
Navigating the AER Retailer Authorisation Process: How Compliance Quarter Can Help
If you’re planning to enter Australia’s energy retail market, obtaining a retailer authorisation from the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) is not just a regulatory formality—it’s

ACCC’s 2025 Report on the National Electricity Market
On 1 August 2025, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) published its 13th annual report on prices, profits, and margins in the supply of

Outcome of Ergon Energy’s Challenge of the AER’s Overcharge Investigation Notice
In January 2025, our clients were advised of Ergon Energy’s commencement of proceedings in the Federal Court seeking to set aside a notice it received

Key Reporting Obligations for Australian Electricity Retailers under the ERA’s 2025 Performance Indicators Handbook
The Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) of Western Australia has recently published its updated “Performance Indicators and Definitions Handbook – For Electricity Retailers” (April 2025). This

Draft Default Market Offer and Victorian Default Offer Realeased: background and implications.
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) and the Essential Services Commission (ESC) have recently released their draft determinations for the Default Market Offer (DMO 7) and

Navigating Compliance Obligations When Entering New Markets in Australia
Expanding into new markets presents significant opportunities for business growth, whether through geographic expansion or product diversification. However, such expansion introduces substantial regulatory compliance obligations
