Consumer Advisory Committee
The legislative amendments supporting the introduction of full retail competition in Queensland's energy market require the Queensland Competition Authority to establish a Consumer Advisory Committee to advise the Authority on the interests of consumers (particularly the interests of small consumers) in the exercise of the Authority's responsibilities under the Electricity Supply Act and Gas Supply Act.
On 7 March 2007, the Authority issued a draft Charter that identified the objectives of the Committee, its terms of reference, initial membership and operating arrangements. The draft Charter also addressed the administrative issues of remuneration of members, administrative support and the handling of confidential information.
The Authority received seven submissions in response to the draft Charter which the Authority has considered in preparing a final Charter for the Consumer Advisory Committee. The Charter can be downloaded below.
Following this consultation process, the Consumer Advisory Committee Charter was approved on 18 April 2007.
The following organisations accepted invitations to become Members of the Consumer Advisory Committee:
- Queensland Consumers Association;
- Queensland Farmers Federation;
- Queensland Council of Social Services;
- The Retailers Association;
- Queensland Retail Traders and Shopkeepers Association;
- Financial Counsellors Association of Queensland;
- Queensland University of Technology Centre for Credit and Consumer Law; and
- Tenants Union of Queensland.
The initial meeting of the Consumer Advisory Committee was held on 6 June 2007. A copy of the minutes from this meeting and subsequent meetings can be accessed below.
Interim Reports/Papers
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (Jan 10) (PDF, 21KB)
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (Nov 09) (PDF, 21KB)
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (Aug 09) (PDF, 22KB)
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (May 09) (PDF, 20KB)
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (Mar 09) (PDF, 20KB)
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (Dec 08) (PDF, 28KB)
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (Sept 08) (PDF, 24KB)
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (May 08) (PDF, 20KB)
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (Feb 08) (PDF, 12KB)
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (Nov 07) (PDF, 12KB)
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (Aug 07) (PDF, 19KB)
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (Jun 07) (PDF, 11KB)
- QCA - Consumer Advisory Committee Charter (March 07) (PDF, 19KB)
Submissions
