The ACCC has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of new work for the ACCC in scams, childcare, water trading and an extension of the ACCC’s gas inquiry role.

The ACCC has released its twelfth annual report under the Water Act 2007 (Cth). The report provides information on the state of the rural water sector in the Murray–Darling Basin for the 2020–21 financial year.

Issue 84 of the Utility Regulators Forum newsletter Network.
The ACCC welcomes the Australian Government’s plan to legislate new functions for the ACCC as the water market conduct regulator in the Murray-Darling Basin.

This guide helps operators of water infrastructure in the Murray-Darling Basin understand our role and approach to enforcing the rules.

This guidance is to help infrastructure operators understand the types of charges, including one-off charges or ‘capital contributions’, that must be included in a schedule of charges.

This guidance is to help infrastructure operators and their customers to understand when the ACCC can approve an additional termination fee.

Issue 83 of the Utility Regulators Forum newsletter Network.

The ACCC has prepared this document to assist infrastructure operators or their customers in the Murray-Darling Basin who are seeking an exemption from the requirement to include specific infrastructure charges in their schedule of charges.

Issue 82 of the Utility Regulators Forum newsletter Network.