Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=chamber/hansardr/28687/&sid=0000) to agree with the bill as amended. This means they can now decide on whether to pass it in the House of Representatives. ### What does the bill do? According to the [explanatory memorandum](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fems%2Fr7306_ems_f12c21da-84b6-4f80-af9f-84ae492d3812%22;rec=0) (which is a document that is prepared by the party introducing the bill): > *The Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (the Bill ) amends the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 (Cth) (the OEI Act ) to extend the application of amendments provided for in the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Amendment (Overlapping Applications) Regulations 2024 (the Amendment Regulations ) to apply to feasibility licence applications received prior to the commencement of the Amendment Regulations.* > > *The effect of the amendments in the Bill is for the regulatory parameters set out in the Amendment Regulations to apply consistently and fairly to all feasibility licence applications submitted to the Offshore Infrastructure Registrar (the Registrar ) in response to an invitation to apply for feasibility licences for a declared area under the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure licensing scheme (OEI licensing scheme).*
House of Representatives, 2025-02-12. affirmative: ayes 86, noes 51.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=chamber/hansardr/28687/&sid=0000) to agree with the bill as amended. This means they can now decide on whether to pass it in the House of Representatives. ### What does the bill do? According to the [explanatory memorandum](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fems%2Fr7306_ems_f12c21da-84b6-4f80-af9f-84ae492d3812%22;rec=0) (which is a document that is prepared by the party introducing the bill): > *The Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (the Bill ) amends the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 (Cth) (the OEI Act ) to extend the application of amendments provided for in the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Amendment (Overlapping Applications) Regulations 2024 (the Amendment Regulations ) to apply to feasibility licence applications received prior to the commencement of the Amendment Regulations.* > > *The effect of the amendments in the Bill is for the regulatory parameters set out in the Amendment Regulations to apply consistently and fairly to all feasibility licence applications submitted to the Offshore Infrastructure Registrar (the Registrar ) in response to an invitation to apply for feasibility licences for a declared area under the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure licensing scheme (OEI licensing scheme).*
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Related bills
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