Evoenergy is required to submit to the AER for approval a reference service proposal 12 months prior to submission of its access arrangement for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2031. We received Evoenergy's reference service proposal on 28 June 2024.
Under the National Gas Law and the National Gas Rules, the AER has the function of reviewing and approving the terms of Evoenergy's access arrangement proposal (due by 1 July 2025). Interested stakeholders are encouraged to consider the indicative dates for key milestones.
Indicative dates for key milestones in the decision making process
Milestone | Date* |
Reference service proposal due to AER | 1 July 2024 |
AER makes reference service proposal decision | December 2024 |
Access arrangement proposal due to AER | 1 July 2025 |
AER holds stakeholder forum on proposal | Optional |
Stakeholder submissions on proposal close | August 2025 |
AER publish draft decision | November 2025* |
Revised access arrangement proposal due to the AER | January 2026* |
Stakeholder submissions on revised proposal and AER draft decision close | February 2026* |
AER publish final decision | 30 April 2026 |
Please note this timeline is subject to change.
*Date based on AER receiving compliant proposals. May be altered if non-compliant proposals are received.