This section contains all current and closed Commission regulatory projects. This includes determinations, reports, inquiries, studies and disclosures relating to telecommunications, electricity lines, gas pipelines, airports and dairy.
The current default price quality path for electricity distribution businesses (DPP3) is due to expire on 31 March 2025 and we must make a decision by 30 November 2024 on the next default price-quality path to apply (DPP4).
We have responsibilities for monitoring competition and efficiency in the retail payment system. Our focus is on improving transparency and understanding of the system, including to inform where to focus our efforts to deliver long-term benefits for consumers and merchants.
Different payment methods can impose additional costs on merchants. A payment surcharge is an extra fee charged by a merchant to cover these additional costs.
We are proposing to make changes to the information disclosure (ID) requirements for gas distribution businesses (GDBs) and the gas transmission business (GTB) as required under Part 4 of the Commerce Act.
We are proposing to make changes to the information disclosure (ID) requirements for electricity distribution businesses (EDBs) as required under Part 4 of the Commerce Act.