Clifford Chance

ACCC foreshadows a regulatory shake-up of the wholesale gas industry on the east coast of Australia

26 April 2016

On 22 April 2016, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released its report (Report) to the Federal Government following its 12 month inquiry into the competitiveness of the wholesale gas industry on the east coast of Australia.  The Report recommends a regulatory shake-up of the industry (particularly in the pipeline sector) which is likely to have implications for industry participants including investors, producers, sellers, pipeline operators, shippers and buyers.

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