Publications
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Submission to Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the ‘Getting the NDIS Back on Track’ Bill
The NDIS Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 represents the first step in planned reforms that would be the biggest overhaul of the NDIS in the decade since it was established. PIAC made a submission to the Senate Committee Inquiry into the Bill, recommending vital amendments to ensure the reforms:…
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Submission to the AER Wholesale Market Monitoring and Reporting Guidelines Issues Paper
PIAC made a submission to the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) issues paper on the Enhanced Wholesale Market Monitoring and Reporting Guidelines. PIAC supported the direction of the enhancement, but noted two absences. First, the guideline does not require the AER to monitor or report factors impacting the achievements of the national gas and electricity objectives,…
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Submission to Commonwealth DCCEEW Electricity and Energy Sector Decarbonisation Plan Discussion Paper
PIAC, SACOSS and Tenants’ Union of NSW wrote a joint submission in response to the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) Discussion Paper on the Electricity and Energy Sector Decarbonisation Plan (the Energy Sector Plan). The Energy Sector Plan is the first of six sectoral decarbonisation plans that will inform…
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Submission to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023
PIAC’s submission urges NSW Parliament to support the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023 (aka ‘Equality Bill’) as introduced by the Independent Member for Sydney, Alex Greenwich MP. Our submission focused on two priority areas: broad reform of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) and amendments to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW).…
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Submission to AER Values of Customer Reliability Methodology Draft Determination
PIAC made a submission on the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) proposed amendments to the Value of Customer Reliability (VCR) Methodology. We argued that the methodology is not fit for purpose. It uses for its primary data a very short survey to glean insights into consumer’s preferences regarding trade-offs between energy reliability and costs. This requires…
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Submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission inquiry into Serious racial and religious vilification
PIAC’s submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission inquiry into serious racial and religious vilification, particularly in relation to the offence of threatening or inciting violence in s93Z of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), includes five recommendations to improve hate speech protections in NSW, with a focus on improving consistency between the Crimes Act and…
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Explainer on the ‘Getting the NDIS Back on Track’ Bill
On 27 March 2024, the Government introduced the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 (‘Bill’). This is the Government’s first legislative response to the NDIS Review Final Report released in December 2023. A Senate Committee inquiry is taking submissions on the Bill until 17 May 2024. The…
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Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission consultation into Current and emerging threats to trans and gender diverse human rights
PIAC’s submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission con into ‘Current and emerging threats to trans and gender diverse human rights’ focuses on three key issues:
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Submission to the AER’s draft determination on the 24-25 DMO
PIAC, ACOSS and SACOSS made a joint submission in response to the AER’s draft determination on the 24-25 Default Market Offer (DMO 6). The draft determination saw the AER prioritise energy affordability at a time of heightened financial hardship and consumer disadvantage. Our organisations strongly supported the decision by the AER to not include ‘competition…
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Submission to AEMC Unlocking CER benefits through flexible trading arrangements draft determination
PIAC made a submission to the AEMC Unlocking CER benefits through flexible trading. Well-designed flexible trading provisions could help enable a more efficient energy system transition. They could contribute to improved coordination of consumer energy resources (CER) through the development of virtual power plants and materially reduce maximum demand and the need for new generation…