{"id":"F2024L01647","name":"Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Declared Area OEI-04-2024) Declaration 2024","slug":"offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-04-2024-declaration-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442662,"registerId":"F2024L01647-fast-fetch-1775957623001","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Declared Area OEI-04-2024) Declaration 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\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‑04‑2024) Declaration 2024\n\nI, Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 11 December 2024   \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-04-2024 Part 1 \n\nShedule 2 - Declared Area OEI-04-2024 Part 2 \n\nSchedule 3—Simplified map of declared area \n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Declared Area OEI-04-2024) Declaration 2024.\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 10am AEST the day after this instrument is registered\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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) Defence Minister;\n\n(b) feasibility licence;\n\n(c) licence area;\n\n(d) management plan;\n\n(e) offshore renewable energy infrastructure;\n\n(f) 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\nDeclared Area OEI-04-2024 means the areas specified in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2.\n\nDepartment of Defence means the Department administered by the Defence Minister.\n\n5  Declared area\n\n (1) Declared Area OEI-04-2024 (the declared area) is declared for the purposes of the Act.\n\nSimplified map of declared area\n\n (2) Schedule 3 sets out a simplified map that shows the location of the declared 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:(i) feasibility licence; or(ii) research and demonstration licence; and(b) the licence is granted in respect of the declared area or any part of the declared area. 1. The licence holder must, before making an initial application for the Regulator to approve a plan as the management plan for the licence, consult the Department of Defence in relation to:\n 1. any proposed underwater noise monitoring; and\n 2. the accurate chartering of all surface and sub-surface infrastructure for navigational purposes.\n2. The plan must include details of:\n 1. the measures (if any) that the licence holder is to implement to address any of the Department of Defence’s claims of adverse effects of the licence activities; and\n 2. The measures (if any) that the licence holder is to implement to ensure that the measures mentioned in subparagraph (i) are effective, and are likely to remain effective.\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Declared Area OEI-04-2024 Part 1\n\nDefinition of “Declared Area OEI-04-2024” in section 4\n\n \n\nDeclared Area OEI-04-2024 Part 1 consists of the line commencing at point OEI-04-2024-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- Offshore Renewable Energy Area 1\n- Item Latitude Longitude\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-1 39° 58′ 18.01″ S 146° 57′ 16.13″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-2 40° 05′ 29.84″ S 146° 54′ 43.22″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-3 40° 14′ 34.74″ S 146° 51′ 30.26″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-4 40° 24′ 19.41″ S 146° 48′ 03.23″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-5 40° 34′ 31.56″ S 146° 44′ 26.46″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-6 40° 45′ 49.24″ S 146° 40′ 26.49″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-7 40° 45′ 50.06″ S 146° 40′ 26.19″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-8 40° 48′ 25.61″ S 146° 28′ 14.34″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-9 40° 43′ 22.91″ S 146° 14′ 22.49″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-10 40° 31′ 28.59″ S 146° 06′ 54.88″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-11 40° 22′ 33.20″ S 146° 01′ 19.38″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-12 40° 13′ 28.63″ S 145° 55′ 38.14″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-13 40° 05′ 50.59″ S 145° 50′ 51.12″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-14 40° 03′ 19.44″ S 145° 49′ 16.40″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-15 39° 57′ 10.15″ S 145° 51′ 34.14″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-16 39° 57′ 27.86″ S 145° 52′ 18.00″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-17 39° 58′ 11.24″ S 145° 54′ 14.28″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-18 39° 58′ 51.72″ S 145° 56′ 12.23″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-19 39° 59′ 29.26″ S 145° 58′ 11.72″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-20 40° 00′ 03.83″ S 146° 00′ 12.65″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-21 40° 00′ 35.38″ S 146° 02′ 14.89″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-22 40° 01′ 03.90″ S 146° 04′ 18.32″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-23 40° 01′ 29.34″ S 146° 06′ 22.82″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-24 40° 01′ 51.69″ S 146° 08′ 28.28″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-25 40° 02′ 10.93″ S 146° 10′ 34.56″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-26 40° 02′ 27.02″ S 146° 12′ 41.54″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-27 40° 02′ 39.97″ S 146° 14′ 49.10″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-28 40° 02′ 49.75″ S 146° 16′ 57.11″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-29 40° 02′ 56.35″ S 146° 19′ 05.45″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-30 40° 02′ 59.77″ S 146° 21′ 13.99″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-31 40° 03′ 00.01″ S 146° 23′ 22.60″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-32 40° 02′ 57.06″ S 146° 25′ 31.16″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-33 40° 02′ 50.93″ S 146° 27′ 39.53″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-34 40° 02′ 41.63″ S 146° 29′ 47.60″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-35 40° 02′ 29.15″ S 146° 31′ 55.24″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-36 40° 02′ 26.90″ S 146° 32′ 13.58″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-37 40° 02′ 15.45″ S 146° 34′ 00.16″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-38 40° 02′ 00.03″ S 146° 35′ 56.60″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-39 40° 01′ 49.02″ S 146° 37′ 23.98″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-40 40° 01′ 29.35″ S 146° 39′ 