The Government should amend the National Policy Statements for energy infrastructure to clarify the precise relationship and hierarchy between these documents and the strategic plans which the proposed updates endorse. (Recommendation, Paragraph 25)

The Government should amend the National Policy Statements for energy infrastructure to clarify the precise relationship and hierarchy between these documents and the strategic plans which the proposed updates endorse. (Recommendation, Paragraph 25) Type: recommendation | Number: 7 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: The NPSs aim to provide clear guidance to applicants and decision-makers on how to apply existing policies. For plans and policies that are currently in development, we cannot pre-empt the conclusions of policy development processes. Further detail on, or signposting to, strategic plans that are cur