The Yellowbank Spur Lines are transmission pipelines located in central Queensland. The pipelines are owned by Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG), which is a joint venture between Origin Energy, ConocoPhillips and Sinopec.
The Yellowbank Spur Lines are currently non-scheme pipelines, and are subject to the access regime for non-scheme pipelines under Part 10 of the National Gas Rules (NGR). They were previously subject to the access regime for non-scheme pipelines under the former Part 23 of the NGR, which was replaced by Part 10.
The AER has granted the following exemptions for the Yellowbank Spur Lines:
- On 26 February 2018, a five year Category 1 and Category 2 exemption under Part 23 of the NGR.
- On 20 January 2023, a five year Category 1 and Category 2 exemption under Part 23 of the NGR. Due to reforms to the NGR, these exemptions transitioned to a Category 1 exemption under Part 10 of the NGR.
