Tuesday, 1 August 2023

Bills

Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

Introduction and first reading

Lily D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park – Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission) (15:44): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the National Electricity (Victoria) Act 2005 and the National Gas (Victoria) Act 2008 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

James NEWBURY (Brighton) (15:44): I ask for a brief explanation of the bill.

Lily D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park – Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission) (15:44): The bill will introduce decision-making criteria to be used if the Minister for Energy and Resources needs to trigger the retailer reliability obligation, which is an existing mechanism available to ensure adequate electricity supply when shortfalls are forecast by the Australian Energy Market Operator. The bill will also enable alignment of gas wholesale market civil penalties with the national framework and update outdated references to the Essential Services Commission’s gas distribution system code.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.