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(a) declaring a regulatory control period for the
proponent that is different from the
regulatory control period that would apply
under the National Electricity Rules; and
(b) declaring transmission services provided by
the proponent in relation to the declared
stage that are, or are taken to be, prescribed
transmission services; and
(c) declaring, and providing for the adjustment
of, the proponent’s regulatory asset base;
and
(d) declaring the revenue that the proponent
may earn for providing prescribed
transmission services, or the way the
revenue may be worked out.
(3) A regulation may provide for matters to facilitate
the making of a transmission determination for
the proponent of the declared stage, under the
national electricity laws, for a regulatory control
period starting after the regulatory control period
to which the transmission determination
mentioned in subsection (1) applies, including,
for example—
(a) declaring, and providing for the adjustment
of, the proponent’s regulatory asset base;
and
(b) declaring the proponent’s forecast capital
expenditure for the declared stage for the
purpose of making the transmission
determination.
(4) The Minister may recommend to the Governor in
Council the making of a regulation under this
section only if the Minister is satisfied the
regulation is necessary and appropriate to achieve
the purpose of this part by enabling the declared
stage to be delivered in an efficient and
coordinated way.
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(5) In this section—
regulatory control period has the meaning given
by the National Electricity Rules.
100 Relationship with national electricity laws
(1) It is the intention of Parliament that a regulation
under section 99 applies despite anything stated in
the national electricity laws.
(2) It is also the intention of Parliament that the
national electricity laws continue to apply in
relation to a declared stage of the CopperString
project to the extent the national electricity laws
are not inconsistent with a regulation under
section 99.
(3) Subsection (4) applies in relation to a provision of
a regulation under section 99 that provides for a
matter relating to a declared stage of the
CopperString project to which the national
electricity laws apply or would otherwise apply.
(4) A regulation—
(a) may provide for the application of a
provision of the national electricity laws (a
national provision) in relation to the
declared stage; and
(b) for that purpose, may—
(i) provide that a national provision does
not apply in relation to a matter or
applies in relation to a matter with
stated modifications; and
(ii) state how other provisions of the
national electricity laws apply in
relation to a matter having regard to a
national provision not applying or
applying with stated modifications in
relation to the matter.
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Division 4 Other matters
101 Minister or Treasurer may obtain information
for performing function
(1) This section applies if the Minister or Treasurer
has reason to believe a person has information the
Minister or Treasurer requires to perform a
function under this part, including a function
performed by the responsible Ministers.
Example of a person who may have information mentioned
in subsection (1)—
a person who is or may be the proponent or proposed
proponent for a stage of the CopperString project
(2) The Minister or Treasurer may, by written notice
given to the person, require the person to give the
information to the Minister or Treasurer.
(3) A notice under subsection (2) must state—
(a) the information the Minister or Treasurer
requires; and
(b) the way the information must be given; and
(c) the date by which the information must be
given to the Minister or Treasurer.
(4) A person who is given a notice under
subsection (2) must comply with the notice unless
the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(5) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to
comply with a notice given under subsection (2) if
complying with the notice might tend to
incriminate the individual or expose the
individual to a penalty.
(6) A person may disclose information to the Minister
or Treasurer under this section despite anything in
the national electricity laws.
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(7) A person who complies with a notice under
subsection (2) incurs no liability for breach of
contract, breach of confidence or any other civil
wrong for the compliance.
(8) The Minister or Treasurer—
(a) may use information obtained by the
Minister or Treasurer under this section for
performing a function under this part,
including a function performed by the
responsible Ministers; and
(b) may disclose information obtained under
this section to another person for the
purpose of the other person performing a
function of the other person under this part.
(9) Subsection (8) does not limit section 173.
59 Omission of pt 9 (Energy Industry Council)
Part 9—
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Advocate)
Part 10—
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(d) a hub design body; or
(2) Section 171, definition official, paragraph (h)—
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62 Amendment of s 173 (Confidentiality)
Section 173(1)—
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(e) a person who has acquired, or has access to,
confidential information about another
person under section 97.
63 Amendment of s 175 (Delegation)
(1) Section 175(2)(a), ‘26(2), 27(1)’—
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26(2) or (4)
(2) Section 175(2)(c)(ii), from ‘other than’—
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other than—
(A) publishing a management plan, or a copy of
a management plan, for a regional energy
hub under section 46(1), 47(3), 48(6) or
information under section 49(3); and
(B) deciding the period mentioned in section
46(1)(b)(i) under section 46(2) or 49(4);
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(d) the Minister’s functions under section 96 or
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Subdivision 1 Infrastructure blueprint
65 Replacement of pt 12, div 2, hdg (Other transitional
provisions)
Part 12, division 2, heading—
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Subdivision 2 Other transitional
provisions
66 Amendment of s 179A (Limited protection from liability
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Note—
See also section 191.
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Amendment Act 2025
181 Definitions for division
In this division—
amendment Act means the Energy Roadmap
Amendment Act 2025.
former, in relation to a provision of this Act,
means the provision as in force immediately
before the commencement of the transitional
provision in which the term is used.
transitional provision means a provision of this
division.
182 First system outlook
Section 2 (headed ‘Investment Outlook’) of the
document called the ‘Energy Roadmap’,
published on the department’s website on 10
October 2025—
(a) is taken to be the system outlook made
under section 15; and
(b) is taken to have been approved by regulation
on the day this section commences.
