Publications
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Submission to NSW DCCEEW Statutory Reviews of the ESS and PDRS
The Justice and Equity Centre provided a submission in response to NSW DCCEEW’s 2025 Statutory Reviews of the Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) and the Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS). We broadly supported the approach being taken for the reviews, in considering the two concurrently. We recommended this process consider broad reforms to both schemes, aimed…
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Submission to the Discussion Paper on Restricting Non-Disclosure Agreements in Workplace Sexual Harassment Cases
We made a submission to the Victorian Government Department of Treasury consultation on restricting the use of non-disclosure agreements (‘NDAs’) in workplace sexual harassment cases. Our submission welcomes proposed legislative reforms that would ensure NDAs are used only at the request of a complainant. However, we also call for the broadening of reforms so that a person complaining about sexual…
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Submission to NSW DCCEEW Opportunities for a renewable fuel industry in NSW discussion paper
The JEC made a submission to the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) discussion paper on opportunities for a renewable fuel industry in NSW. The JEC supports the adoption of a principles-based framework prioritising electrification to reduce demand for and use of fossil gas, both domestically and for export. This…
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Submission to the Airline Passenger Protections (Pay on Delay) Bill 2024 inquiry
Our submission noted serious barriers people with disability face when travelling by air, and the particular importance of consumer protections for people with disability.
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Submission to AEMC Electricity pricing for a consumer-driven future draft terms of reference
The JEC made a submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) draft terms of reference for its review on electricity pricing. The JEC welcomes this review and submits it should center on a comprehensive re-evaluation of energy pricing and regulation to better serve consumer needs and promote equitable outcomes. We are concerned the draft…
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Submission to the AER Value of Network Resilience Draft Determination
The Justice and Equity Centre (JEC) made a submission to the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) draft decision regarding the 2024 Value of Network Resilience (VNR). The increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events affects electricity supply and requires that network businesses enhance their responses to long-duration outages. However, a fixed value for the VNR…
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Submission to the NSW Parliamentary inquiry into the use of e-scooters, e-bikes and related mobility options
Our submission relates to accidents involving e-scooters and injuries to pedestrians, as well as issues with the parking of e-scooters blocking access in public spaces – issues which disproportionately impact people with disability. As existing legal mechanisms, including anti-discrimination laws, are not sufficient to ensure the safety of people with disability, our submission emphasised the need…
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Submission to DSS consultation on draft lists of NDIS supports
We made a submission to the Department of Social Services consultation on the draft lists of ‘NDIS supports’ that, if legislation currently before Parliament were to pass, would define what the NDIS will and will not fund. Our submission highlights structural problems with the draft lists, and identifies issues with the policy and drafting approaches…
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Submission to AEMO 2025 IASR Consultation
The JEC made a submission to AEMO’s 2025 Inputs, Assumptions and Scenarios Report Consultation Paper. The JEC submitted that the proposed progressive Scenario should be removed as it is fundamentally inconsistent with emissions targets and Australia’s Paris Agreement commitments. In addition, we argued for a plausible 1.5 C aligned scenario to be added, potentially by…
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Submission to AER Draft Decision on the Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guidelines NEO Review
The JEC made submissions to the AER consultation on the Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guidelines NEO Review Draft Decision. The context for this process is the need for AER guidelines to reflect the amendment of the national energy objectives which now require decision makers to consider achievement of emissions targets when determining the long term interests…