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Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

Regime for offshore renewable energy permits and infrastructure protection - Preliminary provisions

11: Purpose of feasibility permits and commercial permits

You could also call this:

"What feasibility and commercial permits are for in offshore renewable energy projects"

Illustration for Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

The proposed law says a feasibility permit lets you assess if an offshore renewable energy development is possible in a certain area. You can then decide if you want to apply for a commercial permit to make that development happen. This commercial permit would allow you to carry out the development if you already have a resource consent or marine consent.

If you want to apply for a resource consent for offshore renewable energy generation infrastructure activities, you need to have a feasibility permit first, as stated in section 88AA of the Resource Management Act 1991. The same applies if you want to apply for a marine consent, as stated in section 38A of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012, or a commercial permit, as stated in section 26(aaa).

The purpose of a commercial permit is to let you start an offshore renewable energy development once you have the necessary resource consent or marine consent.

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Part 2Regime for offshore renewable energy permits and infrastructure protection
Preliminary provisions

11Purpose of feasibility permits and commercial permits

  1. The purpose of a feasibility permit is to provide for the permit holder to—

  2. assess the feasibility of an ORE development that the permit holder proposes to carry out in the permit area; and
    1. have an exclusive ability to apply for a commercial permit in relation to that proposed development in the permit area if the permit holder chooses to do so.

        1. Guidance note

        A person must have a feasibility permit before they can apply for—

        • a resource consent for ORE generation infrastructure activities (see section 88AA of the Resource Management Act 1991):

        • a marine consent for ORE generation infrastructure activities (see section 38A of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012):

        • a commercial permit (see section 26(aaa)).

      1. The purpose of a commercial permit is to enable the permit holder to give effect to a resource consent or marine consent that authorises ORE generation infrastructure activities.