Australia and New Zealand

In Australia, in recent years, the Commonwealth and all States / Territories have released Strategies or Roadmaps or documents of a similar ilk that directly focus on hydrogen industry development or can influence the uptake of hydrogen technologies.

The evolution of policies impacting development of the hydrogen industry in Australia, including development of funding programs in support of hydrogen projects, skills development, etc., is described in this webpage.

Full descriptions can be accessed by clicking on the specific jurisdiction in the table below, which for convenience also highlights key documents and release dates.

The same applies for key policy developments in New Zealand.

Jurisdiction	Key Documents	Release Date
Australia – Commonwealth	Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy	November 2019
Australian Capital Territory	ACT’s Transition to Zero Emissions Vehicles Action Plan 2018-21 / ACT Climate Change Strategy 2019-25	April 2018 / September 2019
New South Wales	Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020-2030	March 2020
Northern Territory	Northern Territory Renewable Hydrogen Strategy	July 2020
Queensland	Queensland Hydrogen Industry Strategy 2019-2024	May 2019
South Australia	South Australia’s Hydrogen Action Plan	September 2019
Tasmania	Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan	March 2020
Victoria	Victorian Renewable Hydrogen Industry Development Plan	March 2021
Western Australia	Western Australian Renewable Hydrogen Strategy	July 2019
New Zealand	A Vision for Hydrogen in New Zealand	September 2019