Supreme Court Proceedings

AGL Energy Limited ("AGL") and Origin Energy Retail Limited ("Origin") have each commenced separate proceedings in the Supreme Court against the Queensland Competition Authority and the Minister for Mines and Energy challenging the decision of the Authority which determined notified prices for the sale of electricity to customers State-wide for the period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. AGL and Origin are each seeking to set aside the decision.

The proceedings (numbers 7793/08 and 8576/08) are being defended by the Authority.

The cases are being managed be His Honour Justice PD McMurdo.

The final hearing of these cases will commence on 9 March 2009.