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Question and Answer Tracking Details

4846 - UTILITIES BILLS

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing, and Special Minister for State representing the Minister for Resources, Minister for Energy and Utilities, Minister for Arts, Vice-President of the Executive Council

What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that the 2261 billing errors with gas, water and electricity companies that occurred in 2016 do not occur in 2017?

Answer -

Both the independent Australian Energy Regulator and the Energy and water Ombudsman NSW monitor the retailer compliance with the national billing requirements in New South Wales.

The Australian Energy Regulator wrote to retailers at the start of this year and named billing compliance , including estimated readings, as one of their top priorities for 2017.

My Department works closely with  the Australian Energy Regulator and the Energy and Water Ombudsman NSW to ensure accuracy in the billing mechanisms and respond to issues when they arise.


Question asked on 21 February 2017 (session 56-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 107
Answer received on 28 March 2017 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 114