New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ACT 2020

- As at 2 February 2024 
- Act 44 of 2020 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects of Act
   4.      Consultation and negotiation with local Aboriginal communities
   5.      Definitions

   PART 2 - BOARD AND ADVOCATE

   6.      Definitions
   7.      NSW renewable energy sector board
   8.      Plan for NSW renewable energy sector
   9.      Effect of plan
   10.     Electricity infrastructure jobs advocate
   11.     Appointment of electricity infrastructure jobs advocate

   PART 3 - ENERGY SECURITY TARGETS

           Division 1 - Setting and monitoring of energy security targets

   12.     Energy security target monitor to set and monitor targets
   13.     Energy security target monitor reports
   14.     Publication of energy security target monitor reports
   15.     Minister to consider energy security target monitor reports

           Division 2 - Energy security target monitor's information gathering powers

   16.     Requirements to provide information to energy security target monitor
   17.     Offences
   18.     Disclosure of protected information

   PART 4 - RENEWABLE ENERGY ZONES AND ACCESS SCHEMES

           Division 1 - Renewable energy zones

   19.     Minister may declare renewable energy zone
   20.     Procedure for declaring renewable energy zone
   21.     Application for declaration of renewable energy zone
   22.     Amendment of renewable energy zone declaration
   23.     Renewable energy zones in Central-West Orana, Illawarra, New England, South West and Hunter-Central Coast areas

           Division 2 - Access schemes for renewable energy zones

   24.     Minister may declare access scheme for renewable energy zone
   25.     Guidelines for access scheme declarations
   26.     Fees for access schemes
   27.     Application of National Electricity (NSW) Law and National Electricity Rules
   28.     Amendment and repeal of access scheme declaration
   29.     Orders prohibiting connection to network infrastructure

   PART 5 - NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

           Division 1 - Assessment of REZ network infrastructure projects

   30.     Infrastructure planner to recommend REZ network infrastructure projects for renewable energy zone
   31.     Consideration of recommendations by infrastructure planner

           Division 2 - Directions to carry out network infrastructure projects

   32.     Minister may direct network infrastructure projects be carried out
   33.     Directions for REZ network infrastructure projects
   34.     Directions for priority transmission infrastructure projects
   35.     Failure to comply with direction

           Division 3 - Functions of regulator

   36.     Application of Division
   37.     Regulator to take into account principles
   38.     Regulator to determine amount payable to network operators for network infrastructure projects
   39.     Effect of regulator's determination
   40.     Regulator to review determinations
   41.     Application of National Electricity (NSW) Law and National Electricity Rules
   42.     Transfer of network infrastructure

   PART 6 - ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT SAFEGUARD

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   43.     Application of Part

           Division 2 - Objectives and planning

   44.     Infrastructure investment objectives
   45.     Planning by consumer trustee

           Division 3 - Long-term energy service agreements

   46.     Meaning of "long-term energy service agreement" or "LTES agreement"
   47.     Tendering for LTES agreements
   48.     Recommendations about LTES agreements

           Division 4 - Operation of long-term energy service agreements

   49.     Making of LTES agreements
   50.     Terms and conditions of LTES agreements

           Division 5 - Risk management

   51.     Risk management framework
   52.     Risk management contracts

   PART 7 - ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

   53.     Electricity infrastructure fund
   54.     Payments into Fund
   55.     Payments out of Fund
   56.     Regulator to make annual contribution determinations
   57.     Variation of contribution determinations
   58.     Contributions by distribution network service providers

   PART 8 - ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1 - Roles and functions

   59.     Energy security target monitor
   60.     Consumer trustee
   61.     Financial trustee
   62.     Scheme financial vehicle
   63.     Infrastructure planner
   64.     Regulator

           Division 2 - Appointment and performance

   65.     Definition
   66.     General provisions for appointments
   67.     Performance audits
   68.     Suspension or termination of appointment
   69.     Resignation from appointment

   PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

   70.     Annual reports
   71.     Delegation
   72.     Competition authorisation
   73.     Personal liability
   74.     False or misleading information
   75.     Disclosure of information
   76.     Penalty notices
   77.     Proceedings for offences
   78.     Review of Act
   79.     Regulations
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