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Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

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

32: Minister may impose conditions of commercial permits

You could also call this:

"The Minister can add rules to offshore energy permits to help them work properly."

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The Minister can add rules to a commercial permit if they think it's necessary to make the proposed law work or to manage the permit system properly. You should know that these rules are part of a bigger plan to oversee offshore renewable energy. The Minister gets to decide what conditions are added to make sure everything runs smoothly.

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This page was last updated on 29 June 2025

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS992162.

31: Duration of commercial permits, or

"How long a commercial permit for offshore energy lasts"

33: Requirements of permit holders, or

"What you must do if you have a permit for offshore renewable energy"

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

32Minister may impose conditions of commercial permits

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