Publications

  • Comments on the Terms of Reference for the Australian Law Reform Commission Review of Religious Exceptions

    Comments on the Terms of Reference for the Australian Law Reform Commission Review of Religious Exceptions PIAC provided a short submission in response to the ALRC’s call for comments on the Terms of Reference for its review of religious exceptions under Commonwealth, state and territory anti-discrimination law. PIAC made three main points:

  • Review of recycled water prices for public water utilities draft report

    PIAC lodged a submission in response the the IPART draft report reviewing recycled water prices for public water utilities. PIAC strongly supports the objective, stated in the Draft, to incentivise the employment of recycled water schemes that yield the greatest net social benefits. Recycled water will be an increasingly crucial part of the delivery of…

  • Reliability Panel review of the definition of unserved energy

    PIAC responded to the AEMC’s consultation paper on the Reliability Panel review of the definition of unserved energy. The definition of unserved energy is an important part of the NEM framework. It is used as an input to the reliability standard which in turn forms a basis for key market settings: the market price cap,…

  • Submission to COGATI Access and Charging consultation

    PIAC lodged a submission to the AEMC’s consultation paper on the Coordination of Generation and Transmission Investment (COGATI). The National Energy Market (NEM) is in the middle of a transformation from an energy system relying primarily on centralised, fossil-fuel generation with passive demand, to one with a low- or zero-emission generation fleet interacting with more…

  • Review of Central Coast Councils’ prices for water, sewerage and related services

    PIAC lodged a submission in response to IPART’s draft determination on Central Coast Councils prices for water, sewerage and related services. PIAC broadly supports the draft determination, and agrees with the balance that IPART has struck between consistency and equity in pricing, affordability, and cost-reflectivity. However, the draft determination highlights a number of issues which…

  • Water NSW prices for the Murray River to Broken Hill Pipeline draft determination

    PIAC lodged a submission in response to IPART’s draft determination on Water NSW prices for the Murray River to Broken Hill Pipeline. PIAC welcomes confirmation that the NSW Government will deliver a significant subsidy for the pipeline’s costs in order to maintain water affordability for the community in the Broken Hill area, and we broadly…

  • Review of Essential Energy’s prices for water and sewerage services in Broken Hill

    PIAC lodged a submission in response to IPART’s draft determination on Essential Energy’s prices for water and sewerage services in Broken Hill. PIAC broadly supports the draft determination, and welcomes the strong focus on maintaining equity and affordability of access to water services for the community. PIAC agreed with the opportunities taken to improve cost…

  • Submission on Proposed delay to the review of the transmission ring-fencing guideline

    We support the proposal to delay the AER’s review of the transmission ring-fencing guideline. The ring-fencing guidelines set out rules which the electricity transmission businesses must follow to ensure they do not exploit their monopoly power to gain an unfair advantage in other areas. As outlined in the letter from Energy Networks Australia, there are…

  • Submission to consultation paper on Application period for contingent project revenue rule change

    The Energy Security Board proposed a change to the National Electricity Rules which would no longer prevent transmission and distribution network businesses from submitting a contingent project application to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) in the 90 business days before the end of a regulatory year, except where that regulatory year is the last year…

  • Updating the framework for embedded networks draft report

    PIAC lodged a submission in response to the AEMC’s draft report on updating the framework for embedded networks. PIAC is broadly supportive of the recommendations contained in the draft report, and agree that consumers should have equal access to protections, regardless of whether they are in an embedded network, or directly connected to the distribution…

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