New Rule to Put a Renewable Energy Plan on the Climate Change Commission Website
Electricity Infrastructure Investment Amendment (Renewable Energy Sector Plan) Bill 2024
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2nd House
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The board must give a draft renewable energy sector plan to the Minister for approval; it must make any changes the Minister requests.
The board must publish draft plans online and invite public submissions for at least 28 days.
The Minister must review public submissions and regulator recommendations before approving a plan.
The regulator can make recommendations to the Minister about the plan.
The regulator must check if a plan fits international trade rules; it must also consider economic benefits for the community and the financial interests of electricity customers.
The board must decide within 60 working days if it will increase local production targets after receiving a request.
The Minister can ignore local supply targets for network infrastructure projects if there is a supply shortage.
The board must publish draft plans on the Department's website; it must invite public submissions for at least 28 days.
The board must give the draft plan to the Minister for approval; it must make any changes the Minister requests.
The regulator can make recommendations to the Minister about the plan.
The regulator must check if the plan fits international trade obligations; it must consider social and economic benefits for the community.
The Minister must review public submissions and the regulator's recommendations before approving a plan.
The board must respond to requests to increase local goods and services targets within 60 working days; it must publish its decision.
The Minister can ignore local content targets for specific infrastructure projects; this applies if there is a supply shortage.