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Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

Regime for offshore renewable energy permits and infrastructure protection - Provisions relating to both feasibility permits and commercial permits - Requirements of permit holders

33: Requirements of permit holders

You could also call this:

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

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If you get a permit for offshore renewable energy, you must do certain things. You have to report to the chief executive every year about what you did to see if your project is feasible. You also have to share the data you collect with the chief executive by the end of your permit or by a later date set by the Minister.

If you have a commercial permit, you must tell the chief executive within 30 working days if you make a contract with someone else to build or run offshore renewable energy infrastructure. You can only sell this infrastructure to a New Zealand company or a foreign company registered in New Zealand.

You must always follow the rules of your permit, unless you have a good reason not to. You have to pay any fees or charges set by the regulations. You must give the Minister, the chief executive, or an enforcement officer any reports or information they ask for. You also have to give the chief executive a copy of any application for a marine or resource consent for your offshore renewable energy project as soon as possible after you lodge the application.

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This page was last updated on 29 June 2025

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32: Minister may impose conditions of commercial permits, or

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

36: Minister may vary permit, or

"The Minister can change a permit, like making it last longer or changing its conditions, after talking to people and getting consent."

Part 2Regime for offshore renewable energy permits and infrastructure protection
Provisions relating to both feasibility permits and commercial permits: Requirements of permit holders

33Requirements of permit holders

Every permit holder, whether or not it is stated in their permit, must—
Feasibility permits
report annually to the chief executive on the ORE feasibility activities conducted during that year; and
disclose the data that is obtained from their ORE feasibility activities to the chief executive by the end date of their feasibility permit or any later date determined by the Minister; and

Commercial permits

inform the chief executive within 30 working days of entering into any contract with another person to build or operate any ORE transmission infrastructure or to transfer ownership of any ORE transmission infrastructure, including details about the proposed transfer, transferee, and any other information related to the transfer that the chief executive may require; and
not transfer ownership of any ORE transmission infrastructure other than to a single entity that is either a body corporate that is incorporated in New Zealand or an overseas company that is registered under Part 18 of the Companies Act 1993; and

All permits

at all times comply with the conditions of their permit, unless their compliance should reasonably be excused; and
pay any fees or levies prescribed by the regulations; and
provide reports or any information requested by the Minister, the chief executive, or an enforcement officer; and
provide to the chief executive a copy of any application for a marine consent or a resource consent for ORE infrastructure activities in respect of the development, as soon as is reasonably practicable after lodging the application.