Bill
Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021
passed, as at 2021-12-02. Industry, Science, Energy and Resources portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-09-02
- second reading — 2021-09-02
- second reading — 2021-10-27
- second reading — 2021-10-28
- second reading — 2021-10-28
- committee — 2021-10-28
- third reading — 2021-10-28
- introduced — 2021-11-22
- second reading — 2021-11-22
- second reading — 2021-11-25
- second reading — 2021-11-25
- third reading — 2021-11-25
- passed — 2021-11-25
- royal assent — 2021-12-02
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2021-09-02.
This bill would create a licensing system for building, running and removing offshore electricity equipment in Australian waters.
The minister would decide which areas are open for projects and grant permits, while new statutory bodies would oversee the scheme.
Work health and safety rules under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 would apply to these offshore activities, with modifications.
- Makes it illegal to carry out offshore electricity activities without a licence.
- Lets the minister declare zones where offshore electricity work can happen.
- Gives the minister power to issue licences for projects in those zones.
- Protects offshore electricity infrastructure in Commonwealth waters.
- Sets up official bodies to run and enforce the new framework.
- Applies modified workplace safety laws to offshore electricity operations.
Companies and investors wanting to build offshore electricity projects in Commonwealth waters, plus existing marine users who must be consulted.
Sources
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