Publications
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Submission to Long-Term Energy Service Agreement (LTESA) Design Consultation Paper
PIAC responded to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s consultation into Long-Term Energy Service Agreement (LTESA) design. LTESAs are a key tool of the state government’s renewable energy infrastructure strategy. They are an agreement between the state government and an energy service provider such as a generator or battery owners. PIAC broadly supported the proposed LTESA…
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Submission to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s Electricity generating works or solar energy systems amendments
PIAC responded to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) amendments for electricity generating works or solar energy systems. As we support measures to safely remove barriers to home battery installation, we supported the proposed amendments to the SEPP. PIAC considers the requirements for exemption from development consent will ensure home…
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PIAC made a submission to the Australian Treasury’s Consumer Data Right for the Energy Sector
PIAC made a submission to the Australian Treasury’s Consumer Data Right (CDR) in the energy sector, Proposals for further consultation August 2021 Consultation Paper. PIAC supports the intent of the CDR to allow consumers the right to access their data and authorise its wider use for their benefit. However, PIAC remains concerned the proposed peer-to-peer (P2P)…
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Submission to the Coincident Service Orders for De-energisation and Re-energisations
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre made a submission to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) B2B working group in response to their pre-consultation Discussion Paper on Coincident Service Orders for de-energisation and re-energisations PIAC supported the assessment of the issues presented and highlighted the need to ensure that procedures maintain strong protection of continued supply…
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Submission to the Town Water Risk Reduction Program Draft Roadmap
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre made a submission to the Department of Planning Industry and Environment (DPIE) in the Town Water Risk Reduction Program Draft Roadmap. PIAC supports the DPIE process to reform the framework for delivering secure and sustainable water services across regional NSW. PIAC recommended further improvements to deliver a more consistent, robust…
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Submission to the AER’s Draft Distributed Energy Resources Integration Expenditure Guidance
PIAC responded to the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) consultation on draft Distributed Energy Resources (DER) integration expenditure guidance (the Guidance) for Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSP). PIAC broadly supported the draft guidance, considering it likely to facilitate transparency and comparability of DNSPs’ DER integration expenditure and encourage efficient network planning and investment. However, we had…
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Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s General issues inquiry
In this submission, we support a joint submission by over 20 disability advocacy organisations calling for reforms to the NDIS appeals process. We highlight five particular issues to the Committee: A copy of the joint submission by disability advocacy organisations can be accessed on the Joint Standing Committee’s website.
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PIAC’s submission to DPIE’s Accredited Service Provider (ASP) Scheme Review
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre made a submission to the Department of Planning Industry and Environment (DPIE) in response to their Issues Paper, as part of the review of the Accredited Service Provider (ASP) Scheme. PIAC strongly supports retention of the ASP scheme, and welcomed the review as an opportunity to ensure the scheme is…
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Submission to the AEMC’s Generator registrations and connections rule change draft determination
PIAC responded to the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) draft determination on the generator registrations and connections rule change. We supported the draft determination not to reduce the threshold for classifying generators as non-scheduled from 30MW nameplate capacity to 5MW. We consider doing so would have been a barrier to entry for new generators and would have…
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Restricted access interviews: a guide to interviewing witnesses in remote human rights investigations
This guide will assist investigators who are conducting witness interviews in contexts where they have restricted access to the country or area under investigation (restricted access contexts — RACs). Witness accounts are a critical source of information for human rights investigations and fact-finding missions. However, obtaining witness accounts is increasingly complicated by political, security, logistical…