Our review of the version 5 of the Guideline and the Electricity Network Service Provider – Registration Exemption Guideline commenced in May 2021. Our indicative timetable for the review process is outlined below.

*Dates are indicative and may change.

The AER has published a consultation paper in relation to a review of the AER (Retail) Exempt Selling guideline (the retail exemption guideline) and the Electricity Network Service Provider – Registration Exemption guideline (the network exemption guideline).

The consultation paper seeks stakeholder feedback on:

• improving the clarity and readability of exemption requirements
• streamlining the network exemption guideline and removing redundancies
• clarifying concepts such as the issue of the ownership, control, and operation of embedded networks in the network exemption guideline
• introducing standardised statements in both guidelines where information requirements need to be met, e.g. for exemption applications that require applicants to obtain explicit informed consent to network conversion proposals
• improving consistency between the two guidelines.

Interested stakeholders were invited to make submissions on our consultation paper before 30 June 2021 and the consultation period is now closed.  We are in the process of assessing the submissions received, and thank all stakeholders who provided feedback.