The previous Minister for Energy endorsed a proposal to repeal the requirement for electricity generating works to be licensed. Changes to the Electricity Industry Act 2004 to implement this proposal were introduced into Parliament on 14 September 2016 as part of the Licensing and Other Authorisations Amendment Bill 2016. These legislative changes did not receive Parliamentary approval.
Consultation
A consultation paper published in December 2015 and submissions received in response are available below.
Consultation Paper Amendment to Electricity Industry Act 2004 Removal of Electricity Generation Licensing
Generation Licensing Repeal Submission Alinta Energy
Generation Licensing Repeal Submission ATCO Australia
Generation Licensing Repeal Submission Bluewaters Power
Generation Licensing Repeal Submission ERM Power
Generation Licensing Repeal Submission Infigen Energy
Generation Licensing Repeal Submission Merredin Energy
Generation Licensing Repeal Submission NewGen Power Kwinana
Generation Licensing Repeal Submission Perth Energy
Generation Licensing Repeal Submission Synergy
Generation Licensing Repeal Submission TransAlta
Generation Licensing Repeal Submission Western Power