The Competition Principles Agreement (CPA) between all Australian governments provides for the encouragement of competition through arrangements for major or monopoly suppliers providing access to third parties for the use their infrastructure assets. In the gas industry, this means that arrangements will be made so that third parties can use existing gas networks to deliver gas to customers.

The CPA requires the development of an open access regime for each industry. This document forms part of the public consultation process that will result in the development of an open access regime for gas distribution networks in New South Wales.