sec.38Declaration of regional energy hub

sec.38 Declaration of regional energy hub

A regulation may declare a part of a Queensland region to be a regional energy hub. The Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council the making of a regulation under subsection (1) — if the Minister is not the Treasurer, only with the Treasurer’s approval; and only if a hub design body has recommended the part of the Queensland region be declared to be a regional energy hub and the Minister is satisfied— the part of the region is suitable to be a regional energy hub; and the declaration will help achieve the purposes of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) and (b) . See also section 40 for matters to which the Minister and the Treasurer must have regard when performing a function under this division. A regulation under subsection (1) must— identify— the Queensland region in which the regional energy hub is located; and the geographic boundary of the regional energy hub; and state the objectives of the regional energy hub; and identify— the management plan for the regional energy hub; and Under section 47 (3) , the Minister must keep a copy of the management plan available on the department’s website. the existing or proposed transmission network, or the part of an existing or proposed transmission network, that is the hub transmission network for the regional energy hub; and the existing or proposed transmission assets that are hub controlled assets for the regional energy hub; and state the term of the declaration, which must be a stated period of not less than 15 years after the day on which the first participant is connected to the hub transmission network for the regional energy hub. The Minister must, as soon as practicable, publish a notice on the department’s website stating the day on which the first participant is connected to the hub transmission network for the regional energy hub. s 38 amd 2025 No. 30 s 33 (sec.38-ssec.1) A regulation may declare a part of a Queensland region to be a regional energy hub. (sec.38-ssec.2) The Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council the making of a regulation under subsection (1) — if the Minister is not the Treasurer, only with the Treasurer’s approval; and only if a hub design body has recommended the part of the Queensland region be declared to be a regional energy hub and the Minister is satisfied— the part of the region is suitable to be a regional energy hub; and the declaration will help achieve the purposes of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) and (b) . See also section 40 for matters to which the Minister and the Treasurer must have regard when performing a function under this division. (sec.38-ssec.3) A regulation under subsection (1) must— identify— the Queensland region in which the regional energy hub is located; and the geographic boundary of the regional energy hub; and state the objectives of the regional energy hub; and identify— the management plan for the regional energy hub; and Under section 47 (3) , the Minister must keep a copy of the management plan available on the department’s website. the existing or proposed transmission network, or the part of an existing or proposed transmission network, that is the hub transmission network for the regional energy hub; and the existing or proposed transmission assets that are hub controlled assets for the regional energy hub; and state the term of the declaration, which must be a stated period of not less than 15 years after the day on which the first participant is connected to the hub transmission network for the regional energy hub. (sec.38-ssec.4) The Minister must, as soon as practicable, publish a notice on the department’s website stating the day on which the first participant is connected to the hub transmission network for the regional energy hub.