On 11 November 2010, the AEMC gave notice under section 95 of the National Electricity Law to commence consultation on the Reliability Settings from 1 July 2012 Rule change request.

The proposal seeks to introduce indexation of specified Reliability Settings and an amended process of review of the Reliability Standard and Reliability Settings, to be applied from 1 July 2012.

The AEMC invites written submissions or comments in relation to the proposed Rule change by 9 December 2010.

A consultation paper prepared by the staff of the AEMC is published to provide guidance to stakeholders in commenting on the Rule change request.