Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 (SA)

South Australia Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 An Act to facilitate and regulate the generation of hydrogen and renewable energy in the State and coastal waters of the State, to make related amendments to the Mining Act 1971, the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989, the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 and the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016, and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Objects 4 Interpretation 5 Application of Act 6 Interaction with other Acts Part 2—Preliminary investigation of renewable energy resources Division 1—Minister may explore renewable energy resources 7 Minister may explore renewable energy resources Division 2—Renewable energy feasibility permit 8 Renewable energy feasibility permit 9 Term and renewal of permit Part 3—Release area 10 Minister may declare release area 11 Call for tenders for renewable energy feasibility licence Part 4—Licensing Division 1—Requirement for licence 12 Regulated activities 13 Requirement for licence Division 2—Licence categories Subdivision 1—Hydrogen generation licence 14 Hydrogen generation licence 15 Term and renewal of licence 16 Minister may grant certain licences under Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 Subdivision 2—Renewable energy feasibility licence 17 Renewable energy feasibility licence 18 Term and renewal of licence Subdivision 3—Renewable energy infrastructure licence 19 Renewable energy infrastructure licence 20 Term and renewal of licence Subdivision 4—Renewable energy research licence 21 Renewable energy research licence 22 Term and renewal of licence Subdivision 5—Associated infrastructure licence 23 Associated infrastructure licence 24 Term and renewal of licence Subdivision 6—Special enterprise licence 25 Object 26 Special enterprise 27 Concept phase 28 Special enterprise licence 29 Power to exempt from or modify Act 30 Existing licences Division 3—Common provisions Subdivision 1—Application for licence 31 Application for licence 32 Notice of certain applications 33 Applications relating to native title land 34 Applications relating to areas within Murray‑Darling Basin 35 Applications relating to areas within specially protected area Subdivision 2—Grant of licence 36 Grant or refusal of licence application Subdivision 3—Compatible licences 37 Compatible licences Subdivision 4—Conditions of licence 38 Conditions of licence Subdivision 5—Work program 39 Work program Subdivision 6—Access agreement 40 Application of Subdivision 41 Access agreement 42 Negotiating access agreement Subdivision 7—Bond and security 43 Bond and security Subdivision 8—Notice of commencement of operations 44 Licensee must give notice of commencement of authorised operations Subdivision 9—Rent 45 Rent Subdivision 10—Reporting requirements 46 Licensee to provide reports, information or material 47 Licensee must report certain incidents Subdivision 11—Public liability insurance 48 Public liability insurance Subdivision 12—Alteration of licence area 49 Alteration of size of licence area Subdivision 13—Dealing with licence 50 Dealing with licence Subdivision 14—Change in control 51 Interpretation 52 Approval of change in control of holder of licence 53 Offences Subdivision 15—Suspension, cancellation and surrender of licence 54 Minister may suspend or cancel licence 55 Surrender of licence Subdivision 16—Miscellaneous 56 Licence is not personal property for the purposes of Commonwealth Act 57 Exemption from stamp duty Division 4—Environmental impact Subdivision 1—Preliminary 58 Objects 59 Interpretation 60 Environmental impact assessment criteria Subdivision 2—Environmental impact report 61 Environmental impact report Subdivision 3—Statement of environmental objectives 62 Statement of environmental objectives 63 Approval of statement of environmental objectives 64 Review of statement of environmental objectives 65 Notice of approval Subdivision 4—Operational management plan 66 Operational management plan 67 Approval of operational management plan 68 Review of operational management plan Subdivision 5—Scoping report 69 Interpretation 70 Object 71 Scoping report Subdivision 6—Matters to be undertaken by Minister 72 Public consultation 73 Referral of matter to prescribed body 74 Minister may determine relevant authorisation Part 5—Entry to and use of land 75 Right of entry to land 76 Notice of entry 77 Notice of commencement of operations to holder of resources tenement 78 Objections 79 Compensation 80 Compensation for material diminishment of rights 81 Right to require acquisition of land Part 6—Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Fund 82 Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Fund Part 7—Compliance and enforcement Division 1—Minister may request information 83 Minister may request information Division 2—Authorised officers 84 Appointment of authorised officers 85 Identity cards 86 Authorised investigations 87 Powers of entry and inspection for purpose of authorised investigation 88 Power to require information 89 Production of records Division 3—Compliance and enforcement 90 Compliance directions 91 Emergency directions 92 Review of direction 93 Contravention of Act 94 Action if non‑compliance occurs Division 4—Miscellaneous 95 Enforceable voluntary undertakings 96 Civil remedies 97 Annual report Part 8—Offences and penalties 98 False or misleading statements 99 Offence relating to licence 100 Offences regarding authorised officers 101 Civil penalties 102 Additional orders on conviction 103 Continuing offences 104 Offences by bodies corporate 105 Time limits 106 Evidentiary provisions Part 9—Appeals to ERD Court 107 Appeals to ERD Court Part 10—Hydrogen and renewable energy register 108 Hydrogen and renewable energy register Part 11—Miscellaneous 109 Delegation 110 Confidentiality 111 Exemptions 112 Charge on property if debt due to Crown 113 Avoidance of duplication of certain procedures required under Commonwealth law 114 Administrative penalties 115 Regulations and fee notices 116 Review of Act Schedule 1—Related amendments and transitional provisions Part 1—Amendment of Mining Act 1971 1 Amendment of section 6—Interpretation 2 Amendment of section 9—Exempt land 3 Amendment of section 58A—Notice requirements Part 2—Amendment of Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989 4 Amendment of section 3—Interpretation 5 Amendment of section 4—Objects 6 Amendment of section 9—Pastoral Land Management Fund 7 Amendment of section 22—Conditions of pastoral leases 8 Amendment of section 31—Alteration of boundaries 9 Amendment of section 32—Resumption of land 10 Amendment of section 39—Compensation 11 Repeal of Part 6 Division 4 Part 3—Amendment of Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 12 Amendment of section 4—Interpretation Part 4—Amendment of Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 13 Amendment of heading to Part 12 14 Amendment of section 160—Mining tenements to be referred in certain cases to Minister 15 Amendment of section 161—Related matters Part 5—Transitional provisions 16 Interpretation 17 Transitional provisions Legislative history