sec.118AZEMinister not required to take certain actions before making mandatory operation direction

sec.118AZE Minister not required to take certain actions before making mandatory operation direction

The Minister is not required to comply with sections 118AD (4) (a) to (d) , 118AF (2) (a) and 118AH before issuing a mandatory operation direction for a relevant generating unit if, on the application of this Part in the participating jurisdiction, there are less than 30 months before the expected early closure date of the generating unit. The Minister is not required to comply with section 118AH before issuing a mandatory operation direction for a relevant generating unit if— there are less than 30 months before the expected early closure date of the generating unit; and the Minister is of the opinion that the anticipated closure of the relevant generating unit represents an unacceptable risk to— power system security; or national electricity system reliability. In this section— expected early closure date , of a generating unit, means the early closure date for the generating unit as previously notified to AEMO in an early closure proposal. s 118AZE ins 2024 No. 62 (SA) s 6 (sec.118AZE-ssec.1) The Minister is not required to comply with sections 118AD (4) (a) to (d) , 118AF (2) (a) and 118AH before issuing a mandatory operation direction for a relevant generating unit if, on the application of this Part in the participating jurisdiction, there are less than 30 months before the expected early closure date of the generating unit. (sec.118AZE-ssec.2) The Minister is not required to comply with section 118AH before issuing a mandatory operation direction for a relevant generating unit if— there are less than 30 months before the expected early closure date of the generating unit; and the Minister is of the opinion that the anticipated closure of the relevant generating unit represents an unacceptable risk to— power system security; or national electricity system reliability. (sec.118AZE-ssec.3) In this section— expected early closure date , of a generating unit, means the early closure date for the generating unit as previously notified to AEMO in an early closure proposal.

• (a) there are less than 30 months before the expected early closure date of the generating unit; and
• (b) the Minister is of the opinion that the anticipated closure of the relevant generating unit represents an unacceptable risk to— (i) power system security; or (ii) national electricity system reliability.
• (i) power system security; or
• (ii) national electricity system reliability.
• (i) power system security; or
• (ii) national electricity system reliability.