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Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

Administration and enforcement - Administration - Registers, records, and use of information

117: Chief executive may publish certain feasibility data

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"The boss can share some information about offshore energy projects with the public."

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The proposed law says the chief executive can share certain information with the public. This information is provided by someone who holds a permit, as required by section 33(b). The information can be about geological surveys, environmental monitoring, climate and weather patterns, or other data collected during offshore renewable energy feasibility activities.

The chief executive can share this information on a website at a certain time. This time is either when a commercial permit starts, or one year after a feasibility permit is no longer current.

The chief executive cannot share information that is commercially sensitive, unless the person it belongs to agrees to share it.

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This page was last updated on 29 June 2025

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116: Use and disclosure of information, or

"Who can see and share information given under this law, and when"

118: Sharing of information with agencies, or

"Agencies can share information to help each other do their job, while keeping personal info secret"

Part 4Administration and enforcement
Administration: Registers, records, and use of information

117Chief executive may publish certain feasibility data

This section applies to information provided by a permit holder in accordance with section 33(b) that is of 1 or more of the following kinds:
geological surveys:
environmental monitoring:
climate and weather patterns:
other data obtained by the permit holder during ORE feasibility activities that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

The chief executive may publish the information on an internet site maintained by the chief executive at any time on or after the earlier of the following:
the start date of a commercial permit granted in relation to a feasibility permit:
the date that is 1 year after the date a feasibility permit ceases to be current.

However, the chief executive must not publish information under this section that is commercially sensitive, unless the publication is with the consent of the person to whom the information relates, or to whom the information is confidential.