Publications
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Submission to the Productivity Commission Investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation interim report
The JEC made a submission to the Productivity Commission’s interim report on its fifth pillar of inquiry – Investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation. We agreed with the Productivity Commission’s ambition to reduce the cost of meeting Australia’s carbon emission reduction commitments, and argued the most efficient way to do this…
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Submission to Senate Committee Inquiry into Greenwashing
The JEC made a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications’ Inquiry into Greenwashing. The submission focused on greenwashing in the Australian energy industry, which has direct costs to consumers and adds barriers to them navigating what is already a complex market. Examples of greenwashing within the energy industry have included misleading emissions…
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Submission to NSW Law Reform Commission Review of Anti-Discrimination Act 1977: First Consultation Paper
The JEC submission in response to the NSW Law Reform Commission’s First Consultation Paper as part of its review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 makes a number of calls to reform key aspects of this out-dated and fundamentally broken law. This includes:
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Submission to DCCEEW Redefining roles and responsibilities for power system and market operations in a high CER future
The JEC made a submission to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) consultation paper on Redefining roles and responsibilities for power system and market operations in a high consumer energy resources (CER) future. We opposed the suggestion that distribution network service providers (DNSP) should take on the new role of distribution…
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Submission to AEMC Review of the Wholesale Demand Response Mechanism draft report
The JEC made a submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission’s draft report for their review of the Wholesale Demand Response Mechanism (WDRM). We thanked the Commission for their confirmation that the WDRM enables offers for consumers beyond those associated with other demand flexibility mechanisms, in Consumer Energy Resources Benefits and the Integrating Price Responsive…
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Submission on IPART’s Annual Energy Retail Market Monitoring Report
The Justice and Equity Centre provided a submission to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s consultation paper on their annual electricity and gas retail market monitoring report.
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Submission to DCCEEW Aggregated resources in the Capacity Investment Scheme
The JEC made a submission to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) consultation paper on aggregated resources in the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS). We support the Department’s ambition to expand the CIS to aggregated resources as we believe that expanded competition will reduce auction and energy prices for consumers. We…
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Submission on Draft Determination: Improving application of concessions to bills
The Justice and Equity Centre led a joint consumer and community organisation submission in response to the Australian Energy Market Commission’s Draft Determination on the Improving application of concessions to bills proposed rule change. The joint submission was co-signed by nine other organisations
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Submission to the review into hate speech protections for vulnerable communities
Our submission recommended expanding hate speech protections to more people and communities.
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Submission to NSW DCCEEW Transmission Planning Review
The JEC made a submission to the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s review of transmission planning in NSW (the Owens Review). We noted that the panel again agreed with our concerns about how inequitable cost recovery under the NSW Roadmap are, and how this impacted on matters within scope of…