Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Invitation to Apply for a Feasibility Licence) Instrument (No. 3) 2024

made under section 9 of the

Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Regulations 2022

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date: 02 October 2024

Includes amendments: F2024N00897

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Invitation to Apply for a Feasibility Licence) Instrument (No. 3) 2024 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 02/10/2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

1  Name

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Invitation to apply for feasibility licences

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

1  Name

  This instrument is the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Invitation to Apply for a Feasibility Licence) Instrument (No. 3) 2024.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under section 9 of the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Regulations 2022.

4  Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 8 of the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021, including the following:

(a) declared area;

(b) eligible person;

(c) feasibility licence.

  In this instrument:

declaration means the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Declared Area OEI‑03‑2024) Declaration 2024.

Declared Area OEI-03-2024 has the same meaning as in the declaration.

5  Invitation to apply for feasibility licences

 (1) Eligible persons are invited to apply for feasibility licences.

 (2) The declared area for which licences may be granted is Declared Area OEI-03-2024.

 (3) Applications must be made on or before 3 December 2024.

 (4) The declaration requires licences granted in the declared area to be subject to the conditions specified in section 6 of the declaration.

Note: Licences will also be subject to other conditions: see section 35 of the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history