The role of the National Wind Farm Commissioner is to be expanded to cover new major transmission projects.
Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor said that to reflect his second expanded role, the National Wind Farm Commissioner Andrew Dyer (pictured) would now be known as the Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner.
“Transmission investment is crucial to the security and affordability of our grid,” Mr Taylor said.
“As these critically important transmission projects take shape, we want to ensure that any concerns community members have are heard and resolved in the appropriate way, and the Commissioner’s expanded role will facilitate this,” he said.
“I thank Mr Andrew Dyer for taking on these additional responsibilities, his ongoing commitment to this important role and for his achievements since commencing the role in 2015.”
Mr Taylor said Mr Dyer would also facilitate the resolution of complaints and community concerns about new major transmission projects, and assist industry and Governments to adopt best practices for the deployment of projects.
“Since 2015, the National Wind Farm Commissioner has played a key role in helping community members and stakeholders work through issues related to wind farm development and operations,” the Minister said.
“In 2018, the Government expanded the Commissioner’s role to also include managing concerns relating to large scale solar and storage installation,” he said.
