Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act - Draft Regulations
Consultation has concluded
Have your say on draft regulations for the world-leading Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act
What's being decided?
South Australia’s renewable energy sector is growing rapidly. With our abundant renewable resources, there is tremendous potential for the state to become a global leader in renewable energy production and supply, delivering benefit to all South Australians.
In response to this opportunity, we developed the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 (the HRE Act) to streamline processes for companies to invest here in large-scale projects. The HRE Act brings issues such as land access, environmental impacts and Native Title rights into a single regulatory framework.
The next step is to establish regulations that provide more details to support the Act’s operation. The government has drafted regulations, incorporating extensive Act consultation feedback.
Consultation on draft regulations is now open.
Background
The Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 passed the South Australian Parliament in November 2023. The Act will become operational once the associated regulations are established.
Extensive feedback was received in 2023 during public consultation on the HRE Act and information sheets about key regulation-making powers. This feedback has informed the proposed regulations. The regulations cannot introduce new issues and topics outside the scope of the Act. They provide details on a range of operational requirements in regard to the licencing and regulatory system established by the Act.
Get involved
You can find out more by viewing the following materials:
- Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023
- Draft Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Regulations 2024
- Draft Mining (Exempt Land) Amendment Regulations 2024
- Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Draft Regulations Webinar recording
- Information sheets outlining the draft regulations in plain language
Have your say by:
- Uploading a submission
- Emailing your submission to hre@sa.gov.au
What are the next steps?
Your input will help shape the regulations for the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023, which we will finalise during the first half of 2024.