33.33″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-41 40° 01′ 06.40″ S 146° 41′ 41.81″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-42 40° 00′ 40.21″ S 146° 43′ 49.28″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-43 40° 00′ 10.81″ S 146° 45′ 55.63″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-44 39° 59′ 38.21″ S 146° 48′ 00.72″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-45 39° 59′ 02.46″ S 146° 50′ 04.41″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-46 39° 58′ 23.59″ S 146° 52′ 06.59″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-47 39° 57′ 41.64″ S 146° 54′ 07.12″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P1-48 39° 57′ 03.28″ S 146° 55′ 48.42″ E\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\nSchedule 2— Declared Area OEI-04-2024 Part 2\n\nDefinition of “Declared Area OEI-04-2024” in section 4\n\n \n\nDeclared Area OEI-04-2024 Part 2 consists of the line commencing at point OEI-04-2024-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- Offshore Renewable Energy Area 2\n- Item Latitude Longitude\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-1 40° 33′ 38.20″ S 147° 01′ 23.89″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-2 40° 25′ 26.09″ S 147° 04′ 22.09″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-3 40° 17′ 35.86″ S 147° 07′ 12.36″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-4 40° 09′ 16.39″ S 147° 10′ 13.19″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-5 40° 15′ 17.46″ S 147° 17′ 20.06″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-6 40° 20′ 13.29″ S 147° 23′ 09.81″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-7 40° 25′ 47.03″ S 147° 29′ 44.37″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-8 40° 31′ 51.14″ S 147° 36′ 54.85″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-9 40° 33′ 49.98″ S 147° 36′ 53.83″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-10 40° 35′ 51.61″ S 147° 27′ 21.56″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-11 40° 37′ 52.12″ S 147° 17′ 54.59″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-12 40° 40′ 01.14″ S 147° 07′ 47.62″ E\n- OEI-04-2024-P2-13 40° 42′ 01.44″ S 146° 58′ 21.66″ E\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 3 – Simplified Map of the Declared Area\n\nSubsection 5(2)\n\n \n\n![Simplified map of Declared Area OEI-04-2024 Part 1 and Part 2.](image.002.jpeg)\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 17 of the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021—declaring specific offshore areas for renewable energy development. The inclusion of Defence consultation conditions is consistent with the Act's framework for managing competing uses of offshore areas. No scope creep detected."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward declaratory structure with only 6 operative sections","Minimal defined terms (only 2 explicit definitions in section 4, plus incorporated definitions from parent Act)","Single conditional table in section 6 with clear if-then logic","Heavy reliance on external documents: coordinates in Schedules 1-2 require geodetic expertise to interpret, and the simplified map in Schedule 3 is an image reference","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond standard Act references","Geographic complexity: 61 precise coordinate points requiring GDA94 datum knowledge to locate physically"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares \"Declared Area OEI-04-2024,\" two offshore zones off Tasmania, open for offshore renewable projects (e.g., wind or wave). It affects developers, mariners, the environment (underwater noise monitoring), and gives the Department of Defence formal consultation rights because the area overlaps defence activities. Feasibility and research/demonstration licence holders must consult Defence before lodging management plans and address Defence concerns—including noise monitoring and accurate charting—to avoid adverse impacts on defence operations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument declares specified offshore areas for the purposes of the Act and imposes licence-specific consultation and management‑plan requirements. It does not itself expand or narrow the classes of activity regulated by the Act; it operates within the Act’s authority (s17) by defining area boundaries (section 5) and attaching conditions to particular licence types (section 6)."},"complexity_factors":["Precise geodetic boundary description across two Parts requires technical GIS/mapping work to translate coordinates into operational boundaries (Schedules 1–2; subsection 5(1)–(2)).","Licence-specific procedural obligations add compliance steps: pre-approval consultation with the Department of Defence and required management‑plan content (section 6, Items 1–2).","Cross-reference to definitions and other licence conditions in the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 and Regulations increases legal cross-dependency (section 4 notes; references to ss 35, 45, 54 of the Act; Regulations s49).","Regulator approval of a management plan is required before initial plan approval, creating an administrative checkpoint and potential timing/discretion issues (section 6).","Simplified map is provided but may not substitute for legal boundary precision, requiring reconciliation between map and coordinate schedule (subsection 5(2); Schedule 3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally declares two offshore areas (OEI‑04‑2024 Parts 1 and 2) as a ‘declared area’ under the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021, publishing precise geodetic coordinates and a simplified map (Schedules 1–3).  \n\nFeasibility and research-and-demonstration licences for those areas must consult the Department of Defence about underwater noise monitoring and accurate charting, and must include in their management plans any measures addressing Defence’s claims of adverse effects (section 6). The rules change what licence applicants must document and who they must consult."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-04-2024-declaration-2024","history":"/api/acts/offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-04-2024-declaration-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-04-2024-declaration-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-04-2024-declaration-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-04-2024-declaration-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/offshore-electricity-infrastructure-declared-area-oei-04-2024-declaration-2024/documents"}}