	Fee Unit (A)	Value of a Fee Unit (B)	$ Fee (from 1 July 2024) (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

Distribution

Fee Unit (A)

Value of a Fee Unit (B)

$ Fee (from 1 July 2024) (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.