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51 Definitions
S. 51 def. of *excluded area* substituted by No. 38/2025 s. 29(1).
***excluded area*** means an area declared in an excluded area Order;
S. 51 def. of *excluded area Order* inserted by No. 38/2025 s. 29(2).
***excluded area Order*** means a declaration under section 54A;
***major electricity transmission infrastructure*** means infrastructure forming or intended to form part of the declared transmission system—
(a) operating or intended to operate at nominal voltages of 220kV or above; or
(b) operating or intended to operate at nominal voltages between 66kV and 220kV that is declared to be major electricity transmission infrastructure under section 54;
***multi-criteria analysis*** means a methodology for evaluating qualitative economic, social, cultural and environmental factors as part of a process for determining where, when and how Victoria's electricity transmission network should develop;
S. 51 def. of *renewable energy zone* repealed by No. 38/2025 s. 34.
S. 51 def. of *renewable energy zone Order* repealed by No. 38/2025 s. 34.
***REZ planning function*** means a function specified in section 53(1)(a);
***robustness analysis*** means an application of a range of plausible, high-impact scenarios and development pathways and the selection of the pathway that performs best across multiple system scenarios;
***strategic land use assessment*** means an assessment that identifies suitable areas for siting infrastructure based on a range of technical, environmental, cultural, social and economic factors;
S. 51 def. of *VicGrid fees and charges* repealed by No. 38/2025 s. 10.
***Victorian transmission plan***—see section 59(1);
***Victorian transmission plan guidelines*** means guidelines made under section 57;
***Victorian transmission planning objective***—see section 56(1).
Pt 6 Div. 2 (Heading) amended by No. 38/2025 s. 9.
Division 2—VicGrid
S. 52 inserted by No. 15/2024 s. 8, repealed by No. 38/2025 s. 11.
S. 53 (Heading) amended by No. 38/2025 s. 12(1).
S. 53 inserted by No. 15/2024 s. 8.