Publications

  • Submission to Inquiry into Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024

    Our submission to eh Australian Senate inquiry broadly supported the provisions of the Bill, while calling for the legislation to go much further to protect groups more effectively against hate speech.

  • Submission to review of NCAT’s role in tenancy disputes

    We made called for improvements to NCAT’s processes and procedures, and greater support for people experiencing disadvantage.

  • Submission to the AER Default Market Offer 25-26 Issues Paper (DMO 7)

    The JEC, ACOSS and SACOSS provided a joint response to the AER’s Issues Paper, which sought feedback on an appropriate methodology and calculation inputs for DMO 7. Our organisations provided feedback on how to ensure the DMO best serves the interests of consumers.

  • Submission to the AER Default Market Offer 25-26 Issues Paper (DMO 7)

    The JEC, ACOSS and SACOSS provided a joint response to the AER’s Default Market Offer 25-26 (DMO 7) Issues Paper. The paper sought feedback on an appropriate methodology and calculation inputs for DMO 7. Our organisations provided feedback on how to ensure the DMO best serves the interests of consumers. We reiterated our long-held position…

  • Submission to Including Distribution Network Resilience in the NER

    The Justice and Equity Centre made a submission to the AEMC consultation paper on Including distribution network resilience in the National Electricity Rule

  • Submission to AEMC Rule Change Proposal Improving consideration of demand-side factors in the ISP

    The JEC made a submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission’s rule change process concerning changes to how the market operator considers demand-side factors, such as the take-up of behind the meter generation, demand response, electrification, energy efficiency improvements, and demand shifting. While we support the rule change proposal, we made some small qualifications of…

  • Submission to the AER’s Draft system security network support payment guideline

    Our submission to the Australian Energy Regulator’s draft guideline identifies that system security network support services are a growing area of need, as the energy system moves from a fossil fuel basis to a renewable one. We argue that the proposed regulatory system for these investments offers inadequate alignment between the interests of consumers and…

  • Submission to AEMO Wholesale Demand Response baseline methodology proposals – EnelX

    We made a submission to the Australian Energy Market Operator’s consultation on a proposal from EnelX to introduce three new baseline methodologies to the Wholesale Demand Response Mechanism. We argued that all three proposed new methodologies should be introduced on the basis that doing so will increase the pool of potential demand response participants.

  • Submission to the Aviation Industry Ombuds Scheme – Consultation Paper

    Following the release of the Aviation White Paper, the Federal Government is establishing an Aviation Industry Ombuds Scheme to resolve consumer complaints. Our submission highlight the need to consider people with disability in the design of the Ombuds Scheme, including in setting up the Board to govern the Ombuds Scheme and developing the complaints process. 

  • Submission to Senate Select Committee on Energy Planning and Regulation in Australia

    The JEC made a submission to the Australian Senate Select Committee on Planning and Regulation in Australia. While noting that a regulatory framework populated by market bodies that operate independently of governments continues to be optimal, we argued that there is a timely opportunity to review, as a whole, the framework of policy and regulatory…

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