On 30 September 2024, AusNet Gas Services (AusNet) submitted a proposal to vary its approved 2023–28 access arrangement.
Under the National Gas Rules, we are required to decide whether the variation proposal is material or not.
AusNet submitted information to support its variation proposal - published here.
On 25 October 2024, we decided that AusNet's variation proposal is not non-material. In other words, we consider AusNet's variation proposal to be material.
This means AusNet's variation proposal will go through a process of publication and calling for stakeholder submissions, followed by an AER draft decision, a revised proposal (if applicable), a further call for submissions and an AER final decision. Our decision on materiality (which also forms our initiating notice) is now published here.
We invite submissions on AusNet's variation proposal by Friday, 29 November 2024. Submissions can be emailed to VICGAAR2023
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (VICGAAR2023[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au).
Following our decision on AusNet's variation proposal, we will now commence the review process through the access arrangement time frames. The following indicative timetable is proposed.
| Milestone | Date* |
| Stakeholder submissions on AusNet's access arrangement proposal close | 29 November 2024 |
| AER publishes access arrangement draft decision | Late January to early February 2025 |
| AusNet submits revised access arrangement proposal | Mid-March 2025 |
| Stakeholder submissions on AusNet's revised proposal and AER's draft decision close | Mid-April 2025 |
| AER publishes access arrangement final decision | Mid-May 2025 |
* Please note this timeline is subject to change and are indicative dates for key milestones during the decision making process.