Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATIONS 2022

- made under the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name  
   3.      Authority  
   4.      Definitions  

   PART 2--THE--LICENSING SCHEME

           Division 1--Operation of this Part

   5.      Operation of this Part  

           Division 2--Licence areas

   6.      Operation of this Division  
   7.      Licence areas  

           Division 3--Applications for licences

              Subdivision A--Operation of this Division

   8.      Operation of this Division  

              Subdivision B--Applications for feasibility licences

   9.      Invitations to apply for feasibility licences  
   10.     Applications for feasibility licences  
   11.     Applications for feasibility licences that overlap--Minister may determine overlapping application groups  
   12.     Registrar may invite applicants in overlapping application group to revise and resubmit applications  
   13.     Requirements for revised applications  
   14.     Applications for feasibility licences that overlap after opportunity to revise and resubmit--Minister may determine financial offer groups  
   15.     Financial offers for feasibility licences  
   16.     Procedure for dealing with financial offers  

              Subdivision C--Applications for other licences

   17.     Commercial licences  
   18.     Research and demonstration licences--application  
   19.     Research and demonstration licences--applications for licences that cover the same area  
   20.     Research and demonstration licences--requirements for revised applications  
   21.     Transmission and infrastructure licences--application  
   22.     Transmission and infrastructure licences--applications for licences that cover the same area  
   23.     Transmission and infrastructure licences--requirements for revised applications  

           Division 4--Offering and granting of licences

              Subdivision A--Operation of this Division

   24.     Operation of this Division  

              Subdivision B--Considering applications

   25.     Additional merit criteria--national interest  
   26.     Merit criteria--matters to be considered  

              Subdivision C--Offering and granting licences

   27.     Offer of licence  
   28.     Granting licences  

           Division 5--Extending and varying licences

   29.     Operation of this Division  
   30.     Extending the term of a licence  
   31.     Application to vary a licence  

           Division 6--Licence conditions

   32.     Operation of this Division  
   33.     Reports  

           Division 7--Transferring licences

   34.     Operation of this Division  
   35.     Application to transfer a licence  
   36.     Assessment by Registrar  
   37.     Decision by Minister  

           Division 8--Change in control of licence holder

   38.     Operation of this Division  
   39.     Application for approval of change in control of licence holder  

           Division 9--General matters

              Subdivision A--Operation of this Division

   40.     Operation of this Division  

              Subdivision B--Support by Registrar

   41.     Request for further information  
   42.     Advice given by the Registrar  

              Subdivision C--Procedural fairness

   43.     Proposed decision to refuse application  
   44.     Notice of refusal decision  

   PART 3--FEES

   45.     Application fees  
   46.     Applications taken to have been made only if fee paid  

   PART 4--PAYMENT--OF OFFSHORE ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY

   47.     Payment of levy  
   48.     Refunds of levy  

   PART 4A--INFORMATION--RELATING TO OFFSHORE INFRASTRUCTURE

   48A.    Meaning of general licence application information  
   48B.    Release of information by Registrar  
   48C.    Release of information about progress of application by Registrar  
   48D.    Release of information by Minister  
   48E.    Release of information about progress of application by Minister  
   48F.    Release of information in public interest  
   48G.    Meaning of commercially confidential information  
   48H.    References in this Part to the Minister  

   PART 5--OTHER--PROVISIONS

   49.     Datum provisions  
   50.     Pre - existing infrastructure  

   PART 6--APPLICATION--, SAVING AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   51.     Application of amendments made by the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Amendment (Information Disclosure) Regulations 2024