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Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

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

23: Minister may impose conditions Conditions of feasibility permits imposed by Minister

You could also call this:

"Minister can add rules to offshore energy permits"

Illustration for Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

If a Minister gives you a feasibility permit, they must include conditions that are required for your application. The Minister decides these conditions based on your application details. They want to make sure the permit works as intended.

The Minister can also add other conditions to your permit if they think it's necessary. This is to make sure the permit follows the purpose of the proposed Offshore Renewable Energy Bill. The Minister wants to administer the permitting regime effectively.

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

23Minister may impose conditions Conditions of feasibility permits imposed by Minister

  1. The Minister must impose any conditions of a feasibility permit that are specified as mandatory conditions in the terms of the application round.

  2. The Minister may impose any other conditions of a feasibility permit that the Minister considers are appropriate to give effect to the purpose of this Act or to enable effective administration of the permitting regime.