sec.83Authorisation for competition legislation

sec.83 Authorisation for competition legislation

The following conduct is specifically authorised by this Act for the purposes of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth) , section 51 (1) (b) and the Competition Code of Queensland— conduct of an entity in the development of a management plan for a regional energy hub, including conduct relating to the preparation of, or consultation on, a draft of the management plan; conduct of an entity negotiating and entering into a connection agreement for the hub transmission network or hub controlled assets for a regional energy hub under this part; conduct of an entity related to regulating the connection and access to the hub transmission network or hub controlled assets for a regional energy hub under this part, including, for example— giving effect to a management plan for the hub; or conduct under a connection agreement for the hub transmission network entered into under this part that relates to dispatch, dispatch bids, dispatch offers, or market ancillary service offers, within the meaning of the National Electricity Rules; conduct, of an entity, prescribed by regulation that is necessary or incidental to facilitate— a part of a Queensland region to be declared to be a regional energy hub, even if the part is not ultimately declared to be a regional energy hub (a proposed regional energy hub ); or the development of a transmission network to be the hub transmission network for a regional energy hub or a proposed regional energy hub; or the operation of the hub transmission network or hub controlled assets for a regional energy hub or a proposed regional energy hub; or arrangements for connection and access to the hub transmission network or hub controlled assets for a regional energy hub or a proposed regional energy hub, including the transition of arrangements under the national electricity laws to arrangements under this part. However, anything authorised to be done by subsection (1) is authorised only to the extent to which it would otherwise contravene the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth) or the Competition Code of Queensland. s 83 amd 2025 No. 30 s 73 sch 1 (sec.83-ssec.1) The following conduct is specifically authorised by this Act for the purposes of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth) , section 51 (1) (b) and the Competition Code of Queensland— conduct of an entity in the development of a management plan for a regional energy hub, including conduct relating to the preparation of, or consultation on, a draft of the management plan; conduct of an entity negotiating and entering into a connection agreement for the hub transmission network or hub controlled assets for a regional energy hub under this part; conduct of an entity related to regulating the connection and access to the hub transmission network or hub controlled assets for a regional energy hub under this part, including, for example— giving effect to a management plan for the hub; or conduct under a connection agreement for the hub transmission network entered into under this part that relates to dispatch, dispatch bids, dispatch offers, or market ancillary service offers, within the meaning of the National Electricity Rules; conduct, of an entity, prescribed by regulation that is necessary or incidental to facilitate— a part of a Queensland region to be declared to be a regional energy hub, even if the part is not ultimately declared to be a regional energy hub (a proposed regional energy hub ); or the development of a transmission network to be the hub transmission network for a regional energy hub or a proposed regional energy hub; or the operation of the hub transmission network or hub controlled assets for a regional energy hub or a proposed regional energy hub; or arrangements for connection and access to the hub transmission network or hub controlled assets for a regional energy hub or a proposed regional energy hub, including the transition of arrangements under the national electricity laws to arrangements under this part. (sec.83-ssec.2) However, anything authorised to be done by subsection (1) is authorised only to the extent to which it would otherwise contravene the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth) or the Competition Code of Queensland.