2021 State of the Environment Report Marine Chapter – Expert Assessment – Management Effectiveness – Offshore renewable energy generation

Researchers: Emma Flukes (Point of contact) ,  Hemer, Mark (Author)

Brief description The Marine chapter of the 2021 State of the Environment (SoE) report incorporates multiple expert templates developed from streams of marine data. This metadata record describes the Expert Assessment "Management Effectiveness of Offshore renewable energy generation". ***A PDF of the full Expert Assessment, including figures and tables (where provided) is downloadable in the "On-line Resources" section of this record as "EXPERT ASSESSMENT 2021 - Offshore renewable energy generation"*** ---------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION OF THE APPROACH TO MANAGING THE PRESSURE No Commonwealth regulatory framework for offshore clean energy infrastructure currently exists. A draft discussion document was released in Feb 2020, with DISER currently working towards preparation of policy. NOPSEMA has been identified as proposed regulator for offshore clean energy developments. States/Territories have inconsistent processes by jurisdiction. Victoria’s marine and coastal policy now captures process for offshore renewables in planning for Victoria’s State waters. A need for consistent regulatory framework across jurisdictions is recognised if the sector is to advance in Australia. Current major projects undertaking environmental assessments, typically need to address requirements of both State and Commonwealth jurisdictions (e.g., Star of the South, 2020). DATA STREAM(S) USED IN EXPERT ASSESSMENT Review of Commonwealth and State regulations. Not available for all jurisdictions. ---------------------------------------- 2021 SOE ASSESSMENT SUMMARY [see attached Expert Assessment for full details] • Approach • Assessment grade: Ineffective Assessment trend: Improving Confidence grade: Limited Confidence trend: Limited Comparability with 2016: Not previously assessed • Outputs • Assessment grade: Partially effective Assessment trend: Improving Confidence grade: Limited Confidence trend: Limited Comparability with 2016: Not previously assessed • Outcomes • Assessment grade: NA (insufficient activity to make an assessment) Assessment trend: NA (insufficient activity to make an assessment) Confidence grade: NA (insufficient activity to make an assessment) Confidence trend: NA (insufficient activity to make an assessment) Comparability with 2016: Not previously assessed ---------------------------------------- CHANGES SINCE 2016 SOE ASSESSMENT No change

Lineage Statement: QUALITY OF DATA USED IN THE ASSESSMENT Few deployments in Australia means little data available to underpin assessment.

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Peer reviews of this assessment were provided by: Naomi Campbell (Star of the South) Stephanie Thornton (AOEG)

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