(under s.9 of the Freedom of Information Act 1991 (SA))
The AEMC's relationship with the public
As part of its Rule making responsibilities and also in conducting reviews, the Commission seeks submissions and written comments from the public. The Commission takes all its submissions into consideration when making determinations and decisions. All submissions are also published on AEMC's website subject to the AEMC considering any claim of confidentiality.
The Commission may hold public hearings as part of some of its Rule making processes. The Commission can hold hearings prior to the publication of the draft determination and also prior to the publication of the final determination if a request is made for a hearing.
Categories of documents held by the AEMC
The AEMC publishes various categories of documents including:
- documents relating to the Rule making process;
- documents involved in reviews;
- all versions of the National Electricity Rules;
- all versions of the National Gas Rules;
- presentations conducted by the Commission or AEMC staff for various stakeholders.
All documents published by the AEMC in relation to its Rule making, its reviews of the National Electricity Market (NEM) and all versions of the National Electricity Rules are available on AEMC's website at http://www.aemc.gov.au and can also be inspected at the offices of the AEMC between the hours of 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. A request under the Freedom of Information Act 1991 (South Australia) is not required to inspect these documents. Documents held by the AEMC may be held by State Records (South Australia). Documents transferred to the custody of State Records by the AEMC will be documents that the AEMC no longer requires access to for current administrative purposes.
AEMC procedures relating to the Freedom of Information Act
Initial inquiries about gaining access to AEMC documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) should be directed to the FOI Coordinator. The FOI Coordinator deals with all applications for access to the AEMC's documents and also applications for amendments to the AEMC's records.
All requests for access, under the FOI Act, to the AEMC for documents should be made on the Request for access form (PDF) and must be accompanied by a $23.80 application fee.
Applications, accompanied by the $23.80 fee, should be directed to:
Freedom of Information Coordinator
Australian Energy Market Commission
PO Box A2449
SYDNEY SOUTH NSW 1235
Arrangements can be made to inspect or obtain copies of documents between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday by contacting the FOI Coordinator on (02) 8296 7800.