rights and location-related rights Operators are free to impose higher area of land held or irrigated charges on customers for the same infrastructure service Interaction Pricing approvals Pricing approvals/determination under 5-M with broader overlay similar WCR reserved for where States or can’t regulatory provisions in State monopoly infrastructure don’t regulate key framework law operators Accreditation of State Winding back of accreditation 5-W regulators has not arrangements that will no longer be led to consistency in necessary charging outcomes across Basin States WPM cost activity Limit water charge rules to disclosure of 7-A reporting duplicates planning & management charges, not existing NWI activity costs commitments Interaction between Exemption from non-discrimination rules 5-X water charge rules for charges pursuant to Part IIIA of the and CCA Part IIIA CCA (e.g. an accredited state access unclear regime) Facilitating Operators free to Restrictions on levying infrastructure 5-D efficient water levy infrastructure charges in relation to trade markets charges upon trade by customers Incentive to limit Incentives for operators to allow water 6-E water delivery right delivery right (WDR) trade maximum – trade as an termination fees lower if operator does not alternative to allow WDR trade termination Termination fees Modified approach to termination fees 6-B, 6-C calculation doesn't calculation to takes into account avoidable account for avoidable fixed costs. Only some non-volumetric fixed costs or charges included in termination fee customer calculation contributions Out-of-scope issues Submissions to the Issues Paper and public forums raised a range of issues that ACCC’s were not within the terms of reference for the water charge rules review. The ACCC has made a number of recommendations in relation to some of these out of scope issues in Chapter 8. Broadly, these recommendations relate to improving understanding stakeholders’ of unbundled water rights, greater market transparency especially for trade prices, and improving access to dispute resolution mechanisms. irrigators’ Consultation process and timeline
Operators are free to impose higher charges on customers for the same infrastructure service rights and location-related rights area of land held or irrigated Interaction with broader regulatory framework Pricing approvals overlay similar provisions in State law Pricing approvals/determination under WCR reserved for where States can’t or don’t regulate key monopoly infrastructure operators 5-M Accreditation of State regulators has not led to consistency in charging outcomes across Basin States Winding back of accreditation arrangements that will no longer be necessary 5-W WPM cost activity reporting duplicates existing NWI commitments Limit water charge rules to disclosure of planning & management charges, not activity costs 7-A Interaction between water charge rules and CCA Part IIIA unclear Exemption from non-discrimination rules for charges pursuant to Part IIIA of the CCA (e.g. an accredited state access regime) 5-X Facilitating efficient water markets Operators free to levy infrastructure charges upon trade by customers Restrictions on levying infrastructure charges in relation to trade 5-D Incentive to limit water delivery right trade as an alternative to termination Incentives for operators to allow water delivery right (WDR) trade – maximum termination fees lower if operator does not allow WDR trade 6-E Termination fees calculation doesn't account for avoidable fixed costs or customer contributions Modified approach to termination fees calculation to takes into account avoidable fixed costs. Only some non-volumetric charges included in termination fee calculation 6-B, 6-C Out-of-scope issues Submissions to the ACCC’s Issues Paper and public forums raised a range of issues that were not within the terms of reference for the water charge rules review. The ACCC has made a number of recommendations in relation to some of these out of scope issues in Chapter 8. Broadly, these recommendations relate to improving stakeholders’ understanding of unbundled water rights, greater market transparency especially for trade prices, and improving irrigators’ access to dispute resolution mechanisms. Consultation process and timeline
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