and location of the function for the allocation of consumer grants (given 6.1 and 6.2). Ensuring consistent 7.1) That SCER recommend to COAG VIC and QLD to have NSW, VIC, QLD As soon as The NECF has been SA applied the national frameworks that it reiterate its commitment to their legislative and SA practicable but successfully NECF on 1 having all jurisdictions in the NEM instruments passed in no later than 1 implemented by the February 2013. Consumers benefit from commence the National Energy their parliaments January 2014 ACT, TAS, SA and efficiencies of consistent Subject to Customer Framework (NECF) as soon NSW.VIC and QLD national frameworks and resolution of state as practicable and no later than 1 planning for 2014 rigorous national specific issues NSW, VIC and QLD January 2014, subject to the resolution and mid 2014 approaches to regulation application Acts to of issues specific to those jurisdictions respectively. meet SCER Energy yet to implement, with SCER to report Market Reform SCER to report to June 2013 As per above. to COAG by June 2013 and in early Working Group COAG 2014 on progress in resolving (EMRWG) and SCER outstanding issues and implementing approval processes the NECF. Deregulation of 8.1) SCER to recommend to COAG Completed - occurred Advice from retail prices that it reiterate its commitment to retail through SCER and jurisdictions on price deregulation where effective COAG meetings in transition to price To ensure efficient and competition exists. late 2012. deregulation (8.2, competitive retail energy 8.3, 8.5, 8.6) markets for the benefit of 8.2) Jurisdictions to work towards Delivery of transition All jurisdictions By end 2013 Being progressed by – consumers and the energy effective competition where it does not plans on price except VIC which individual sector alike Relevant to WA exist to allow greater opportunities for deregulation by deregulated prices jurisdictions. SA no and the NT for high innovation in and choice of retail offers, jurisdictions ( 8.2, 8.3, in January 2009 longer required to level commitments and that jurisdictions will provide advice 8.5, 8.6) report given price (AEMC competition to SCER on the current state of deregulation from reviews are NEM competition and policy settings to fulfil February 2013.
and location of the function for the allocation of consumer grants (given 6.1 and 6.2). Ensuring consistent national frameworks Consumers benefit from efficiencies of consistent national frameworks and rigorous national approaches to regulation 7.1) That SCER recommend to COAG that it reiterate its commitment to having all jurisdictions in the NEM commence the National Energy Customer Framework (NECF) as soon as practicable and no later than 1 January 2014, subject to the resolution of issues specific to those jurisdictions yet to implement, with SCER to report to COAG by June 2013 and in early 2014 on progress in resolving outstanding issues and implementing the NECF. VIC and QLD to have their legislative instruments passed in their parliaments NSW, VIC and QLD application Acts to meet SCER Energy Market Reform Working Group (EMRWG) and SCER approval processes NSW, VIC, QLD and SA As soon as practicable but no later than 1 January 2014 The NECF has been successfully implemented by the ACT, TAS, SA and NSW.VIC and QLD planning for 2014 and mid 2014 respectively. SA applied the NECF on 1 February 2013. Subject to resolution of state specific issues SCER to report to COAG June 2013 As per above. Deregulation of retail prices To ensure efficient and competitive retail energy markets for the benefit of consumers and the energy sector alike 8.1) SCER to recommend to COAG that it reiterate its commitment to retail price deregulation where effective competition exists. Completed - occurred through SCER and COAG meetings in late 2012. Advice from jurisdictions on transition to price deregulation (8.2, 8.3, 8.5, 8.6) Relevant to WA and the NT for high level commitments (AEMC competition reviews are NEM 8.2) Jurisdictions to work towards effective competition where it does not exist to allow greater opportunities for innovation in and choice of retail offers, and that jurisdictions will provide advice to SCER on the current state of competition and policy settings to fulfil Delivery of transition plans on price deregulation by jurisdictions ( 8.2, 8.3, 8.5, 8.6) All jurisdictions – except VIC which deregulated prices in January 2009 By end 2013 Being progressed by individual jurisdictions. SA no longer required to report given price deregulation from February 2013.
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