South Australian Current Regulations

HYDROGEN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY REGULATIONS 2024

- under the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023.

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Exploration of renewable energy resources by Minister--prescribed activities

   PART 2--Renewable energy feasibility permit

   5.      Application for permit--prescribed information
   6.      Issue of permit--prescribed criteria
   7.      Renewal of permit--prescribed criteria
   8.      Application of provisions of Act to renewable energy feasibility permit

   PART 3--Release area

   9.      Notice of declaration of release area
   10.     Consultation
   11.     Register--prescribed particulars
   12.     Call for tenders for renewable energy feasibility licence
   13.     Minister may invite further applications after tender process

   PART 4--Licensing

   14.     Regulated activities--exclusions
   15.     Hydrogen generation licence--regulated activities
   16.     Associated infrastructure licence--prescribed requirements
   17.     Special enterprise licence
   18.     Application for licence--prescribed information
   19.     Notice of certain applications
   20.     Negotiating access agreement--prescribed period
   21.     Renewal of licence
   22.     Work program
   23.     Notice to Minister of commencement of authorised operations
   24.     Rent
   25.     Surrender of licence

   PART 5--Reporting requirements

   26.     Annual licence report
   27.     Half yearly reports
   28.     Requirement to provide report, information or material requested by Minister
   29.     Requirements for report, information or material to be kept in electronic form
   30.     Incident reports

   PART 6--Environmental impact

   31.     Environmental impact assessment criteria
   32.     Environmental impact report
   33.     Consultation by licensee
   34.     Statement of environmental objectives--prescribed information
   35.     Adoption of statement of environmental objectives
   36.     Review of statement of environmental objectives
   37.     Operational management plan
   38.     Scoping report
   39.     Consultation by Minister
   40.     Referral of matter to prescribed body

   PART 7--Miscellaneous

   41.     Notice of entry
   42.     Notice of commencement of operations to holder of resources tenement
   43.     Objections
   44.     Applications for warrants
   45.     Confirmation of emergency direction
   46.     Administrative penalties
   47.     Hydrogen and renewable energy register
   48.     Exemptions--prescribed criteria
   49.     Fees
   50.     Modification of Schedule 1 Part 5--transitional provisions
   51.     Transitional regulation--Schedule 1 clause 17 of Act
           SCHEDULE 1--Provisions of Act applying to renewable energy feasibility permit
           SCHEDULE 2--Administrative penalties
           Legislative history