On 20 August 2026 we published our draft Market Monitoring Information Order (MMIO-GAS-2026-01) and accompanying Explanatory Statement to seek stakeholder feedback by 01 October 2026. 

Indicative timetable

Note: This timetable is subject to change.

Submissions 

Interested parties are invited to make a written submission to the AER via email to ContractMarketMonitoringaer [dot] gov [dot] au (ContractMarketMonitoring[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au), with the subject line ‘Draft Order MMIO-GAS-2026-01 submission’ by close of business, 01 October 2026. 

Alternatively, submissions can be mailed to:

Fiona Hooymans 

General Manager, Market Surveillance Branch 

Australian Energy Regulator 

GPO Box 3131 

Canberra ACT 2601 

Submissions should be in PDF, Microsoft Word or another text readable document format. 

The AER prefers that all submissions be publicly available to facilitate an informed and transparent consultative process. Submissions will be treated as public documents unless marked confidential. Parties wishing to submit confidential information are requested to: 

• clearly identify the information that is the subject of the confidentiality claim; and 
• provide a non-confidential version of the submission in a form suitable for publication. 

All non-confidential submissions will be placed on the AER’s website. For further information on the AER’s use and disclosure of information provided to it, see the AER Information Policy. 

Enquiries about this draft Order and/or the accompanying Explanatory Statement, or about lodging submissions, should be directed to the ContractMarketMonitoringaer [dot] gov [dot] au (ContractMarketMonitoring[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au) with the subject line ‘Wholesale Market Monitoring and Reporting Guideline – Draft Orders enquiry’.