Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Bills

Energy Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2023

Introduction and first reading

Lily D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park – Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission) (12:04): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Electricity Safety Act 1998, the Gas Safety Act 1997 and the Pipelines Act 2005 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

David HODGETT (Croydon) (12:05): I seek a brief explanation of the bill.

Lily D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park – Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission) (12:05): This bill will improve community and worker safety through clearer and more targeted regulatory settings and provide an enhanced enforcement toolkit for Energy Safe Victoria to effectively respond to emerging energy safety risks. This includes risks posed by the rapid transformation of the energy sector with renewable energy generation and storage. The amendments will do this by making critical changes to the above acts.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.