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The Australian Government is committed to the provision of adequate, reliable and affordable energy to meet future energy consumption needs and to underpin strong economic growth, consistent with the principles of environmental responsibility and sustainable development.
Energy Reform Implementation Group: The way forward for Australia (Final Report)

On 10 February 2006, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to establish the Energy Reform Implementation Group (ERIG) to recommend proposals for:

  1. achieving a fully national transmission grid
  2. measures that may be necessary to address structural issues affecting the ongoing competitiveness and efficiency of the electricity sector
  3. measures that may be necessary to ensuring there are transparent and effective financial markets to support energy markets.

The COAG ERIG was chaired by Mr Bill Scales AO. Mr Scales is joined by Mr David Swift, Chief Executive of the Electricity Supply Industry Planning Council of South Australia, Mr Geoff Carmody, co-founder of Access Economics, and Mr Alan Rattray, former chair of the Southern Hydro Board.

The report, including its associated papers, is available in Adobe PDF below.

Report(s)Link
Executive SummaryExecutive Summary: Energy Reform: The way forward for Australia [PDF, 166KB]
Main ReportFinal Report: Energy Reform: The way forward for Australia [PDF, 3MB]
Supporting energy industry informationAppendices 6-9: Energy Reform: The way forward for Australia [PDF, 336KB]

ERIG commissioned nine specialist studies to advise on the matters under consideration. A list of the consultants engaged and the reports received is detailed below:

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