{"id":"F2022L01736","name":"Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Declared Area OEI-01-2022) Declaration 2022","slug":"offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-01-2022-declaration-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441682,"registerId":"F2022L01736-fast-fetch-1775956927669","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Declared Area OEI-01-2022) Declaration 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nOffshore Electricity Infrastructure (Declared Area OEI‑01‑2022) Declaration 2022\n\nI, Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, make the following instrument.\n\nDated  17/12/22  \n\nChris Bowen\n\nMinister for Climate Change and Energy\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Declared area\n\n6  Conditions\n\nSchedule 1—Declared Area OEI-01-2022 Part 1\n\nSchedule 2—Declared Area OEI-01-2022 Part 2\n\nSchedule 3—Declared Area OEI-01-2022 Part 3\n\nSchedule 4—Simplified map of declared area\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Declared Area OEI-01-2022) Declaration 2022.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 17 of the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote 1: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 8 of the Act, including the following:\n\n(a) commercial licence;\n\n(b) declared area;\n\n(c) feasibility licence;\n\n(d) licence area;\n\n(e) management plan;\n\n(f) offshore infrastructure activity;\n\n(g) research and demonstration licence.\n\nNote 2: For the purposes of the Act, the position on the surface of the Earth of a point, a line or an area is to be determined by reference to the Geocentric Datum of Australia as defined in Gazette No. 35 of 6 September 1995 (GDA94 geocentric data set). See section 49 of the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Regulations 2022.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021.\n\nAustralian Maritime Safety Authority means the Authority within the meaning of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990.\n\nBureau of Meteorology means the Bureau within the meaning of the Meteorology Act 1955.\n\nDeclared Area OEI-01-2022 means the area made up of:\n\n (a) Declared Area OEI-01-2022 Part 1 as specified in Schedule 1; and\n\n (b) Declared Area OEI-01-2022 Part 2 as specified in Schedule 2; and\n\n (c) Declared Area OEI-01-2022 Part 3 as specified in Schedule 3.\n\nDefence consultation area means the area within an 80 nautical mile radius of the Royal Australian Airforce Base East Sale Airfield Surveillance Radar (Latitude 38° 11’ 18” South, Longitude 147° 10’ 57” East).\n\nDirector of National Parks means the Director within the meaning of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.\n\n5  Declared area\n\n (1) Declared Area OEI-01-2022 is declared for the purposes of the Act.\n\nNote: The specified area is a declared area for the purposes of the Act.\n\nSimplified map of declared area\n\n (2) Schedule 4 sets out a simplified map that shows the location of:\n\n (a) the declared area; and\n\n (b) the Defence consultation area.\n\n6  Conditions\n\nNote: Licences will also be subject to other conditions: see sections 35, 45 and 54 of the Act.\n\n  A licence in relation to which the matters set out in column 1 of the following table are satisfied must be subject to the corresponding condition set out in column 2.\n\n \n\n- Conditions\n- Item Column 1Matters Column 2Conditions\n- 1 (a) the licence is a feasibility licence;(b) the licence is granted in respect of the declared area or any part of the declared area;(c) the licence is granted in respect of any part of the Defence consultation area The licence holder must:(a) in preparing a management plan for the licence, consult with the Department of Defence to determine the potential impact of offshore infrastructure activities and other activities that are to be carried out under the licence on Defence operations and radar capability; and(b) in the management plan for the licence, address the outcomes of this consultation.