On 31 August 2012 the AER released its final decision on the CitiPower and Powercor vegetation management opex step change for the regulatory control period 2011-15. No submissions from stakeholders were received in response to the AER’s draft decision or CitiPower and Powercor’s remitted proposal. The proposal was submitted in response to the Australian Competition Tribunal’s decision to remit the businesses vegetation management step change opex back to the AER for re-consideration.