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Electricity Infrastructure Investment Act 2020
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30 Infrastructure planner to recommend REZ network infrastructure projects for renewable energy zone
(1) The infrastructure planner for a renewable energy zone must—
(a) assess REZ network infrastructure projects required for the renewable energy zone, and
(b) based on those assessments, recommend REZ network infrastructure projects to the consumer trustee for authorisation.
(1A) The infrastructure planner must publish a summary of each recommendation made by the infrastructure planner under subsection (1)(b) on a publicly available website maintained by the infrastructure planner.
(2) The infrastructure planner must assess the following—
(a) the different options for REZ network infrastructure projects to provide the intended network capacity for the renewable energy zone,
(b) staging and sequencing of REZ network infrastructure projects,
(c) funding, procurement and cost recovery for the recommended REZ network infrastructure projects,
(d) other matters prescribed by the regulations.
(2A) A recommendation by the infrastructure planner under subsection (1)(b)—
(a) may relate to one or more REZ network infrastructure projects that the infrastructure planner recommends be authorised, and
(b) must include recommendations about the following—
(i) the staging and sequencing of the REZ network infrastructure project or projects,
(ii) the funding and cost recovery for the REZ network infrastructure project or projects,
(iii) other matters prescribed by the regulations.
(2B) If the infrastructure planner considers it appropriate, the infrastructure planner may do either or both of the following—
(a) recommend the consumer trustee amend the terms of the authorisation of a REZ network infrastructure project,
(b) ask the consumer trustee to amend the maximum capital costs amount for an authorised REZ network infrastructure project.
(3) In assessing and making recommendations about REZ network infrastructure projects, the infrastructure planner must consult with the following—
(a) AEMO,
(b) relevant operators in the renewable energy zone,
(c) each local council in the renewable energy zone.
(4) The infrastructure planner must make recommendations about REZ network infrastructure projects to the consumer trustee within the period specified by the consumer trustee.
(5) The regulations may make further provision for or with respect to the following—
(a) the exercise of the infrastructure planner’s functions under this section,
(b) requiring the consumer trustee to provide information to the infrastructure planner,
(c) public consultation requirements,
(d) the information that must be included in a summary required to be published by the infrastructure planner under subsection (1A).
s 30: Am 2025 No 80, Sch 1[21]–[25].