The eighth ACCC/AER Regulatory conference evolution of regulation was held on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 July 2006 at the Hyatt Sanctuary Cove, Gold Coast, Queensland Australia.

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Conference program

2007 Regulatory Conference program ( PDF 352.85 KB )

Conference proceedings

Day one: Thursday 26 July 2007

Session Presentations
Session 1: Where we have been and where we are going—lessons from many countries

Welcome address by Graeme Samuel Chairman ACCC ( PDF 27.71 KB )

Presentation by Roger Noll ( PDF 51.58 KB )

note on Roger Noll's presentation ( PDF 25.84 KB )

Session 2: What is ‘regulatory risk’?

Presentation by Professor David Newbery, University of Cambridge ( PPT 332 KB )

Presentation by Professor Joshua Gans, University of Melbourne ( PPT 477 KB )

Session 3: Alternative approaches to regulation

Presentation by Dr Simon Cowan, University of Oxford ( PPT 173 KB )

Presentation by Dr John Small, Covec, New Zealand ( PPT 108 KB )

Presentation by Dr Denis Lawrence, Meyrick & Associates ( PPT 220.5 KB )

Breakout session 1:  Energy: Transmission pricing

Presentation by Professor Richard Green, University of Birmingham ( PPT 1.02 MB )

Presentation by Professor Richard Green, University of Birmingham - paper ( PDF 310.98 KB )

Presentation by Dr John Tamblyn, Chairman, AEMC ( PPT 131.5 KB )

Breakout session 1: Water: Water market regulation, infrastructure access and governance

Presentation by Professor Mike Young, University of Adelaide ( PPT 4.7 MB )

Presentation by Malcolm Thompson, Deputy CEO, National Water Commission ( PPT 1.17 MB )

Craig Fenton, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers ( PPT 432 KB )

Conference dinner Dinner Speaker: Professor Roger Noll, Stanford University

Day two: Friday 27 July 2007

Session Presentations
Breakout session 2: Communications: The economic relationship between fixed and mobile voice services and the lessons for broadband

Presentation by Andy Banerjee, Vice-President, Analysis Group ( PPT 571.5 KB )

Presentation by Andy Banerjee, Vice-President, Analysis Group - paper ( PDF 325.39 KB )

Presentation by Ewan Sutherland, International Telecommunications Policy Analyst - paper ( PDF 376.8 KB )

Breakout session 2: The evolution of Part IIIA

Presentation by John Feil, Executive Director, National Competition ( PPT 7.43 MB )

Presentation by Linda Evans, Partner, Clayton Utz ( PPT 239.5 KB )

Peter Monkhouse,Vice-President, Iron ore, BHP Billiton ( PDF 955.97 KB )

Breakout session 3: Transport: The changing face of the port terminal operator business

Presentation by Professor Dr Theo Notteboom, University of Antwerp, Belgium - paper ( PDF 1.23 MB )

Presentation by David Greig, Executive Director, ACIL Tasman ( PPT 1.69 MB )

Presentation by Steve Meyrick, Managing Director, Meyrick & Associates ( PPT 179.5 KB )

Breakout session 3: Competition policy reforms and Australia’s infrastructure performance

Presentation by Greg Houston, Director, NERA Economic Consulting ( PPT 4.01 MB )

Presentation by Jeff Balchin, Director, The Allen Consulting Group ( PPT 3.72 MB )

Session 4: New directions in regulation—the next decade No papers