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Recommendation 14

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Clarify National Policy Statements to permit adjustments to electricity transmission strategic parameters when justified.

Recommendation
The National Policy Statements should clarify that adjustments may be made to the “strategic parameters” for new electricity transmission infrastructure set out in the Centralised Strategic Network Plan where this is justified following detailed design development, community consultations or environmental surveys. (Recommendation, Paragraph 42)
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