sec.80Minister or Treasurer may obtain advice for performing function

sec.80 Minister or Treasurer may obtain advice for performing function

The Minister or Treasurer may seek advice from the AER or an appropriately qualified person about any matter relevant to the performance of a function of the Minister or Treasurer under this part, including a function performed by the responsible Ministers. The advice the Minister or Treasurer may seek under this section includes advice about any of the following matters— whether a part of a Queensland region is suitable to be a regional energy hub; whether a proposed hub declaration for a regional energy hub will help achieve the purposes of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) and (b) ; whether a proposed amendment or repeal of a hub declaration for a regional energy hub under section 39 (2) — will adversely affect, in a material way, any participant for the hub; or for a proposed amendment—is consistent with achieving the purposes of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) and (b) ; whether a draft management plan for a proposed regional energy hub complies with division 3 , subdivision 1 ; whether a proposed amendment of a management plan for a regional energy hub under section 48 (3) — will adversely affect, in a material way, any participant for the hub; or is consistent with achieving the purposes of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) and (b) ; any matter relevant to making a declaration under section 71 . For the purpose of obtaining the advice, the Minister or Treasurer may give the AER or appropriately qualified person any information held by the Minister or Treasurer, including, for example, information received from a person under section 79 . See section 173 for the restriction on a person disclosing or using information obtained under this section. The AER must, if asked to give advice under subsection (1) , give the advice as soon as reasonably practicable. s 80 amd 2025 No. 30 s 73 sch 1 (sec.80-ssec.1) The Minister or Treasurer may seek advice from the AER or an appropriately qualified person about any matter relevant to the performance of a function of the Minister or Treasurer under this part, including a function performed by the responsible Ministers. (sec.80-ssec.2) The advice the Minister or Treasurer may seek under this section includes advice about any of the following matters— whether a part of a Queensland region is suitable to be a regional energy hub; whether a proposed hub declaration for a regional energy hub will help achieve the purposes of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) and (b) ; whether a proposed amendment or repeal of a hub declaration for a regional energy hub under section 39 (2) — will adversely affect, in a material way, any participant for the hub; or for a proposed amendment—is consistent with achieving the purposes of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) and (b) ; whether a draft management plan for a proposed regional energy hub complies with division 3 , subdivision 1 ; whether a proposed amendment of a management plan for a regional energy hub under section 48 (3) — will adversely affect, in a material way, any participant for the hub; or is consistent with achieving the purposes of this Act mentioned in section 3 (a) and (b) ; any matter relevant to making a declaration under section 71 . (sec.80-ssec.3) For the purpose of obtaining the advice, the Minister or Treasurer may give the AER or appropriately qualified person any information held by the Minister or Treasurer, including, for example, information received from a person under section 79 . See section 173 for the restriction on a person disclosing or using information obtained under this section. (sec.80-ssec.4) The AER must, if asked to give advice under subsection (1) , give the advice as soon as reasonably practicable.