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The Full Court of the Federal Court has upheld an appeal against a National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) determination allowing for the grant of four petroleum production lease (PPL) applications to Santos NSW Pty Ltd (Santos) within the Narrabri gas

On 20 February 2024 the Minister for Climate Change and Energy opened consultation on a proposed offshore wind energy development area, located at least 20 kilometres off the coastline in the Indian Ocean off the Bunbury region, (Proposed Zone).  

In June 2023 the WA Economics and Industry Standing Committee commenced its parliamentary inquiry into WA’s Domestic Gas Policy. This week, the inquiry’s interim report was released.  In this article, we discuss this interim report and the pot

Last week the Queensland Government introduced its Clean Economy Jobs Bill 2024 (the Bill) which sets out ambitions, targets and strategies to expedite the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Queensland and accelerate the shift towards renewable

In the recent decision of Icon Energy Limited v Chief Executive, Department of Resources [2023] QSC 227, HopgoodGanim Lawyers acted for Queensland-based oil and gas explorer Icon Energy Limited (Icon) in successfully applying to the Queensland Suprem

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released the Draft Network Exemptions Guideline (version 7) (Draft Guideline) for consultation. A key change in the Draft Guideline relates to the introduction of an opt-in primary registrant model. Currently

Are you automatically deemed to be a member of the Energy and Water Ombudsman? You are a member of the Energy and Water Ombudsman if you: on-supply electricity to residential customers pursuant to a retail authorisation or individual exemption;

If you are an electricity on-supplier in Queensland, then the Electricity Network Service Provider – Registration Exemption Guideline (Network Exemption Guideline) and the AER (Retail) Exempt Selling Guideline (Retail Exemption Guideline) regulate

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has often been criticised as being a “toothless tiger” when it comes to enforcement. Recent changes to the penalties and enforcement regime applicable to electricity on-suppliers in Queensland provide the AE

Earlier this year the Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Qld) was passed. This Act implemented amendments to the Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 (Qld) (EWO Act) to facilitate the expansion of the jurisdiction o

Today the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) published its Marginal Loss Factors (MLF) for the 2019/2020 financial year. The result is that for the same amount of electricity generation most renewable generators will earn less than most non-ren

In WA Parliament two days ago the Mines Minister announced that Cabinet gave approval last week to draft validating legislation. We wait with interest and concern to see the scope of the legislation when it is introduced into the WA Parliament. Howe