National Regulation Reporting

In March 2002, a core set of nationally consistent performance reporting measures developed under the auspices of the Utility Regulators Forum (of which the Commissioner is a member) was published.

During 2002-03, the Commission undertook consultations with Power and Water aimed at establishing a timetable to phase in regulatory reporting consistent with the agreed national reporting requirements.

From a Territory perspective, the measures making up the national regulatory reporting standards fall into three categories:

• those measures that Power and Water will report fully;

• those measures that cannot be fully accommodated by Power and Water's existing systems, that will be reported on a reduced basis; and

• those measures for which Power and Water does not currently collect data, which will  not be reported pending further consideration.

Power and Water have provided the following data:

• National Regulatory Reporting - Retail 2003-04

• National Regulatory Reporting - Distribution 2003-04

• National Regulatory Reporting - Retail 2004-05

• National Regulatory Reporting - Distribution 2004-05

In addition to contributing to the national regulatory database, reporting from a Territory context will assist in:

• benchmarking Power and Water's costs and service levels with comparable electricity distributors around Australia;

• setting standards of service in the Territory's electricity industry; and

• public reporting of Power and Water's performance and reliability.