Government priorities
The department works closely with:
- Commonwealth and state and territory Energy Ministers
- the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)
- the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
- the Australian Energy Regulator (AER)
Together they oversee and regulate Australia’s National Energy Market (NEM), one of the largest interconnected power systems in the world. They also have responsibilities for the National (east, north and west) Gas Markets.