183 Reference to infrastructure blueprint
(1) A reference in a document to the infrastructure
blueprint may, if the context permits, be taken to
be a reference to the system outlook.
(2) In this section—
infrastructure blueprint means the infrastructure
blueprint made under former section 15.
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184 Existing candidate priority transmission
investments
(1) This section applies in relation to a candidate
priority transmission investment under former
section 18 if, immediately before the
commencement, the responsible Ministers have
not made a declaration for the investment under
former section 26.
(2) New part 5 applies in relation to the candidate
priority transmission investment.
(3) For applying subsection (2), from the
commencement—
(a) the declaration of the eligible priority
transmission investment as a candidate
priority transmission investment under
former section 21 is taken to be a
declaration made under new section 24(1);
and
(b) a direction given by the responsible
Ministers under former section 24(2) is
taken to be a direction given by the Minister
under new section 24; and
(c) a report given by Powerlink in purported
compliance with a direction given under
former section 24 is taken to be a report
given to the Minister in purported
compliance with a direction mentioned in
paragraph (b); and
(d) any advice sought by the responsible
Ministers under former section 25(2) is
taken to be advice sought by the Minister
under new section 25(2).
(4) In this section—
new, in relation to a provision of this Act, means
the provision as in force on the commencement.
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185 Appointment as REZ delivery body
(1) This section applies in relation to an entity that,
immediately before the commencement, was a
REZ delivery body appointed under former
section 75.
(2) From the commencement, the appointment of the
entity as a REZ delivery body under former
section 75 is taken to be an appointment of the
entity as a hub design body under section 75 as in
force on the commencement.
186 Dissolution of board
(1) On the commencement—
(a) the board is dissolved; and
(b) each board member goes out of office; and
(c) the State becomes the successor in law of
the board.
(2) No compensation is payable to a board member
because of subsection (1).
(3) Without limiting subsection (1)(c), the records
and other documents held by the board
immediately before the commencement become
records and other documents of the State.
(4) In this section—
board means the Queensland Energy System
Advisory Board established under former section
93.
board member means a board member under
former section 98.
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(1) On the commencement—
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(a) the council is dissolved; and
(b) each council member goes out of office; and
(c) the State becomes the successor in law of
the council.
(2) No compensation is payable to a council member
because of subsection (1).
(3) Without limiting subsection (1)(c), the records
and other documents held by the council
immediately before the commencement become
records and other documents of the State.
(4) In this section—
council means the Energy Industry Council
established under former section 123.
council member means a council member under
former section 129.
188 Dissolution of office of the jobs advocate
(1) On the commencement—
(a) the office of the jobs advocate is dissolved;
and
(b) the jobs advocate goes out of office; and
(c) the State becomes the successor in law of
the jobs advocate.
(2) No compensation is payable to the jobs advocate
because of subsection (1).
(3) Without limiting subsection (1)(c), the records
and other documents held by the jobs advocate
immediately before the commencement become
records and other documents of the State.
(4) In this section—
jobs advocate means the Queensland Renewable
Energy Jobs Advocate under former section 154.
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189 Confidentiality
(1) Despite the repeal of the former criminal history
provisions by the amendment Act, each former
criminal history provision continues to apply in
relation to criminal history information, as
defined in the former criminal history provision,
given to the Minister before the commencement.
(2) The reference in section 173(1)(a)(i) to a person
who has been an official includes a reference to a
person who has been a board member, a council
member or the jobs advocate.
(3) In this section—
board member means a board member under
former section 98.
council member means a council member under
former section 129.
former criminal history provision means former
section 108, 140 or 168.
jobs advocate means the Queensland Renewable
Energy Jobs Advocate under former section 154.
190 Regulation under s 170A
Despite the amendment of section 3 by the
amendment Act, the regulation made under
section 170A and in effect immediately before the
commencement continues in effect.
191 Application of s 179A
(1) Section 179A continues to apply in relation to acts
done, or omissions made, by Powerlink in relation
to a proposed REZ, within the meaning of that
section, during the period mentioned in section
179A(3)(b).
(2) From the commencement, section 179A applies
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as if—
(a) a reference to a part of Queensland to be
declared to be a REZ included a reference to
a part of a Queensland region to be declared
to be a regional energy hub (a proposed
hub); and
(b) a reference to a transmission network to be
the REZ transmission network for a
proposed REZ included a reference to a
transmission network to be the hub
transmission network for a proposed hub;
and
(c) a reference to transmission assets that are to
be REZ controlled assets for a proposed
REZ included a reference to transmission
assets that are to be the hub controlled assets
for a proposed hub; and
(d) the reference in section 179A(3)(b)(ii)(A) to
when the proposed REZ is declared to be a
REZ included a reference to when the
proposed REZ or proposed hub is declared
to be a regional energy hub.
192 Application of s 180
From the commencement, section 180 applies as
if a reference to a REZ matter included a reference
to the hub transmission network or hub controlled
assets for a regional energy hub.
193 Transitional regulation-making power
(1) A regulation (a transitional regulation) may
make provision about a matter for which—
(a) it is necessary to make provision—
(i) to allow or facilitate the doing of
anything to achieve the transition from
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