Guidelines, schemes, models and reviews

The intent of the annual updates is to provide stakeholders with information on rate of return data changes since the publication of the most recent Instrument.

The Pipeline Access Dispute Guide is intended to provide guidance about the access dispute resolution process under the NGL and NGR.

The gas pipeline information disclosure guidelines, price reporting guidelines and accompanying templates are required under the new Part 10 & 18A of the NGR.

On 28 September 2023, the AER published guidance on the amended national energy objectives. This guidance is supported by an explanatory statement.

Our guideline explains how we determine the annual costs of the NSW electricity infrastructure roadmap that will then be recovered from consumers.

The AER draft supporting guidelines that support the regulation of network infrastructure projects under the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap.

The Retailer Reliability Obligation (RRO) is designed to support reliability in the National Electricity Market (NEM).

Learn how the National Electricity Rules' Post-Tax Revenue Model can be amended for non-contestable revenue determinations within the NSW infrastructure roadmap

The AER's final guidance note on how we will address material impacts on the benchmarking results of differences in electricity DNSP's capitalisation process

Our guideline explains the Transmission Efficiency Test and how we determine revenue for network operators authorised to carry out non-contestable projects.

The Ring-fencing guideline (electricity transmission) 2023 ensures the Guideline remains fit for purpose in a changing regulatory landscape and electricity mark

The Rate of Return Instrument (the Instrument) sets out the approach by which we will estimate the rate of return, and comprises the return on debt and the return on equity, as well as the value of imputation credits. We publish a new Instrument every 4 years that will bind all regulatory determinations in the subsequent 4 years.