On 28 November 2012, the AER published a draft version of its revised Exempt selling guideline for consultation. The final version of this guideline will replace the current Exempt selling guideline, published in December 2011.
Invitation for submissions
The AER is seeking written stakeholder comments on the revised Exempt selling guideline. Submissions close on 11 January 2013, and will be considered by the AER in finalising the guideline in early 2013.
Written submissions can be mailed to:
Sarah Proudfoot
General Manager, Retail Markets
Australian Energy Regulator
PO Box 520
Melbourne Vic 3001
Alternatively, submissions can be emailed to AERinquiry
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (AERinquiry[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au) with ‘Submission – revised exempt selling guideline’ in the subject line.
The AER prefers that all submissions be sent in an electronic format in Microsoft Word or other text readable document form and publicly available, to facilitate an informed, transparent and robust consultation process. Accordingly, submissions will be treated as public documents and posted on the AER's website, except and unless prior arrangements are made with the AER to treat the submission, or portions of it, as confidential. Parties wishing to submit confidential information are requested to:
- clearly identify the information that is the subject of the confidentiality claim; and
- provide a non-confidential version of the submission