\n- 2 (a) the licence is a feasibility licence; (b) the licence is granted in respect of the declared area or any part of the declared area The licence holder must:(a) in preparing a management plan for the licence, consult the following:(i) the Bureau of Meteorology;(ii) the Director of National Parks;(iii)the Australian Maritime Safety Authority;(iv)titleholders of any existing petroleum or greenhouse gas titles issued under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 whose title area overlaps with the licence area; and(b) in the management plan for the licence, address the outcomes of this consultation.\n- 3 (a) the licence is a feasibility licence;(b) the licence is granted in respect of the declared area or any part of the declared area;(c) rights under one or more:(i) fishing concessions granted under the Fisheries Management Act 1991; or(ii) permits issued under the Fisheries Act 1995 (Vic) can be exercised in relation to the licence area The licence holder must:(a) in preparing a management plan for the licence, consult:(i) in the case of a concession or permit holder that has nominated a representative organisation for the purposes of the consultation—the representative organisation; and(ii) in any other case—the concession or permit holder; and (b) in the management plan for the licence, address the outcomes of this consultation, including how impacts on these holders may be avoided, mitigated, or offset.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Declared Area OEI-01-2022 Part 1\n\nDefinition of “Declared Area OEI-01-2022” in section 4\n\n \n\nDeclared Area OEI-01-2022 Part 1 consists of the line commencing at point OEI-P1-1 in the following table and running along the geodesics sequentially connecting the points as described in the table and then along the geodesic to the point of commencement:\n\n \n\n| Item | Latitude | Longitude |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| OEI-P1-1 | 37° 59′ 50.36″ S | 147° 56′ 29.64″ E |\n| OEI-P1-2 | 38° 04′ 54.47″ S | 148° 24′ 04.55″ E |\n| OEI-P1-3 | 38° 07′ 54.46″ S | 148° 31′ 04.55″ E |\n| OEI-P1-4 | 38° 13′ 45.88″ S | 148° 33′ 12.18″ E |\n| OEI-P1-5 | 38° 18′ 49.28″ S | 148° 27′ 22.94″ E |\n| OEI-P1-6 | 38° 22′ 43.28″ S | 148° 24′ 31.94″ E |\n| OEI-P1-7 | 38° 30′ 49.28″ S | 148° 20′ 37.94″ E |\n| OEI-P1-8 | 38° 34′ 16.28″ S | 148° 19′ 34.94″ E |\n| OEI-P1-9 | 38° 36′ 43.87″ S | 148° 19′ 06.56″ E |\n| OEI-P1-10 | 38° 38′ 10.28″ S | 148° 18′ 49.94″ E |\n| OEI-P1-11 | 38° 38′ 18.15″ S | 148° 18′ 46.00″ E |\n| OEI-P1-12 | 38° 38′ 30.00″ S | 148° 17′ 30.00″ E |\n| OEI-P1-13 | 38° 40′ 26.66″ S | 148° 14′ 09.34″ E |\n| OEI-P1-14 | 38° 41′ 00.00″ S | 148° 13′ 12.00″ E |\n| OEI-P1-15 | 38° 41′ 05.41″ S | 148° 12′ 54.25″ E |\n| OEI-P1-16 | 38° 41′ 54.49″ S | 148° 10′ 13.39″ E |\n| OEI-P1-17 | 38° 42′ 48.00″ S | 148° 07′ 18.00″ E |\n| OEI-P1-18 | 38° 59′ 41.40″ S | 146° 54′ 37.56″ E |\n| OEI-P1-19 | 38° 55′ 57.68″ S | 146° 46′ 40.30″ E |\n| OEI-P1-20 | 38° 50′ 34.61″ S | 146° 41′ 42.03″ E |\n| OEI-P1-21 | 38° 50′ 25.59″ S | 146° 42′ 09.09″ E |\n| OEI-P1-22 | 38° 50′ 20.55″ S | 146° 42′ 23.45″ E |\n| OEI-P1-23 | 38° 50′ 16.96″ S | 146° 42′ 33.15″ E |\n| OEI-P1-24 | 38° 50′ 15.59″ S | 146° 42′ 37.19″ E |\n| OEI-P1-25 | 38° 50′ 07.67″ S | 146° 42′ 59.31″ E |\n| OEI-P1-26 | 38° 49′ 21.40″ S | 146° 44′ 32.51″ E |\n| OEI-P1-27 | 38° 48′ 17.07″ S | 146° 45′ 46.99″ E |\n| OEI-P1-28 | 38° 48′ 11.67″ S | 146° 45′ 51.74″ E |\n| OEI-P1-29 | 38° 47′ 24.40″ S | 146° 46′ 18.87″ E |\n| OEI-P1-30 | 38° 47′ 01.30″ S | 146° 46′ 47.36″ E |\n| OEI-P1-31 | 38° 46′ 56.97″ S | 146° 46′ 52.90″ E |\n| OEI-P1-32 | 38° 46′ 53.48″ S | 146° 47′ 03.18″ E |\n| OEI-P1-33 | 38° 46′ 41.73″ S | 146° 47′ 42.85″ E |\n| OEI-P1-34 | 38° 46′ 38.34″ S | 146° 47′ 51.57″ E |\n| OEI-P1-35 | 38° 46′ 30.71″ S | 146° 48′ 07.79″ E |\n| OEI-P1-36 | 38° 46′ 24.97″ S | 146° 48′ 22.27″ E |\n| OEI-P1-37 | 38° 46′ 20.69″ S | 146° 48′ 34.48″ E |\n| OEI-P1-38 | 38° 46′ 16.10″ S | 146° 48′ 48.36″ E |\n| OEI-P1-39 | 38° 46′ 11.63″ S | 146° 49′ 02.71″ E |\n| OEI-P1-40 | 38° 46′ 09.54″ S | 146° 49′ 26.11″ E |\n| OEI-P1-41 | 38° 46′ 07.99″ S | 146° 49′ 43.45″ E |\n| OEI-P1-42 | 38° 46′ 05.79″ S | 146° 50′ 08.04″ E |\n| OEI-P1-43 | 38° 46′ 03.88″ S | 146° 50′ 18.49″ E |\n| OEI-P1-44 | 38° 46′ 03.49″ S | 146° 50′ 20.48″ E |\n| OEI-P1-45 | 38° 46′ 00.95″ S | 146° 51′ 01.15″ E |\n| OEI-P1-46 | 38° 45′ 49.67″ S | 146° 51′ 31.95″ E |\n| OEI-P1-47 | 38° 45′ 46.71″ S | 146° 52′ 01.17″ E |\n| OEI-P1-48 | 38° 45′ 06.82″ S | 146° 53′ 51.95″ E |\n| OEI-P1-49 | 38° 44′ 02.74″ S | 146° 55′ 23.20″ E |\n| OEI-P1-50 | 38° 43′ 36.83″ S | 146° 55′ 48.82″ E |\n| OEI-P1-51 | 38° 43′ 24.11″ S | 146° 56′ 03.08″ E |\n| OEI-P1-52 | 38° 43′ 12.05″ S | 146° 56′ 21.15″ E |\n| OEI-P1-53 | 38° 42′ 52.16″ S | 146° 56′ 44.77″ E |\n| OEI-P1-54 | 38° 42′ 27.58″ S | 146° 57′ 11.18″ E |\n| OEI-P1-55 | 38° 42′ 03.53″ S | 146° 57′ 39.86″ E |\n| OEI-P1-56 | 38° 41′ 53.44″ S | 146° 57′ 54.92″ E |\n| OEI-P1-57 | 38° 41′ 43.33″ S | 146° 58′ 07.63″ E |\n| OEI-P1-58 | 38° 41′ 23.36″ S | 146° 58′ 34.29″ E |\n| OEI-P1-59 | 38° 41′ 08.07″ S | 146° 58′ 56.20″ E |\n| OEI-P1-60 | 38° 40′ 40.74″ S | 146° 59′ 30.95″ E |\n| OEI-P1-61 | 38° 40′ 18.51″ S | 146° 59′ 56.04″ E |\n| OEI-P1-62 | 38° 40′ 06.69″ S | 147° 00′ 09.67″ E |\n| OEI-P1-63 | 38° 39′ 56.94″ S | 147° 00′ 19.98″ E |\n| OEI-P1-64 | 38° 39′ 49.56″ S | 147° 00′ 29.92″ E |\n| OEI-P1-65 | 38° 39′ 09.96″ S | 147° 01′ 15.12″ E |\n| OEI-P1-66 | 38° 39′ 06.53″ S | 147° 01′ 18.43″ E |\n| OEI-P1-67 | 38° 39′ 06.30″ S | 147° 01′ 18.69″ E |\n| OEI-P1-68 | 38° 38′ 36.57″ S | 147° 01′ 51.15″ E |\n| OEI-P1-69 | 38° 38′ 28.13″ S | 147° 01′ 58.91″ E |\n| OEI-P1-70 | 38° 38′ 14.23″ S | 147° 02′ 15.13″ E |\n| OEI-P1-71 | 38° 37′ 37.84″ S | 147° 02′ 49.59″ E |\n| OEI-P1-72 | 38° 37′ 25.27″ S | 147° 03′ 04.21″ E |\n| OEI-P1-73 | 38° 37′ 16.14″ S | 147° 03′ 13.88″ E |\n| OEI-P1-74 | 38° 37′ 02.46″ S | 147° 03′ 27.48″ E |\n| OEI-P1-75 | 38° 36′ 54.41″ S | 147° 03′ 37.30″ E |\n| OEI-P1-76 | 38° 36′ 37.44″ S | 147° 03′ 58.71″ E |\n| OEI-P1-77 | 38° 36′ 21.31″ S | 147° 04′ 15.11″ E |\n| OEI-P1-78 | 38° 36′ 01.99″ S | 147° 04′ 37.21″ E |\n| OEI-P1-79 | 38° 35′ 35.07″ S | 147° 05′ 08.96″ E |\n| OEI-P1-80 | 38° 33′ 42.25″ S | 147° 07′ 17.52″ E |\n| OEI-P1-81 | 38° 33′ 02.07″ S | 147° 08′ 03.88″ E |\n| OEI-P1-82 | 38° 32′ 49.44″ S | 147° 08′ 20.13″ E |\n| OEI-P1-83 | 38° 32′ 27.39″ S | 147° 08′ 45.68″ E |\n| OEI-P1-84 | 38° 32′ 05.93″ S | 147° 09′ 13.46″ E |\n| OEI-P1-85 | 38° 31′ 43.19″ S | 147° 09′ 40.79″ E |\n| OEI-P1-86 | 38° 31′ 21.24″ S | 147° 10′ 05.77″ E |\n| OEI-P1-87 | 38° 31′ 00.87″ S | 147° 10′ 33.75″ E |\n| OEI-P1-88 | 38° 30′ 31.61″ S | 147° 11′ 11.95″ E |\n| OEI-P1-89 | 38° 30′ 20.15″ S | 147° 11′ 28.15″ E |\n| OEI-P1-90 | 38° 30′ 09.43″ S | 147° 11′ 42.57″ E |\n| OEI-P1-91 | 38° 29′ 08.72″ S | 147° 13′ 00.44″ E |\n| OEI-P1-92 | 38° 29′ 00.32″ S | 147° 13′ 09.20″ E |\n| OEI-P1-93 | 38° 28′ 41.23″ S | 147° 13′ 33.54″ E |\n| OEI-P1-94 | 38° 28′ 19.76″ S | 147° 13′ 59.26″ E |\n| OEI-P1-95 | 38° 28′ 11.73″ S | 147° 14′ 08.66″ E |\n| OEI-P1-96 | 38° 27′ 56.38″ S | 147° 14′ 26.00″ E |\n| OEI-P1-97 | 38° 27′ 56.48″ S | 147° 14′ 26.13″ E |\n| OEI-P1-98 | 38° 27′ 36.41″ S | 147° 14′ 49.02″ E |\n| OEI-P1-99 | 38° 27′ 28.51″ S | 147° 14′ 56.71″ E |\n| OEI-P1-100 | 38° 27′ 28.45″ S | 147° 14′ 56.61″ E |\n| OEI-P1-101 | 38° 27′ 17.11″ S | 147° 15′ 12.51″ E |\n| OEI-P1-102 | 38° 26′ 58.31″ S | 147° 15′ 38.47″ E |\n| OEI-P1-103 | 38° 26′ 54.19″ S | 147° 15′ 43.80″ E |\n| OEI-P1-104 | 38° 26′ 44.37″ S | 147° 15′ 56.55″ E |\n| OEI-P1-105 | 38° 26′ 05.70″ S | 147° 16′ 47.72″ E |\n| OEI-P1-106 | 38° 25′ 51.28″ S | 147° 17′ 08.39″ E |\n| OEI-P1-107 | 38° 25′ 35.24″ S | 147° 17′ 28.12″ E |\n| OEI-P1-108 | 38° 25′ 35.15″ S | 147° 17′ 28.00″ E |\n| OEI-P1-109 | 38° 25′ 20.44″ S | 147° 17′ 47.85″ E |\n| OEI-P1-110 | 38° 24′ 54.36″ S | 147° 18′ 20.07″ E |\n| OEI-P1-111 | 38° 24′ 27.38″ S | 147° 18′ 57.24″ E |\n| OEI-P1-112 | 38° 24′ 06.80″ S | 147° 19′ 25.60″ E |\n| OEI-P1-113 | 38° 23′ 54.99″ S | 147° 19′ 57.69″ E |\n| OEI-P1-114 | 38° 23′ 41.59″ S | 147° 20′ 31.84″ E |\n| OEI-P1-115 | 38° 23′ 27.51″ S | 147° 21′ 05.55″ E |\n| OEI-P1-116 | 38° 23′ 12.78″ S | 147° 21′ 38.80″ E |\n| OEI-P1-117 | 38° 22′ 57.39″ S | 147° 22′ 11.57″ E |\n| OEI-P1-118 | 38° 22′ 41.36″ S | 147° 22′ 43.83″ E |\n| OEI-P1-119 | 38° 22′ 24.70″ S | 147° 23′ 15.57″ E |\n| OEI-P1-120 | 38° 22′ 07.42″ S | 147° 23′ 46.77″ E |\n| OEI-P1-121 | 38° 21′ 49.53″ S | 147° 24′ 17.40″ E |\n| OEI-P1-122 | 38° 21′ 31.03″ S | 147° 24′ 47.45″ E |\n| OEI-P1-123 | 38° 21′ 11.95″ S | 147° 25′ 16.91″ E |\n| OEI-P1-124 | 38° 20′ 52.30″ S | 147° 25′ 45.74″ E |\n| OEI-P1-125 | 38° 20′ 32.08″ S | 147° 26′ 13.93″ E |\n| OEI-P1-126 | 38° 20′ 11.31″ S | 147° 26′ 41.47″ E |\n| OEI-P1-127 | 38° 19′ 50.00″ S | 147° 27′ 08.34″ E |\n| OEI-P1-128 | 38° 19′ 28.17″ S | 147° 27′ 34.52″ E |\n| OEI-P1-129 | 38° 19′ 05.83″ S | 147° 27′ 59.99″ E |\n| OEI-P1-130 | 38° 18′ 42.99″ S | 147° 28′ 24.75″ E |\n| OEI-P1-131 | 38° 18′ 19.67″ S | 147° 28′ 48.76″ E |\n| OEI-P1-132 | 38° 17′ 55.88″ S | 147° 29′ 12.03″ E |\n| OEI-P1-133 | 38° 17′ 31.64″ S | 147° 29′ 34.53″ E |\n| OEI-P1-134 | 38° 17′ 06.96″ S | 147° 29′ 56.24″ E |\n| OEI-P1-135 | 38° 16′ 41.87″ S | 147° 30′ 17.17″ E |\n| OEI-P1-136 | 38° 16′ 16.36″ S | 147° 30′ 37.29″ E |\n| OEI-P1-137 | 38° 15′ 50.47″ S | 147° 30′ 56.59″ E |\n| OEI-P1-138 | 38° 15′ 24.21″ S | 147° 31′ 15.06″ E |\n| OEI-P1-139 | 38° 14′ 57.58″ S | 147° 31′ 32.68″ E |\n| OEI-P1-140 | 38° 14′ 30.62″ S | 147° 31′ 49.46″ E |\n| OEI-P1-141 | 38° 14′ 03.34″ S | 147° 32′ 05.37″ E |\n| OEI-P1-142 | 38° 13′ 55.93″ S | 147° 32′ 09.41″ E |\n| OEI-P1-143 | 38° 13′ 35.82″ S | 147° 32′ 34.00″ E |\n| OEI-P1-144 | 38° 13′ 22.55″ S | 147° 32′ 53.35″ E |\n| OEI-P1-145 | 38° 12′ 53.41″ S | 147° 33′ 32.65″ E |\n| OEI-P1-146 | 38° 12′ 34.24″ S | 147° 33′ 59.21″ E |\n| OEI-P1-147 | 38° 12′ 11.13″ S | 147° 34′ 30.28″ E |\n| OEI-P1-148 | 38° 11′ 58.42″ S | 147° 34′ 45.90″ E |\n| OEI-P1-149 | 38° 10′ 21.02″ S | 147° 37′ 02.03″ E |\n| OEI-P1-150 | 38° 10′ 13.13″ S | 147° 37′ 13.78″ E |\n| OEI-P1-151 | 38° 10′ 00.33″ S | 147° 37′ 33.02″ E |\n| OEI-P1-152 | 38° 09′ 52.92″ S | 147° 37′ 43.00″ E |\n| OEI-P1-153 | 38° 09′ 41.90″ S | 147° 38′ 00.15″ E |\n| OEI-P1-154 | 38° 09′ 31.71″ S | 147° 38′ 13.80″ E |\n| OEI-P1-155 | 38° 09′ 31.77″ S | 147° 38′ 13.87″ E |\n| OEI-P1-156 | 38° 09′ 25.61″ S | 147° 38′ 23.59″ E |\n| OEI-P1-157 | 38° 09′ 21.05″ S | 147° 38′ 29.90″ E |\n| OEI-P1-158 | 38° 09′ 19.10″ S | 147° 38′ 32.99″ E |\n| OEI-P1-159 | 38° 09′ 16.39″ S | 147° 38′ 36.35″ E |\n| OEI-P1-160 | 38° 09′ 15.60″ S | 147° 38′ 37.54″ E |\n| OEI-P1-161 | 38° 09′ 14.30″ S | 147° 38′ 39.24″ E |\n| OEI-P1-162 | 38° 09′ 11.40″ S | 147° 38′ 43.25″ E |\n| OEI-P1-163 | 38° 08′ 56.98″ S | 147° 39′ 06.55″ E |\n| OEI-P1-164 | 38° 08′ 48.33″ S | 147° 39′ 17.97″ E |\n| OEI-P1-165 | 38° 08′ 36.19″ S | 147° 39′ 31.61″ E |\n| OEI-P1-166 | 38° 08′ 12.75″ S | 147° 40′ 09.82″ E |\n| OEI-P1-167 | 38° 07′ 46.95″ S | 147° 40′ 46.72″ E |\n| OEI-P1-168 | 38° 06′ 37.18″ S | 147° 42′ 31.56″ E |\n| OEI-P1-169 | 38° 06′ 23.82″ S | 147° 42′ 55.33″ E |\n| OEI-P1-170 | 38° 06′ 09.98″ S | 147° 43′ 14.17″ E |\n| OEI-P1-171 | 38° 06′ 07.06″ S | 147° 43′ 18.10″ E |\n| OEI-P1-172 | 38° 06′ 05.96″ S | 147° 43′ 19.59″ E |\n| OEI-P1-173 | 38° 05′ 47.23″ S | 147° 43′ 54.99″ E |\n| OEI-P1-174 | 38° 05′ 37.14″ S | 147° 44′ 10.62″ E |\n| OEI-P1-175 | 38° 05′ 26.62″ S | 147° 44′ 26.18″ E |\n| OEI-P1-176 | 38° 05′ 16.50″ S | 147° 44′ 41.63″ E |\n| OEI-P1-177 | 38° 05′ 04.17″ S | 147° 45′ 04.95″ E |\n| OEI-P1-178 | 38° 04′ 47.34″ S | 147° 45′ 30.13″ E |\n| OEI-P1-179 | 38° 04′ 31.83″ S | 147° 45′ 59.00″ E |\n| OEI-P1-180 | 38° 04′ 19.34″ S | 147° 46′ 17.55″ E |\n| OEI-P1-181 | 38° 04′ 03.68″ S | 147° 46′ 44.09″ E |\n| OEI-P1-182 | 38° 03′ 53.08″ S | 147° 47′ 00.81″ E |\n| OEI-P1-183 | 38° 03′ 38.05″ S | 147° 47′ 31.68″ E |\n| OEI-P1-184 | 38° 03′ 23.03″ S | 147° 47′ 58.39″ E |\n| OEI-P1-185 | 38° 03′ 03.74″ S | 147° 48′ 34.76″ E |\n| OEI-P1-186 | 38° 02′ 45.70″ S | 147° 49′ 10.37″ E |\n| OEI-P1-187 | 38° 02′ 36.61″ S | 147° 49′ 29.58″ E |\n| OEI-P1-188 | 38° 02′ 29.72″ S | 147° 49′ 43.31″ E |\n| OEI-P1-189 | 38° 02′ 19.06″ S | 147° 50′ 08.29″ E |\n| OEI-P1-190 | 38° 02′ 05.72″ S | 147° 50′ 36.26″ E |\n| OEI-P1-191 | 38° 01′ 59.04″ S | 147° 50′ 52.44″ E |\n| OEI-P1-192 | 38° 01′ 41.96″ S | 147° 51′ 31.63″ E |\n| OEI-P1-193 | 38° 01′ 23.44″ S | 147° 52′ 12.28″ E |\n| OEI-P1-194 | 38° 00′ 58.63″ S | 147° 53′ 21.12″ E |\n| OEI-P1-195 | 38° 00′ 16.84″ S | 147° 55′ 12.71″ E |\n| OEI-P1-196 | 37° 59′ 57.48″ S | 147° 56′ 05.96″ E |\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 2—Declared Area OEI-01-2022 Part 2\n\nDefinition of “Declared Area OEI-01-2022” in section 4\n\n \n\nDeclared Area OEI-01-2022 Part 2 consists of the line commencing at point OEI-P2-1 in the following table and running along the geodesics sequentially connecting the points as described in the table and then along the geodesic to the point of commencement:\n\n \n\n| Item | Latitude | Longitude |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| OEI-P2-1 | 38° 48′ 07.44″ S | 148° 16′ 17.66″ E |\n| OEI-P2-2 | 38° 55′ 18.28″ S | 148° 07′ 19.96″ E |\n| OEI-P2-3 | 39° 07′ 07.55″ S | 147° 52′ 26.05″ E |\n| OEI-P2-4 | 39° 12′ 59.31″ S | 147° 46′ 01.97″ E |\n| OEI-P2-5 | 39° 19′ 27.49″ S | 147° 38′ 14.20″ E |\n| OEI-P2-6 | 39° 23′ 01.11″ S | 147° 33′ 15.05″ E |\n| OEI-P2-7 | 39° 06′ 52.19″ S | 147° 09′ 19.57″ E |\n| OEI-P2-8 | 38° 49′ 48.00″ S | 148° 10′ 48.00″ E |\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 3—Declared Area OEI-01-2022 Part 3\n\nDefinition of “Declared Area OEI-01-2022” in section 4\n\n \n\nDeclared Area OEI-01-2022 Part 3 consists of the line commencing at point OEI-P3-1 in the following table and running along the geodesics sequentially connecting the points as described in the table and then along the geodesic to the point of commencement:\n\n \n\n| Item | Latitude | Longitude |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| OEI-P3-1 | 39° 57′ 10.15″ S | 145° 51′ 34.14″ E |\n| OEI-P3-2 | 39° 15′ 52.14″ S | 146° 06′ 37.18″ E |\n| OEI-P3-3 | 39° 15′ 51.76″ S | 146° 06′ 37.29″ E |\n| OEI-P3-4 | 39° 15′ 57.76″ S | 146° 08′ 02.49″ E |\n| OEI-P3-5 | 39° 16′ 01.75″ S | 146° 08′ 04.91″ E |\n| OEI-P3-6 | 39° 57′ 03.28″ S | 146° 55′ 48.42″ E |\n| OEI-P3-7 | 39° 57′ 41.64″ S | 146° 54′ 07.12″ E |\n| OEI-P3-8 | 39° 58′ 23.59″ S | 146° 52′ 06.59″ E |\n| OEI-P3-9 | 39° 59′ 02.46″ S | 146° 50′ 04.41″ E |\n| OEI-P3-10 | 39° 59′ 38.21″ S | 146° 48′ 00.72″ E |\n| OEI-P3-11 | 40° 00′ 10.81″ S | 146° 45′ 55.63″ E |\n| OEI-P3-12 | 40° 00′ 40.21″ S | 146° 43′ 49.28″ E |\n| OEI-P3-13 | 40° 01′ 06.40″ S | 146° 41′ 41.81″ E |\n| OEI-P3-14 | 40° 01′ 29.35″ S | 146° 39′ 33.33″ E |\n| OEI-P3-15 | 40° 01′ 49.02″ S | 146° 37′ 23.98″ E |\n| OEI-P3-16 | 40° 02′ 00.03″ S | 146° 35′ 56.60″ E |\n| OEI-P3-17 | 40° 02′ 15.45″ S | 146° 34′ 00.16″ E |\n| OEI-P3-18 | 40° 02′ 26.90″ S | 146° 32′ 13.58″ E |\n| OEI-P3-19 | 40° 02′ 29.15″ S | 146° 31′ 55.24″ E |\n| OEI-P3-20 | 40° 02′ 41.63″ S | 146° 29′ 47.60″ E |\n| OEI-P3-21 | 40° 02′ 50.93″ S | 146° 27′ 39.53″ E |\n| OEI-P3-22 | 40° 02′ 57.06″ S | 146° 25′ 31.16″ E |\n| OEI-P3-23 | 40° 03′ 00.01″ S | 146° 23′ 22.60″ E |\n| OEI-P3-24 | 40° 02′ 59.77″ S | 146° 21′ 13.99″ E |\n| OEI-P3-25 | 40° 02′ 56.35″ S | 146° 19′ 05.45″ E |\n| OEI-P3-26 | 40° 02′ 49.75″ S | 146° 16′ 57.11″ E |\n| OEI-P3-27 | 40° 02′ 39.97″ S | 146° 14′ 49.10″ E |\n| OEI-P3-28 | 40° 02′ 27.02″ S | 146° 12′ 41.54″ E |\n| OEI-P3-29 | 40° 02′ 10.93″ S | 146° 10′ 34.56″ E |\n| OEI-P3-30 | 40° 01′ 51.69″ S | 146° 08′ 28.28″ E |\n| OEI-P3-31 | 40° 01′ 29.34″ S | 146° 06′ 22.82″ E |\n| OEI-P3-32 | 40° 01′ 03.90″ S | 146° 04′ 18.32″ E |\n| OEI-P3-33 | 40° 00′ 35.38″ S | 146° 02′ 14.89″ E |\n| OEI-P3-34 | 40° 00′ 03.83″ S | 146° 00′ 12.65″ E |\n| OEI-P3-35 | 39° 59′ 29.26″ S | 145° 58′ 11.72″ E |\n| OEI-P3-36 | 39° 58′ 51.72″ S | 145° 56′ 12.23″ E |\n| OEI-P3-37 | 39° 58′ 11.24″ S | 145° 54′ 14.28″ E |\n| OEI-P3-38 | 39° 57′ 27.86″ S | 145° 52′ 18.00″ E |\n| OEI-P3-39 | 39° 57′ 10.15″ S | 145° 51′ 34.14″ E |\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 4—Simplified map of declared area\n\n \n\nSubsection 5(2)\n\n \n\n![Map of declared area OEI-01-2022](image.002.png)\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: declaring a specific geographic area for offshore electricity infrastructure development under the 2021 Act. The consultation conditions attached are directly related to managing conflicts with existing ocean users in that specific area, which is the core function of the declaration power."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive coordinate tables defining three separate geographic areas (196 points in Part 1, 8 points in Part 2, 39 points in Part 3)","Cross-references to primary legislation (Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021) and multiple other Acts including Defence, Fisheries, Petroleum, and Environment legislation","Conditional licensing requirements triggered by geographic overlap with Defence consultation area (80 nautical mile radius from East Sale)","Nested consultation obligations: different consultation requirements apply depending on licence type (feasibility), location (Defence area vs general), and overlapping rights (fishing concessions vs petroleum titles)","Technical datum reference (GDA94 geocentric data set) required for precise boundary determination"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares an offshore area off Victoria (OEI-01-2022) where companies can apply for licences to build and operate offshore electricity infrastructure, mainly wind farms. It affects energy developers and existing marine users—Defence (RAAF East Sale radar), fishers, petroleum/greenhouse-gas titleholders, and maritime/weather services.\n\nFeasibility licence holders must consult those users (and agencies like BoM, AMSA, Parks Australia) and document avoidance, mitigation or offset measures in management plans. It enables large-scale Bass Strait wind development while safeguarding current uses."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument stays within the original, narrow statutory purpose: it designates a particular offshore area as a \"declared area\" under the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 and prescribes licence-level consultation conditions for feasibility licences over that area (sections 5–6). It does not broaden the Act's subject matter, add new regulatory powers beyond the Act, or materially extend coverage beyond a geographic designation plus procedural consultation obligations. In short, it implements the Act's mechanism for creating declared areas and specifying licence conditions rather than changing the legislative scope."},"complexity_factors":["Large number of geodetic coordinates: Schedule 1 contains 196 boundary points (OEI-P1-1 to OEI-P1-196), Schedule 2 contains 8 points, Schedule 3 contains 39 points — total ~243 coordinate points to define the area, increasing technical mapping complexity.","Multiple Schedules (1–4) that together define the declared area and provide a simplified map (Schedule 4), requiring cross-referencing between textual coordinates and the map.","Cross-references to the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 (authority, licence framework, other statutory conditions) and to the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Regulations 2022 for datum specification (section 4 note), adding statutory linkage.","Conditional licence obligations (section 6) with three separate items that apply only in defined circumstances (feasibility licences; licences overlapping Defence consultation area; where fishing concessions/permits overlap), creating branching application logic.","Defined terms and external statutory definitions: several key expressions are defined in the Act (commercial