Review of Queensland Energy Legislation
In mid-2018, the Queensland Government carried out an initial consultation on a Review of Queensland Energy Legislation (the Review). The Review covers the operation of the Electricity Act 1994, the Gas Supply Act 2003, the Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 and the Liquid Fuel Supply Act 1984. Two further documents have now been released for consultation as part of the Review. The first options paper summarises ‘regulatory impact statements’ for a range of proposed changes while a second paper goes into more significant detail with respect to those changes. In this article we summarise the areas of proposed change, focusing on those areas that will impact on authorised retailers and/or embedded networks in Queensland. By Dr Drew Donnelly, Compliance Quarter Rationale for the Review The overarching motivation for the…