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Updated Licensing high-risk work guideline
Published: 14 July, 2026
The OIR has updated its Licensing high-risk work guideline to provide further clarification on…
New guidance on workforce training and competency
Published: 08 July, 2026
In line with our functions to provide advice to duty holders on compliance with regulatory…
Amendments to the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure regulatory framework reduce fees and levies
Published: 07 July, 2026
The Australian Government has reduced fees and regulatory levies under the Offshore Electricity…
Updated Design notification guideline now available
Published: 19 June, 2026
The OIR has updated its design notification guideline to provide additional guidance on…
Revised Work Health and Safety Guideline now available
Published: 12 May, 2026
The OIR has revised its work health and safety guideline to provide clarity about the applied work…
Consultation on cost recovery arrangements
Published: 30 April, 2026
In line with Australian Government’s cost recovery policy requirements, the mechanism for setting…
Updated offshore renewables and interactions with fisheries brochure
Published: 07 April, 2026
The OIR has released an updated Offshore renewables and interactions with fisheries brochure.
The…
Updated Offshore Wind Energy brochure
Published: 19 February, 2026
We have updated our Offshore Wind Energy brochure to provide practical information about how…
Consultation on offshore renewables management plans
Published: 30 January, 2026
The OIR has published a new brochure to support effective consultation on offshore renewables…
Stakeholder survey shows early confidence in the Offshore Infrastructure Regulator
Published: 23 January, 2026
The Offshore Infrastructure Regulator has received positive feedback in its 2025 stakeholder survey…
Applications now open for high-risk work licences
Published: 17 December, 2025
The Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR) is now accepting applications for high-risk work…
Temporary financial relief under the OEI framework
Published: 18 November, 2025
The Australian Government has introduced temporary relief measures from application fees and levies…
Plant design and registration fact sheet now available
Published: 17 November, 2025
The OIR has published a fact sheet to support OEI licence holders and other work health and safety…
Read our offshore renewables update in the latest issue of The Regulator
Published: 15 September, 2025
The latest issue of The Regulator features an offshore renewables update, exploring the Offshore…
Feedback on draft guidelines for offshore renewables research and demonstration licences
Published: 22 August, 2025
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is inviting feedback…
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