The Retail Policy Working Group was tasked by the Ministerial Council on Energy to implement reform under Clause 14 of the Australian Energy Market Agreement in relation to the non-economic regulation of energy distributors and for regulation (excluding price regulation) of energy retailers. This reform encompasses the transfer of current state and territory responsibilities to the National Electricity Law, National Gas Law and the National Energy Retail Law.
Submissions
The AER has made the following past submissions in response to papers developed for the Retail Policy Working Group:
2006
AER submission to the Retail Policy Working Group paper 1 - 8 December 2006
2007
AER submission to the Retail Policy Working Group paper 2 - 24 January 2007
AER submission to Retail Policy Working Group paper 3 - 21 February 2007
AER submission to the Retail Policy Working Group supplementary paper - 10 May 2007
AER submission on the Retail Policy Working Group composite paper - 23 July 2007
2008
AER submission to Standing Committee of Officials policy response paper - 23 July 2008