The Reliability Panel is reviewing and updating its Template for Compliance Programs. The Template provides guidance to registered participants to help ensure their plant remains compliant with their technical performance standards.

Promoting high levels of compliance with technical standards is fundamental to the safe, secure and reliable operation of the NEM.

On 11 December 2025, the Panel published the Commission’s Terms of Reference for the review, as well as an issues paper seeking stakeholder views.

Since the Panel’s last review of the Template, there have been several rule changes that have amended the technical requirements for plant, notably the Improving the NEM Access Standards – Package 1 Rule. The Panel intends to review and update the Template to:

• reflect a broader set of plant types, such as battery systems, synchronous condensers, loads and HVDC links
• reflect new and amended technical requirements in schedule 5.2 of the NER
• reflect any relevant changes in plant technologies and testing & monitoring costs.

Interested parties who wish to make a submission should do so by 22 January 2026 to help inform and shape the Panel’s draft report and Template.