Publications

  • Submission to Member for Sydney Alex Greenwich’s Public Consultation on a NSW Equality Bill

    PIAC provided a detailed submission to Member for Sydney Alex Greenwich’s public consultation on a proposed Equality Bill to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people in NSW. This included a primary focus on reforms to the out-dated Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) to ensure it adequately protects LGBTIQ people…

  • Submission on the Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022 (ACT) Exposure Draft

    PIAC is pleased to see the Draft Bill consider and update the insurance exception in the ACT’s discrimination laws. In relation to proposed section 28: PIAC supports the introduction of a positive duty to eliminate discrimination which should apply to insurers and suggests it could be introduced sooner than the 3 years proposed in the…

  • Submission to AEMC Efficient reactive current access standards for inverter-based resources consultation paper

    PIAC made a submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) Consultation Paper Efficient reactive current access standards for inverter-based resources. In this submission we opposed the proposal to set the minimum level of reactive current capability to zero. Lowering the minimum level of reactive current capability to zero shifts the burden of providing voltage…

  • Submission to AER’s Retailer Authorisation and Exemption Review: Issues Paper’

    PIAC made a submission to the Australian Energy Regulators’ (AER) ‘Retailer Authorisation and Exemption Review (the Review): Issues Paper’ (the Paper). The Paper outlined an intent to assess the adequacy of the current energy consumer protection framework through the introduction of new products and energy services. PIACs submission recommended the Review more robustly consider existing…

  • Submission to the inquiry into homelessness amongst older people aged over 55 in New South Wales

    PIAC made a submission to the inquiry into homelessness amongst older people aged over 55 in New South Wales. While starting from a low base, the rapid increase in people over 55 experiencing homelessness highlights issues with our housing and social security systems. In 2020/21, over 22% of HPLS clients were aged over 55. PIAC…

  • Submission to AER on Transgrid’s Contingent Project Application for HumeLink

    PIAC made a submission to the AER in response to Transgrid’s Contingent Project Application (CPA) for HumeLink early works. In this submission we argued that the CPA as proposed is not in the consumer interest and should be rejected by the AER. We contended that most works associated with Humelink should be treated as a…

  • Submission to Department of Communities and Justice Family is Culture Legislative Recommendations Consultation

    This submission draws on our experience working with First Nations organisations on child protection reform as well as our broader experience working on systemic reform to laws and policies. We make general observations on legislative reform and the sequence for implementing the legislative reform recommendations as well as comment on the individual recommendations.

  • Submission to the National Electricity Amendment -Recovering the Costs of AEMO’s Participant Fees

    PIAC made a submission to AEMO’s Consultation Paper (the Paper) on the proposed amendment to how AEMO’s participant fees are recovered. The Paper proposed enabling AEMO’s costs to be passed directly through to consumers without any substantial review for efficiency. PIAC did not support the proposal as it does not support the long-term interests of…

  • Submission to AER Framework and Approach for Distribution Network Service Providers

    PIAC provided a combined submission to AER on the Framework and Approach (F&A) for Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs) for the 2024-2028 regulatory control period. This period will be one of considerable change due to transition in our energy systems. In this submission we argued that decisions relating to…

  • Submission to Treasury’s Statutory Review of the Consumer Data Right (CDR): Issues paper.

    PIAC made a submission to Treasury’s Statutory Review of the Consumer Data Right: Issues paper (the Paper). The Paper sought feedback on whether the statutory framework for the Consumer Data Right (CDR) provided benefits for consumers, increased competition and fostered innovation. The CDR was initially implemented to create rights for consumers to control (and use)…

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