licence, feasibility licence, management plan, etc.), so reading this instrument requires concurrent reference to the Act's interpretation provisions.","Stakeholder categories that trigger different consultation duties (Defence; Bureau of Meteorology; Director of National Parks; AMSA; overlapping petroleum/GHG titleholders; fishing concession/permit holders), creating multiple parallel consultation tracks.","Management-plan level discretion: the instrument mandates consultation and that outcomes be addressed, but leaves substance and sufficiency to the management plan process (introduces administrative discretion and possible conditioning of licences).","Technical precision requirement (use of GDA94 geodetic datum) meaning implementers need geospatial capability to interpret and apply the boundaries correctly (section 4 note)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- Declares a specific offshore area (called \"Declared Area OEI-01-2022\") for the purposes of the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021. (See section 5 and Schedules 1–4.)\n- Specifies the declared area by three sets of geodetic boundary points (Schedules 1–3) and provides a simplified map (Schedule 4) to show the declared area and a defined \"Defence consultation area.\" (Schedules 1–4; section 5(2).)\n- Imposes mandatory conditions on licences (mainly feasibility licences) granted over the declared area. Those licence-holders must consult particular Commonwealth agencies, some overlapping title‑holders, and affected fishing concession/permit holders when preparing their management plans, and they must address the outcomes of those consultations in the management plan. (See section 6, Items 1–3.)\n\nWho is affected and who decides\n\n- Affected parties: prospective licence-holders under the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 (in particular holders of feasibility licences over the declared area); holders of overlapping petroleum/greenhouse gas titles; holders of fishing concessions or certain Victorian fishing permits that overlap the area; and several Commonwealth agencies listed for consultation (Defence, Bureau of Meteorology, Director of National Parks, Australian Maritime Safety Authority). (See section 4 for defined terms and section 6 for consultation obligations.)\n- Who decides: the Minister made this declaration under section 17 of the Act (section 3). Licensing decisions remain governed by the Act and its licensing processes; this instrument only declares the area and sets licence conditions that must be imposed when relevant licences are granted. (Sections 3, 5, 6.)\n\nWhy it matters (stated purpose and practical effects)\n\n- The instrument formally designates where offshore electricity infrastructure licensing activity may proceed under the Act by creating a \"declared area,\" and it builds in consultation requirements intended to surface and manage interactions with Defence, marine safety, meteorology, conservation and existing offshore title/industry users. The instrument therefore changes the legal geography (what is a declared area) and places specific pre‑development procedural obligations on licence-holders.\n\nTesting the purpose-claims against mechanics, costs and incentives\n\n- Claimed purpose (from the instrument): to declare the area for the Act and require consultation so that management plans address impacts on Defence radar/operations and other stakeholders (section 5 and section 6). This is implemented by listing the area precisely (Schedules 1–3) and by imposing consultation obligations (section 6, Items 1–3).\n\n- Who pays / who bears the cost: the licence-holder bears the burden of carrying out the consultations and of documenting how consultation outcomes are addressed in the management plan (section 6). That creates project-level costs (time, specialist advice, possible mitigation works) and potential scheduling impacts before activities can proceed.