Bigger Fines and Tougher Rules for Energy Operators
Energy Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2023
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Introduced by: The Hon Ingrid Stitt MLC (ALP); Lily D'Ambrosio MP (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
“Here I am to resume what I began yesterday. Just picking up, I was discussing automatic circuit reclosers, which reduce the likelihood of ignition on bare-wiresingle-wireearthreturnpowerlinesbynearlyhalfunderworst-casebushfireriskconditions. The entire Victorian SWER network, which is 30,000 kilometres, is now protected with this new generation technology.”
Paul Edbrooke ALP
“How can I follow that, member for Point Cook? I am happy to rise to speak on this procedural motion, because this is about those opposite, who have run outof steam. They haverun out of anything to say about the bill athand.”
Tim Read GRN
“The house has a decision to make as to whether to support the motion from the member for Malvern to interrupt debate on the Energy Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2023. I appreciate the importance of voluntary electricity safety management schemes for operators of complex electricalinstallations.”
Juliana Addison ALP
“I amverypleased toberising todayto contribute to the procedural motion, a motion that is seeking to disrupt the important work of this place and our legislative agenda and seeking to undermine the government business program that was put to a vote on Tuesday. We as the government put forward what was to be discussed this week.”
Nina Taylor ALP
“I am very pleased to speak on the Energy Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2023. At its core – Cindy Mc Leish: On a point of order, Speaker, I do not think you were in the chamber listening before.”
Josh Bull ALP
“I am really pleased this morning to have the opportunity to contribute to debate on the Energy Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2023 and to follow onfromtheveryfinecontributionfromthememberfor Albert Park,alocalmemberwhoisincredibly passionate in this space and is somebody within the government who each and every day, for her constituency and her community, gets on and gets things done.”
Alison Marchant ALP
“Itis agreatpleasuretoriseandspeakon anddebatethe Energy Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2023. Before going into the nitty-gritty of it all, I would just like to outline the overall objectives of this bill.”
Darren Cheeseman IND
“South Barwon, I think. The ACTING SPEAKER (Jordan Crugnale): South Barwon. Darren CHEESEMAN: I would never want to correct anyone sitting in that seat. It is of course with some pleasure that I rise late this morning to make my contribution on the Energy Legislation Amendment(Energy Safety) Bill 2023.”
Danny Pearson ALP
“What a glorious day it is, and it iswonderfultoseeyou inthechaironthisfinewinter’sday, Acting Speaker Crugnale.”
Dylan Wight ALP
“It gives me great pleasure to rise this afternoon to speak on the Energy Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2023. We all know that renewable energy and the transition to renewable energy is so incredibly important for the state of Victoria. It is also fundamentally and overwhelmingly supported by the vast majority of Victorians, as shown by the result of the 2022 state election.”
“I will only speak for a few moments because I thinkthedebateonthis billhasbeen verycomprehensiveand mostof theissueshavebeen canvassed. But it really is such an important piece of legislation that I want to put on the record my very strong supportfor the Energy Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2023.”
Ros Spence ALP
“I move: Thatthedebate benowadjourned. Motion agreed to and debate adjourned. Ordered that debate be adjourned until later this day. Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Amendment Bill2023 Second reading Debate resumed on motion of Lily D’Ambrosio: Thatthisbillbe now read a second time.”
David Southwick LIB
“It is a privilege to rise today to make a contribution as the lead speaker on the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Amendment Bill 2023. I do that on behalf of our Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources the member for Croydon, who unfortunately has taken ill.”