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Retail Energy Rules - Rules made
| Amending Rule | Title | Proponent(s) | Determination Date | Commencement | Version | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 No. 1 | Retailer Price Variations in Market Retail Contracts | CALC CUAC | 23-Oct-2014 | 1-May-2015 | 1 | 2015 |
| 2014 No. 2 | Customer access to information about their energy consumption (1) | COAG Energy Council | 6-Nov-2014 | 1-Sep-2015, 01-Dec-2014 [NER],1-Mar-2016 [Schedule 1 NERR] | 3 | 2015 |
| 2015 No. 1 | Expanding competition in metering and related services (1) | COAG Energy Council | 26-Nov-2015 | 26-Nov-2015, 01/12/2017 [Schedule 3] | 76 | 2015 |
| Rule not made | Multiple Trading Relationships (retail) | AEMO | 25-Feb-2016 | |||
| 2016 No. 1 | Meter read and billing frequency | Ergon Energy Queensland | 23-Jun-2016 | 23-Jun-2016 | 6 | 2016 |
| Rule not made | Using estimated reads for customer transfers (Retail) | COAG Energy Council | 2-Feb-2017 | |||
| 2017 No. 1 | Improving the accuracy of customer transfers (Retail) | COAG Energy Council | 2-Feb-2017 | 3-Aug-2017, (for Schedule 1, amendments to NERR), 02-02-17 (for Schedule 2, Transitionals) | 7 | 2017 |
| 2017 No. 3 | Strengthening protections for customers requiring life support equipment | AER | 19-Dec-2017 | 1-Feb-2018, Schedule 3. 2019-02-01, Schedules 1 and 2 | 10 | 2018 |
| 2017 No. 2 | Notification of end of fixed benefit period | The Honourable Josh Frydenberg MP, on behalf of the Australian Government | 7-Nov-2017 | 14-Nov-2017, 1/02/2018 | 9 | 2017 |
| 2018 No. 2 | Preventing discounts on inflated energy rates | The Honourable Josh Frydenberg MP, on behalf of the Australian Government | 15-May-2018 | 1-Jul-2018 | 2018 | |
| Rule not made | Register of distributed energy resources (retail) | COAG Energy Council | 13-Sep-2018 | |||
| 2018 No. 1 | Minor changes 2018 (retail) | AEMC | 3-Apr-2018 | 10-Apr-2018, Schedule 2: 01-Feb-2019 | 12 | 2018 |
| 2018 No. 3 | Advance notice of price changes | The Honourable Josh Frydenberg MP, on behalf of the Australian Government The Honourable Don Harwin MLC, Minister for Energy and Utilities on behalf of the NSW Government | 27-Sep-2018 | 13 | ||
| 2018 No. 7 | Metering installation timeframes (retail) | The Honourable Josh Frydenberg MP, on behalf of the Australian Government | 6-Dec-2018 | |||
| 2018 No. 6 | Strengthening protections for customers in hardship | AER | 15-Nov-2018 | 15-Nov-2018 | 2018 | |
| 2018 No. 4 | Estimated meter reads – self reads (retail) | The Honourable Josh Frydenberg MP, on behalf of the Australian Government | 25-Oct-2018 | |||
| 2018 No. 4 | Estimated meter reads – solar systems (retail) | Dr Daryl Dodt | 25-Oct-2018 | |||
| 2018 No. 7 | Meter installation – planned interruptions (retail) | Australian Energy Council | 6-Dec-2018 | |||
| 2018 No. 11 | Minor changes 2 | AEMC | 8-Nov-2018 | 9-Nov-2018 | 2018 | |
| 2018 No. 5 | Minor changes 2 (retail) | AEMC | 8-Nov-2018 | 9-Nov-2018 | 2018 | |
| Rule not made | Bill contents – customers with interval meters | Mr Craig Whybrow | 11-Jul-2019 | |||
| 2020 No.1 | Regulating conditional discounting | The Honourable Angus Taylor MP, Minister for Energy on behalf of the Australian Government | 27-Feb-2020 | 132 | ||
| 2020 No. 3 | Introduction of metering coordinator planned interruptions (retail) | Chair of the Competition Metering Industry Group (CMIG), a sub-branch of Master Electricians Australia | 21-May-2020 | 28-May-2020 | 21 | 2020 |
| 2019 No. 14 | Reducing customers’ switching times | AEMO | 19-Dec-2019 | |||
| 2019 No. 2 | Reducing customers’ switching times (retail) | AEMO | 19-Dec-2019 | |||
| 2019 No. 1 | Minor changes 2019 (retail) | AEMC | 21-Nov-2019 | 21-Nov-2019, Schedules 2 and 3 will commence on 19 March 2020 | 18 | 2019 |
| 2020 No. 3 | Minor changes 2020 | AEMC | 12-Mar-2020 | 19-Mar-2020, Schedule 2 of National Electricity Amendment: 6 February 2022 | 135 | 2020 |
| 2020 No. 2 | Minor changes 2020 (retail) | AEMC | 12-Mar-2020 | 19-Mar-2020 | 20 | 2020 |
| 2020 No. 4 | Minor changes 2 2020 (retail) | AEMC | 28-May-2020 | 21-Aug-2020 | 23 | 2020 |
| 25, 170 | Bill contents and billing requirements | 18-Mar-2021 | 1-Apr-2022 | 24 | 2022 | |
