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  • Farrierswier is 20!

    • July 18, 2019
    • Posted by: adennison
    • Category: uncategorised
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    This month, farrierswier is celebrating 20 years since Shaun Dennison, Sally Farrier, Linda McMillan and Geoff Swier first came together to form Farrier Swier Consulting. It’s been a wonderful journey so far, spanning interesting and diverse projects and making a difference in the utility and infrastructure sectors in which we work. There have been some

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  • Farrierswier’s review of the PREMO model

    • April 17, 2019
    • Posted by: adennison
    • Category: regulatory frameworks, water
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    Release of farrierswier’s review of the PREMO model applied by the Essential Services Commission for the 2018 water price review. PREMO stands for Performance, Risk, Engagement, Management, and Outcomes. It is an economic regulatory model that was first developed and applied by the Victorian Essential Services Commission for its 2018 water price review. PREMO introduced

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  • It is unsurprising that stevedore charges are being rebalanced – commercial arrangements will need to adapt

    • October 5, 2018
    • Posted by: adennison
    • Category: transport
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    Stevedores lift containers on and off container ships at our major ports and play an important role in the nation’s supply chains. Stevedores have recently begun rebalancing stevedore charges towards an increased proportion of revenue recovered from infrastructure surcharges (i.e. recovering more of their total revenue from land-side services and less from quay-side, even though

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  • Farrierswier provides independent research on heavy vehicle road reform

    • August 13, 2018
    • Posted by: adennison
    • Category: road transport, transport
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    Governments are working to reform the way heavy vehicle charges are set with the aim of improving efficiency and productivity for the heavy vehicle sector. The Transport and Infrastructure Council of COAG agreed in November 2017  to assess the costs and benefits of using independent price regulation and a forward-looking cost base (FLCB) to provide a

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  • Farrierswier support to the NewReg project

    • April 17, 2018
    • Posted by: adennison
    • Category: energy
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    In March 2018, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), Energy Consumers Australia (ECA) and Energy Networks Australia (ENA) released NewReg, (https://www.aer.gov.au/news-release/consultation-launched-on-new-approach-to-network-regulation) an enhanced, more open approach to electricity network regulation to be tested via a trial with Victorian electricity distribution network AusNet Services. Farrierswier is pleased to have provided consulting support to the NewReg project including

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