\n\n- Behaviour changes and incentives: licence applicants will need to factor in additional preparatory work and engagement with Defence and the listed agencies and title-holders. That raises the time and compliance cost of feasibility work in this area, potentially favouring larger firms with access to compliance teams or resources to negotiate mitigation measures.\n\n- Effects on other users and competition: the instrument does not exclude other users but requires licence-holders to consult and account for impacts on overlapping petroleum titleholders and fishing concession/permit holders (section 6, Item 2 and 3). Where mitigation/avoidance is required, developers may face additional constraints that could influence project design, siting, and commercial viability. Existing title-holders retain their rights to be consulted; the instrument does not itself alter those third parties' statutory rights.\n\n- Bureaucratic discretion and implementation risk: the instrument specifies consultation obligations but leaves detail about how consultation outcomes are addressed to the management plan process, which is assessed under the Act and regulations. This produces some administrative discretion in how stringently mitigation or offsets are required and can create uncertainty about approval timelines. The precision of the geographic boundaries (many coordinate points and a simplified map) reduces spatial ambiguity but raises technical mapping and overlap-analysis work.\n\n- Opportunity costs and trade-offs: by adding mandatory consultation steps, the instrument reduces the risk of unanticipated conflicts with Defence, conservation or existing offshore title-holders (reducing certain operational risks) at the cost of upfront compliance and potential delays for developers. If consultations result in required mitigation or rerouting, project costs can increase and some candidate projects might be abandoned or relocated.\n\nConcrete legal hooks and cross-references\n\n- Authority: made under s.17 of the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 (section 3).\n- Geographic referencing: the instrument relies on the Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA94) for locating points (section 4 note; see also Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Regulations 2022, section 49 referenced in the instrument).\n- Licence conditions: this instrument imposes additional conditions that must be attached to relevant licences; the instrument also notes licences will be subject to other statutory conditions under the Act (see the note to section 6 citing sections 35, 45 and 54 of the Act).\n\nPractical points for interested parties\n\n- Developers: if you intend to apply for a feasibility licence in OEI‑01‑2022, plan for mandatory consultations with Defence when within the Defence consultation area and with the other listed agencies/title-holders; build time and budget for consultation outcomes to be addressed in your management plan (section 6).\n- Overlapping title-holders and fishery users: you gain an explicit statutory consultation role—licence-holders must consult you and address impacts in management plans (section 6, Items 2–3).\n- Defence and Commonwealth agencies: the instrument gives these agencies a routine role in consultation for feasibility activities in the declared area; Defence has a clearly identified \"Defence consultation area\" tied to an 80 nautical mile radius around a specified radar. (See section 4 definition of Defence consultation area and section 6 Item 1.)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-01-2022-declaration-2022","history":"/api/acts/offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-01-2022-declaration-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-01-2022-declaration-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-01-2022-declaration-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-01-2022-declaration-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-01-2022-declaration-2022/documents"}}