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McCafferty Legal was pleased to assist Powerlink Queensland in the successful development and approval of the Western Downs DNA Access Policy (which supports connection of the Cubico and Stanwell Wambo…

The AEMC yesterday published its final determination for improving cost recovery arrangements for transmission non-network options. The rule change introduces a number of key changes to how TNSPs implement non-network…

The AER yesterday released the final updated Transmission Ringfencing Guideline. The final guideline largely adopts positions from the consultation draft and requires TNSPs to comply with ringfencing obligations for both…

On 13 February 2025 the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) published its “Policy-led Sandboxing Accelerating access, deployment and orchestration of distributed energy resources through the regulatory sandbox” paper – Innovative trials…

On 6 November 2024, the AER published proposed amendments to the transmission service target performance incentive scheme (STPIS) framework for consultation. STPIS has been under increasing scrutiny from across the…

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has introduced new draft requirements aimed at enhancing community engagement in the process of approving major transmission projects, as part of an effort to…