Mission and Values

Mission

The AEMC delivers high quality and impartial energy market rules and advice to policy makers

Vision

We will be an essential source of market development advice and be regarded as an excellent rule maker.

Values

To ensure we fulfil our role as a national independent body we must perform our functions in a way that demonstrates integrity, and uses an evidence-based approach while remaining fully engaged with our stakeholders:

  • Leadership

Leadership is required to deliver on our broader role in the economy. To ensure the national gas and electricity markets continue to operate in the interests of consumers we need to help policy makers understand the complications and consequences of different options. We do this by early engagement and by providing information and advice on alternative approaches to enable governments to achieve their objectives in a manner that retains the effectiveness of the markets.

  • Engagement

Engagement means we build relationships to develop a good understanding of what is happening in the real world, with regard to energy business, large and small consumer requirements and government. We maintain conversations with our stakeholders to understand how operating environments - and the changes we might contemplate to the market arrangements - will manifest in the economy. We promote dialogue and understanding between supply and demand side groups.

  • Integrity

Integrity is the value which drives our relationships with each other and the people we meet in our day to day work. Acting with integrity is the way we maintain our well-established reputation for independent thinking and objectivity - and how we encourage open and frank dialogue.

Strategic Objectives

    We will deliver our mission and vision by:

  • Driving the development of efficient market frameworks by delivering well on routine work and proactively providing advice to policy makers;
  • Contributing to energy market policy development as the leading source of advice on energy markets;
  • Providing world-leading advice through our people and the partnerships we develop; and
  • Addressing the increasing demands on the AEMC for our rule making, reviews and advice by ensuring we have the capacity to deliver.

To deliver these strategic objectives we must be effective communicators, have an expert staff, and have professional business management systems.