Offshore Infrastructure Registrar

The Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 (the OEI Act) commenced on 2 June 2022 and provides the legislative framework for licensing and regulation of offshore renewable energy infrastructure and offshore electricity transmission infrastructure in Commonwealth waters. The OEI Act establishes the Offshore Infrastructure Registrar (the Registrar). The Registrar’s principal functions are to administer the licensing scheme, including managing the licence assessment process, providing advice and recommendations to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy on licence applications, overseeing licence compliance and administration and maintaining a register of licences.