❓ Hon Dr Steve Thomas inquired about the consultation process for alternative energy services regulations, specifically regarding the number of submissions, assessment process, public scrutiny, and release timeline.
AnsweredQoN 104Legislative Council
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Alternative energy services
104. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation:
I refer to the
closed consultation on the regulations to prescribe embedded networks and
onsite power supply arrangements under the Alternative Electricity Services
network.
(1) At the closure of the consultation
period, how many submissions were received by the Department of Energy and
Economic Diversification?
(2) Who or whom within government will
review and assess the submissions and under what detailed assessment matrix?
(3) Are the submissions open to public
scrutiny, and in what format, if they are available?
(4) When will the government's assessment
or determination of the consultation submissions be completed and released?
104. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation:
I refer to the
closed consultation on the regulations to prescribe embedded networks and
onsite power supply arrangements under the Alternative Electricity Services
network.
(1) At the closure of the consultation
period, how many submissions were received by the Department of Energy and
Economic Diversification?
(2) Who or whom within government will
review and assess the submissions and under what detailed assessment matrix?
(3) Are the submissions open to public
scrutiny, and in what format, if they are available?
(4) When will the government's assessment
or determination of the consultation submissions be completed and released?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question. The following answer has been provided by the Minister for Energy
and Decarbonisation and I answer on behalf of the
Leader of the House.
(1) A total of 24.
(2) It is Energy Policy WA, within the Department
of Energy and Economic Diversification. The assessment will inform the final
version of the Electricity Industry (Alternative Electricity Services)
Regulations 2025.
(3) Non-confidential submissions will be
published on the department's website in due course.
(4) The assessment of the submissions is
to be included in a report accompanying the finalised Electricity Industry
(Alternative Electricity Services) Regulations 2025 that will be released
following ministerial approval.
question. The following answer has been provided by the Minister for Energy
and Decarbonisation and I answer on behalf of the
Leader of the House.
(1) A total of 24.
(2) It is Energy Policy WA, within the Department
of Energy and Economic Diversification. The assessment will inform the final
version of the Electricity Industry (Alternative Electricity Services)
Regulations 2025.
(3) Non-confidential submissions will be
published on the department's website in due course.
(4) The assessment of the submissions is
to be included in a report accompanying the finalised Electricity Industry
(Alternative Electricity Services) Regulations 2025 that will be released
following ministerial approval.
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