National Electricity (Victoria) Act 2005

VicGrid must prepare and publish a Victorian transmission plan as follows—

the first plan must be published no later than 31 July 2025;

the second plan must be published no later than 31 July 2027;

a subsequent plan must be published no later than 31 July in the fourth calendar year following the publication of the previous plan.

In preparing a Victorian transmission plan, VicGrid—

must have regard to the Victorian transmission planning objective; and

must undertake the following—

a strategic land use assessment;

a multi-criteria analysis;

a robustness analysis;

a cost-benefit analysis; and

must have regard to the results of the assessment and analyses undertaken under paragraph (b); and

must undertake any consultation required by the Victorian transmission plan guidelines and consider the results of that consultation; and

may have regard to any other information that VicGrid considers relevant.

VicGrid must publish a Victorian transmission plan on a website managed by VicGrid.