On 7 January 2021, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) received a rule change request from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to simplify, streamline, and improve the efficiency of the consultation processes in the National Electricity Rules (NER), the National Gas Rules (NGR) and the National Energy Retail Rules (NERR).
On 14 April 2022, the AEMC made a draft determination that amends the NER and the NGR.
The AER made a submission to the AEMC’s draft determination on 26 May 2022.