The Essential Services Commision of Victoria (ESCV) commenced a review into its Energy Retail Code of Practice in July 2024.
On 16 May 2025, the ESCV published a Regulatory Impact Statement for its draft decision on the energy consumer reforms proposed in Stage 1 of the review. The Regulatory Impact Statement outlined the options considered and preferred by the ESCV for each proposed reform.
The AER made a submission in response to the Regulatory Impact Statement on 26 June 2025.
The AER previously made a submission to an earlier discussion paper on 5 December 2024.