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NEM Capacity Mechanism – the first steps

On 20 June 2022 the Energy Security Board (ESB) released its design paper on the capacity mechanism in the NEM.

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Winds of fortune: the tide turns in for Australia’s offshore wind industry

Australia’s new offshore electricity infrastructure legislative framework goes live on 2 June 2022. Regulations are close to being finalised and Victoria is the first state to announce a large...

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Aboriginal Heritage Act Reform

The blasting at Juukan Gorge, which has received considerable media coverage during the past month, has again brought to the fore what some regard as apparent issues with the Aboriginal Heritage...

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Offshore Renewable Electricity

On 2 December 2021, the Commonwealth Parliament enacted the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 (Act) to establish a regulatory framework for the construction, installation, commissioning,...

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Renewable Energy Certificate and Carbon Credit Schemes

The Commonwealth government established the Renewable Energy Target to ensure that at least 23.5% of Australia’s electricity is generated from renewable sources by 2020.

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Draft regulations and guideline for the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism

On 27 April 2017, the Commonwealth Government announced that it would implement the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM) to ensure there is a sufficient supply of natural gas to meet...

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Consequential loss revisited: Regional Power v Pacific Hydro Group [2013] WASC 356

In the October 2013 issue of Acumen, we gave an overview of the divergence in approach of courts in England, Australia and New Zealand in the interpretation of ...consequential... or ...indirect......

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High Court warns to take care with 'reasonable endeavours' clauses

The case of Electricity Generation Corporation T/As Verve Energy v Woodside Energy Ltd & Ors [2014] HCA 7 (5 March 2014) provides the latest guidance on drafting 'reasonable endeavours'...

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