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Allens advises on Macarthur Wind Farm sale
Allens has advised Australian integrated energy company AGL Energy Limited on the sale of its 50 per cent participating interest in the Macarthur Wind Farm in south-west Victoria. AGL Energy sold t ...
TransGrid lease completes
Allens has worked with NSW Treasury and its other advisers to bring to completion the $10.258 billion 99-year lease of TransGrid to consortium, NSW Electricity Networks. The long-term lease of the ...
Productivity Commission's final report on the National Access Regime
The Productivity Commission's final report on its review of Australia's National Access Regime supports the continuation of the National Access Regime subject to reforms, including altering the criteria for the application of access regulation. ...
Queensland retail energy reform
The Queensland Government has introduced legislation to apply the National Energy Customer Framework to the sale of electricity and gas to retail customers in Queensland ...
Pricing and repeal of the carbon tax
The legislation that will repeal Australias carbon pricing scheme will also introduce some significant new prohibitions and confer some extensive enforcement and price monitoring powers on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to ensure that the repeal of the scheme is accompanied by a ...
Carbon pollution reduction schemes? - China one way, Australia the other?
As part of its commitment to solving serious air pollution problems the Chinese Government has launched a variety of pilot schemes that will eventually pave the way for the establishment of a national emissions trading market These steps are in marked contrast to the position in Australia where the ...
Changes for developing wind farms in Queensland
The Queensland Government has released a draft code and guideline that empowers the State to assess and decide any future wind farm projects in Queensland Partner Bill McCredie and Senior Associate Anna Vella look at the Queensland Governments new role and consider the draft code and guideline ...
Emissions Reduction Fund Exposure Draft Legislation Released
The Federal Government has released exposure draft legislation for the establishment of its proposed Emissions Reduction Fund Partner Grant Anderson and Lawyer Albert Yu report ...
Emissions Reduction Fund Green Paper released
The Federal Government has released its Green Paper on the design of the Emissions Reduction Fund Partner Grant Anderson reports on this proposed centrepiece of the Governments Direct Action Plan ...
Japan and Australia - a new era of opportunity
This weeks historic visit to Australia by the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been widely lauded as the beginning of a new era in the relationship between the two countries Japan Sector Leader and Partner Tim Lester and Senior Associate Penny Alexander report on the opportunities this new ...