2025
A Bill
for
An Act to amend the Energy (Renewable Transformation and
Jobs) Act 2024, the Energy (Renewable Transformation and
Jobs) Regulation 2024 and the legislation mentioned in
schedule 1 for particular purposes
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The Parliament of Queensland enacts—
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Energy Roadmap Amendment
Act 2025.
2 Commencement
The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by
proclamation—
(a) sections 15 to 29;
(b) section 68, to the extent it inserts section 184.
Part 2 Amendment of Energy
(Renewable Transformation
and Jobs) Act 2024
3 Act amended
This part amends the Energy (Renewable Transformation and
Jobs) Act 2024.
Note—
See also the amendments in schedule 1.
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facilitate the development of infrastructure to
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promote an affordable, reliable and
sustainable energy system in Queensland, and
to support
5 Replacement of s 1 (Short title)
Section 1—
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1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Energy
(Infrastructure Facilitation) Act 2024.
6 Replacement of ss 3 and 4
Sections 3 and 4—
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3 Main purposes of Act
The main purposes of this Act are—
(a) to increase the amount of electricity
generated in Queensland in a way that is
cost-effective, safe, secure and reliable; and
(b) to facilitate and support the efficient and
coordinated augmentation of the national
transmission grid in Queensland to
accommodate the increased generation of
electricity mentioned in paragraph (a); and
(c) to provide for support for workers in the
energy industry and communities affected
by the increased generation of electricity
mentioned in paragraph (a).
4 How main purposes are primarily achieved
(1) The main purposes of this Act mentioned in
section 3(a) and (b) are to be achieved primarily
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by providing a framework that includes—
(a) strategic infrastructure path objectives and
ways to help achieve those objectives; and
(b) the identification and construction of
priority transmission investments; and
(c) the development and operation of regional
energy hubs and coordinated and
streamlined connection and access to
transmission networks for the hubs; and
(d) the facilitation and support of the delivery of
the CopperString project.
(2) The main purpose of this Act mentioned in
section 3(c) is to be achieved primarily by
establishing the Job Security Guarantee Fund,
including for the purpose of implementing the job
security guarantee.
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pathway)
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strategic infrastructure path
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system outlook
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(c) any hub transmission network for a regional
energy hub not mentioned in the system
outlook.
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pathway objectives)
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8 Meaning of strategic infrastructure path
objectives
The strategic infrastructure path objectives are
the following objectives—
(a) the long-term minimisation of the cost of
electricity for Queensland consumers;
(b) the provision of a safe, secure and reliable
supply of electricity to Queensland
consumers;
(c) the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
from the generation of electricity in
Queensland.
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Part 2—
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10 Amendment of s 13 (Public ownership strategy)
(1) Section 13, heading—
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13 Public ownership targets
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(1) Each of the following is a public ownership
target for a class of energy asset—
(a) that 100% of public ownership of generation
assets publicly owned and in operation on
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the commencement of this subsection, and
that continue in operation, is maintained;
(b) that public ownership of transmission and
distribution assets is 100%;
(c) that public ownership of deep storage assets
is 100%.
(2) The Minister must prepare a report about whether
each public ownership target is being achieved—
(a) on 31 May 2027; and
(b) at further intervals of 2 years.
(2A) The report must—
(a) include a description of how the percentage
of publicly owned assets for each class of
energy assets is worked out; and
(b) be published on the department’s website.
(3) Section 13(3), definitions publicly owned gas-fired power
station and reporting period—
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(b), ‘Commonwealth, the State or a local government’—
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State
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paragraph (c)—
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(c) the hub transmission network for a regional
energy hub.
(7) Section 13(2A) and (3)—
renumber as section 13(3) and (4).
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