Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Bills

Energy and Land Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2025

Introduction and first reading

Lily D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park – Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission) (14:58): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Electricity Safety Act 1998, the Gas Safety Act 1997, the Pipelines Act 2005, the Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005 and the Land Act 1958 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

Bridget VALLENCE (Evelyn) (14:58): I ask the member for 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) (14:58): The bill will amend the energy safety framework to make Energy Safe Victoria a stronger and more flexible regulator, making sure the framework supports regulation and enforcement activities to maintain safety for the Victorian community during the energy transition and see improved consistency across the energy safety framework. The bill will provide increased certainty of public land tenure for proponents undertaking environment effects statement processes under the Environment Effects Act 1978.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.