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Consultation Paper
We released a consultation paper on 9 November 2020
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Submissions close
Submissions closed on 1 December 2020
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Final Decision
We released our final decision on 9 February 2021
We have made minor updates to the current utility licences. The update removes provisions relating to technical regulations that are now covered under the Utilities (Technical Regulation) Act 2014 (UTR Act) from the utility licence and reduces regulatory duplication and reporting burden on licensed utilities. The update also improves the clarity of the licence conditions. The update ensures that licence conditions are accurate, current and reflect our legislative objectives.
Final decision - Utility Licence Update
On Tuesday 9 February 2021, the Commission released its final decision on updating utility licences. The licence updates achieve three main objectives:
- ensure licences reflect the current regulatory framework
- reduce regulatory duplication and reporting burden on licenced utilities
- clarify certain clauses so their intent is clear.
The final report explains the changes made to the licences.
Following notification on the ACT Legislation website, the updated licences will commence on 1 March 2021.
A copy of the Commission's final report is below.
| Document Name | Type | Size | Published date |
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| TransGrid operating licence | 451.7 KB | 9 Feb 2021 | |
| Icon Water operating licence | 466.1 KB | 9 Feb 2021 | |
| Evoenergy - gas distribution operating licence | 493.3 KB | 9 Feb 2021 | |
| Evoenergy - electricity distribution operating licence | 496.3 KB | 9 Feb 2021 | |
| EAPL operating licence | 485.6 KB | 9 Feb 2021 | |
| Final decision - Utility licence update | 712.8 KB | 9 Feb 2021 |
Utility licence update – informal public consultation
On Monday 9 November 2020, we released a consultation paper on the utility licence update. The consultation paper informed stakeholders of the proposed updates to the licences and invited public feedback. We received a submission from Icon Water.
A copy of the consultation paper and the Icon Water submission are available below.
| Document Name | Type | Size | Published date |
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| Consultation paper PDF - Utility licence update | 923.2 KB | 10 Nov 2020 | |
| Consultation paper - Utility licence update | Word | 1005.7 KB | 10 Nov 2020 |
Submissions
| Document Name | Type | Size | Published date |
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| Submission 1 - Icon Water | 182.8 KB | 11 Dec 2020 |