42Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West Project

42 Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West Project

42 Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West Project

(1) Development for the purposes of the Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West Project on land in the City of Wagga Wagga, Edward River, Murray River and Murrumbidgee local government areas, including the following—

(a) the construction and operation of high voltage 500kV transmission infrastructure between Dinawan Substation and the border between New South Wales and Victoria,

(b) the construction and operation of electrical substations, switching stations and associated infrastructure,

(c) the construction and operation of electricity transmission line infrastructure,

(d) ancillary development, including the following—

(i) the carrying out of works to upgrade or augment transmission lines and substation infrastructure,

(ii) the installation and operation of communication infrastructure and facilities, excluding microwave technology,

(iii) the installation and operation of construction accommodation, compounds and power supplies,

(iv) the installation and operation of construction maintenance sites including brake and winch sites, construction crane pads, helicopter landing pads and temporary concrete batching plants,

(v) the construction, operation and upgrade of access tracks and roads.

(2) In this section—

development does not include the following—

(a) surveys, sampling, environmental investigations, geotechnical borehole drilling, test drilling, test excavations or other tests or investigations,

(b) the construction of temporary access tracks and temporary site facilities to allow for the carrying out of tests or investigations described in paragraph (a),

(c) minor works associated with the upgrade of existing access tracks,

(d) minor works associated with existing electricity transmission infrastructure and utilities infrastructure.