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Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

Regime for offshore renewable energy permits and infrastructure protection - Feasibility permits

13: Application round for feasibility permits

You could also call this:

"How to apply for a permit to test renewable energy ideas in New Zealand's waters"

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If you want to apply for a feasibility permit, you can only do so during a special period called an application round. The Minister will announce when an application round is open by giving public notice, which will say where in New Zealand's waters you can apply, when your application needs to be in, and if there are any limits on what you can apply for. The Minister might also say what kind of technology you can use or how much energy you can generate.

The regulations will help decide how the application round works, and the Minister can issue more information to support it. This information might include how to apply, how the public will be notified, and how applications will be considered under section 17, sections 18 to 20, and what conditions you must meet for a feasibility permit, as outlined in section 23. The public notice must follow any rules set out in the regulations.

The Minister can change or cancel the public notice or any other information before the application deadline. The public notice must include any information required by the regulations and must be given in the way the regulations say. You should check the notice and any other information issued by the Minister to see what you need to do to apply for a feasibility permit.

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Part 2Regime for offshore renewable energy permits and infrastructure protection
Feasibility permits

13Application round for feasibility permits

  1. An application for a feasibility permit may be made only during an application round.

  2. The Minister may launch an application round by giving public notice that specifies—

  3. the geographic area or areas in respect of which applications are invited (which may be in the territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone around the whole of New Zealand); and
    1. the date and time by which applications must be received; and
      1. if applicable, any limitations to which applications are subject (for example, as to the type of technology and generation capacity).

        1. The regulations may prescribe matters that apply to the launching of an application round (for example, criteria, guiding principles, and consultation requirements).

        2. The regulations, the public notice, or any information issued by the Minister to support the application round may specify any terms of the application round, including—

        3. how applications may be made:
          1. how public notice will be given, and consultation will be carried out, under section 17:
            1. how applications will be considered under sections 18 to 20:
              1. any mandatory conditions for feasibility permits (see section 23).

                1. The public notice must specify any matters prescribed by the regulations and must be given in accordance with any requirements under the regulations.

                2. The Minister may amend or revoke the notice, or any information issued by the Minister to support the application round, before the time by which applications must be received expires.