Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Bills

National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid Stage 2 Reform) Bill 2025

Introduction and first reading

Lily D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park – Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission) (09:34): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the National Electricity (Victoria) Act 2005, the Electricity Industry Act 2000 and the Electricity Industry (Residual Provisions) Act 1993 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

James NEWBURY (Brighton) (09:34): I seek 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) (09:34): This bill presents the second stage of legislation to establish VicGrid as a transmission network plan in Victoria and implement the Victorian transmission investment framework.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.