Publications

  • Submission to the Statutory Review of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013

  • Converting the Integrated System Plan into action

    PIAC along with NSW Farmers, Total Environment Centre, Renew, South Australian Council of Social Services, Consumer Action Law Centre, and Uniting Communities made a joint submission to the Energy Security Board’s consultation on actioning the Integrated System Plan.  Our submission highlights the need for whole-of-system planning in the NEM and recommends the ISP should fill…

  • Retailer Reliability Obligation draft interim forecasting guideline

    PIAC responded to the AER’s consultation paper on the Forecasting Best Practice Guideline for the Retailer Reliability Obligation (RRO). The issues and our recommendations on forecasting are covered in our earlier submission to AEMO’s Reliability Forecasting Methodology Issues Paper. PIAC remains concerned about the need for the RRO in general. Nonetheless PIAC acknowledges that, if…

  • ICT expenditure assessment consultation

    PIAC made a submission to the AER’s consultation on Distribution Network Service Provider (DNSPs, AKA energy networks) expenditure on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Good ICT is important for network security and business efficiency and efficacy. We generally support investment in this area but think it needs to be assessed carefully to avoid costs to…

  • Criminalisation of homelessness among Sydney’s rough sleepers

    This article, by Maddy Humphries, Project Officer, Homeless Persons’ Legal Service, was published in the June 2019 issue of Parity. Parity is a publication of the Council of Homeless Persons.

  • Reliability Forecasting Methodology Issues Paper

    PIAC made a submission to AEMO’s reliability forecasting methodology issues paper. AEMO has been tasked with providing forecasts to assist the implementation of the Retailer Reliability Obligation (RRO). The RRO is a mechanism to promote reliability in the NEM by imposing contracting requirements on retailers. PIAC considers the RRO may not be necessary, however, acknowledges…

  • Letter in responses to ICAC Discussion Paper on the Regulation of Lobbying, Access and Influence in NSW

    Letter in response to ICAC Discussion Paper on the Regulation of Lobbying, Access and Influence in NSW In PIAC’s short submission in response to this Discussion Paper we focused on a few issues which raise particular concerns around corruption and inappropriate access and influence. This included calling for the Lobbyists Register to be expanded to…

  • Transparency of new projects consultation paper

    PIAC responded to the AEMCs consultation paper on a rule change proposal to increase transparency of new projects and improve information across the NEM. The National Electricity Market is in the middle of an energy transformation and has seen a material increase in projects seeking to connect. Despite this, the existing regulatory framework is not…

  • Investigation into intervention mechanisms and system strength in the NEM

    PIAC responded to the AEMC’s investigation into intervention mechanisms and system strength in the NEM consultation. We highlight that maintaining system strength is becoming more challenging as generation mix evolves. We make the following recommendations in response to issues raised in the consultation paper:  

  • Tides of violence: mapping the Sri Lankan conflict from 1983 to 2009

    The report, Tides of violence: mapping the Sri Lankan conflict from 1983 to 2009, was produced by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s (PIAC’s) Conflict Mapping and Archive Project (CMAP). CMAP was established to create a conflict map of the Sri Lankan civil war in support of the transitional justice process. CMAP collects and analyses publicly…

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