AER’s 2021 to 2022 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities: Consumer Protection
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On 23 June 2021, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) released five compliance and enforcement priorities for 2021 to 2022 with a major focus on protecting energy consumers.
Review of the AER’s Network and Retail Exemption Guidelines
On 18 May 2021, the Australian Energy Regulator published a consultation paper concerning a review of the AER’s (Retail) Exempt Selling Guideline and Electricity Network Service Provider – Registration Exemption Guidelines. Clearly, this review being conducted by the Australian Energy Regulator is of significant importance to all exempt and authorised retailers operating within embedded networks.
Compliance Reporting to the Australian Energy Regulator
The Australian Energy Regulator’s Compliance Procedures and Guidelines-Version 6 sets out the matter and form that retailers must submit compliance information and data to the
The Presentation of Electricity Retail Offers in NECF
This article looks at the operation of the AER’s Retail Pricing Information Guidelines (April 2018 – Version 5.0). The purpose of the Guideline is to
AER: The Final Statement of Expectations
On 24 March 2021, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) announced that it had extended its COVID-19 energy protections for a limited time. The AER’s original
AER’s audit: Provision of timely and accurate information
The Australian Energy Regulator has released the results of its latest compliance audits looking at the provision of timely and accurate information. The audits in
Injunction granted in relation to electrical contracting in QLD
On 29 March 2021, Queensland’s Electricity Safety Office was granted an injunction in the Southport Magistrates’ Court preventing Mr Michael Kelly from doing further electrical
QLD Large-Scale Energy Storage Trial
The Queensland Premier, the Honorable Annastacia Palaszczuk, has announced that five locations across regional Queensland will host a large scale, network connected battery trial aimed
The ESC’s Victorian Energy Market Update: March 2021
On 31 March 2021, the Essential Services Commission of Victoria published its Victorian Energy Market Update: March 2021. In the update the Essential Services Commission