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Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: May 2020
In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of May, as well as take a closer look at WA's proposed Access Code changes and how they seek to transform the State's power system. ...
Workplace manslaughter: Victoria's new workplace crime
Under Victoria's new offence of workplace manslaughter, if a corporation or officer (which can extend to senior managers) is negligent and that results in a fatality, there will be a risk of criminal prosecution. Individuals will risk a lengthy sentence of imprisonment. ...
Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: February 2020
In this update we summarise the decision of the AEMC on the calculation of transmission loss factors. ...
Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: March 2020
In this update we summarise the progress of existing rule change requests across March 2020 and take a closer look at the AER's review into the values of customer reliability for widespread and long duration outages. ...
Climate change and project approvals
Climate change impacts have for many years been accepted as a relevant consideration in the assessment of planning and environmental applications in Australia. Until recently, the focus of consent authorities has been primarily on the direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a project from owned and ...
Energy efficiency schemes – retailer risk vs business and household opportunities
A number of states and territories have established schemes that provide electricity users with incentives to implement energy saving measures and which require electricity retailers to achieve energy saving targets. ...