| 1 | Technical standards for distributed energy resources | AEMO | 25-Feb-2021 | 18-Dec-2021, 4 March 2021 | 158 | 2021 |
| Technical standards for distributed energy resources (retail) | AEMO | 25-Feb-2021 | ||||
| 1 | Maintaining life support customer registration when switching | Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW | 25-Feb-2021 | 1-Aug-2021, Schedules 2 & 3 commence 4 March 2021 | 25 | 2021 |
| 9 | Access, pricing and incentive arrangements for distributed energy resources | SA Power Networks | 12-Aug-2021 | 19-Aug-2021, Schedule 2 of this Rule commences on 1 July 2022 | 170 | 2021 |
| 4 | Access, pricing and incentive arrangements for distributed energy resources (retail) | SA Power Networks | 12-Aug-2021 | 19-Aug-2021, 21-Oct-2021, 31-Mar-2022 | 29 | 2021 |
| Governance of distributed energy resources technical standards (retail) | Dr Kerry Schott AO | 17-Mar-2022 | ||||
| 2021 No. 3 | Minor changes 2 2021 (Retail) | AEMC | 27-May-2021 | 27-May-2021, schedule 2 commences on 1 August 2021 | 27 | 2021 |
| Protecting customers affected by family violence | Red Energy Pty Ltd and Lumo Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd | 15-Sep-2022 | 21-Sep-2022 | 2022 | ||
| Improving consultation procedures in the rules (Retail) | AEMO | |||||
| 15, 4 | Unlocking CER benefits through flexible trading | AEMO | 15-Aug-2024 | 31-May-2025, - Schedule 2, 1-Nov-2026 - Schedules 3, 4 and 5; 29-Aug-2024 - Schedule 1 and 6 | NER 215, NERR 42 | 2025 |
| 4 | Unlocking CER benefits through flexible trading (retail) | AEMO | 15-Aug-2024 | 1-Nov-2026, - Schedules 1 and 2; 29-Aug-2024 - Schedule 3 | NERR 42 | 2026 |
| Delaying implementation of the AER Billing guideline | Australian Energy Council | 13-Oct-2022 | 20-Oct-2022 | 2022 | ||
| 24 | Integrating price-responsive resources into the NEM | AEMO | 19-Dec-2024 | 27-May-2027, Schedule 1 ; 31-March-2026, Schedule 2 ; 1-Jan-2026, Schedule 3 ; 23-May-2027, Schedule 4 ; 19-Dec-2024, Schedule 5 | 222 | 2027 |
| 1 | Electricity Consumption Benchmarks | AER | 17-Aug-2023 | 17-Aug-2023 | 38 | 2023 |
| 1 | Harmonising the national energy rules with the updated national energy objectives (retail) | Energy Senior Officials on behalf of the Ministerial Council on Energy | 1-Feb-2024 | 1-Feb-2024 | 39 | 2024 |
| Integrating price-responsive resources into the NEM (retail) | AEMO | |||||
| Minor changes 1 2024 | AEMC | 30-May-2024 | 3-Jun-2024 | 211 | 2024 | |
| Minor changes 1 2024 Retail | AEMC | 30-May-2024 | 3-Jun-2024 | 2024 | ||
| Minor changes 2 2024 (Retail) | AEMC | 29-Aug-2024 | 29-Aug-2024 | 2024 | ||
| 12 | Real-time data for consumers | Energy Consumers Australia | 18-Dec-2025 | 240 | ||
| 2 | Assisting hardship customers | The Honourable Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy | 19-Jun-2025 | 45 | ||
| Ensuring energy plan benefits last the length of the contract | The Honourable Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy | 19-Jun-2025 | ||||
| 4 | Improving the ability to switch to a better offer | The Honourable Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy | 11-Sep-2025 | 11-Sep-2025, 30-Dec-2026 | 45 | 2025 |
| 5 | Improving the application of concessions to bills | The Honourable Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy | 25-Sep-2025 | 2-Oct-2025, 1-July-2026 | 47 | 2025 |
| 3 | Improving consumer confidence in retail energy plans | The Honourable Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy | 19-Jun-2025 | |||
| Removing fees and charges | The Honourable Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy | 19-Jun-2025 | ||||
| Removing unreasonable conditional discounts | The Honourable Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy | 19-Jun-2025 | ||||
| Accelerating smart meter deployment (retail) | Intellihub, SA Power Networks and Alinta Energy | 28-Nov-2024 | 1-Jun-2025 | 2025 | ||
| 6 | Real-time data for consumers (Retail) | Energy Consumers Australia | 30-Nov-2028 | 2028 | ||
| Minor changes 1 2025 (Retail) | Minor changes 1 2025 (Retail) | AEMC | 29-May-2025 | 29-May-2025 | 2025 | |
| 1 | Establishing a regulatory framework for retail customer initiated gas abolishment (Retail) | Justice and Equity Centre | 2-Apr-2026 | 9-Apr-2026, Schedule 2; and 1-Oct-2026, Schedule 1 | 2026 |