Publications
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Submission to IPART’s Draft Report on the Future of Embedded Networks in NSW
PIAC provided a submission in response to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s (IPART) Draft Report on the Future of Embedded Networks in NSW. PIAC supported the direction of the Draft as it seeks to better ensure positive consumer outcomes for residents of embedded networks in NSW. People living in embedded networks currently experience considerable…
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Submission to DCCEEW First Nations Clean Energy Strategy
PIAC provided a submission in response to the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water’s Consultation Paper on the First Nations Clean Energy Strategy. PIAC strongly supports the development and implementation of a national First Nations Clean Energy Strategy which is informed, shaped and implemented through the direct involvement of First Nations stakeholders…
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Submission to NSW DCCEEW proposed Orderly Exit Mechanism Framework
PIAC made a submission to the consultation by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (NSW DCCEEW) on the proposed Orderly Exit Mechanism Framework. The Framework proposes a financial swap mechanism to underpin jurisdictional energy ministers entering into voluntary agreements with system significant generators to delay their retirements, or failing this…
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Submission to AER Draft interim export limit guidance note
PIAC responded to the AER Draft interim export limit guidance note. Export limits are crucial to efficiently managing network congestion and ensuring consumer energy resources benefit all households and contribute to the equitable operation of the electricity system. Flexible export limits enable distibutors to maximize hosting capacity and benefit consumers by allowing higher export levels…
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Submission to the Use of genetic testing results in life insurance underwriting – Treasury Consultation
PIAC made a submission to the Treasury Consultation Paper on the use of genetic testing results in life insurance underwriting. Drawing on our work on discrimination in insurance on the basis of mental health, we highlight concerns about insurer compliance with discrimination laws and the need for regulation to protect consumers. PIAC also endorses the…
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Submission to the AEMC Review of the form of the reliability standard and administered price cap
PIAC made a submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission Reliability Panel’s directions paper on the Review of the form of the reliability standard and administered price cap. The review has a number of stages to go before any action can be implemented. We support the direction of the work, and particularly the ambition of…
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Submission to the Inquiry into the Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023
PIAC has made a joint submission with Grata Fund to a Commonwealth parliamentary inquiry into proposed legislation aimed at reforming the way legal costs are awarded in federal discrimination law matters, consistent with the recommendations of the landmark Respect@Work Report. Our submission expressed support for the passage of the proposed legislation as a breakthrough development for…
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Explainer: Understanding the NDIS Review
The Independent Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, commissioned by the Commonwealth Government, published its Working together to deliver the NDIS Final Report on 7 December 2023. The Review makes 26 recommendations and 139 supporting actions, to provide ‘a blueprint to renew the promise of the NDIS’. The Commonwealth Government, together with State and…
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Joint Submission to OECC EAPA Consultation Paper on Proposed Reforms
PIAC made a joint submission with the NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) and Financial Counsellors’ Association of NSW (FCAN) to the NSW Office of Energy and Climate Change’s consultation paper on proposed reforms to the Energy Accounts Payments Assistance (EAPA). If implemented, the proposed reforms would better support NSW households that experience crises with…
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Submission to the Aviation Green Paper
The Federal Government is developing its Aviation White Paper, which will set direction for Australia’s aviation industry over the coming decades to 2050. PIAC made a submission responding to a number of questions posed by the Government’s Green Paper about disability access and consumer rights. PIAC believes existing discrimination law and regulatory frameworks have failed…