Consultation paper - process for reviewing the rate of return guideline - July 2017

On 31 July 2017 the AER released its consultation paper on the process for reviewing the rate of return guideline.

This consultation paper is the first step towards reviewing the current rate of return guideline. It is our preliminary consultation with stakeholders on the process for review of the guidelines, rather than the substantive rate of return issues.

We are exploring options for making our rate of return guideline review process more accessible, transparent and collaborative. We consider this will promote confidence in our guideline.

As such, we have identified a number of mechanisms we propose to include in the process and our preliminary views on how they might work.