JWS Consulting is a division of Johnson Winter & Slattery providing commercial consulting services.
Johnson Winter & Slattery is engaged by major businesses, investment funds and government agencies as legal counsel on important transactions and disputes throughout Australia and surrounding regions.
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The Australian regime for third party access to essential facilities presents a range of complex challenges on the two central aspects of the issue, obtaining (or defending against) a right of access and pricing.
Our specialist third party access and economic regulation team has significant experience advising asset owners and access seekers (including major Australian corporations and public or private financial investors) and regulated entities subject to revenue or price controls.
We advise clients in a range of sectors including gas pipelines and networks, electricity networks, ports, railways, airports, grain export terminals, coal handling facilities, petroleum processing facilities, gas storage reservoirs and oil terminals on:
A number of our team members have qualifications in economics and understand the context for providing commercially focussed legal analysis of competition in markets dependent on infrastructure facilities, and of economic regulation of access terms and conditions.
Advising on the regulatory proposal and the preparation of submissions and evidence for the Economic Regulation Authority's gas price review for 2020-2024.
Advising on the AER's 2018 rate of return guideline review, as well as reviews by the AER in respect of productivity and the regulatory tax approach.
Advising on transition to regulation under the National Electricity Rules and on first regulatory proposal under the NER.
Advising on obligations under regulatory regime and compliance issues.
Advising on QCA review of Aurizon Network’s access undertaking proposal. Advising the QCA in respect of the Queensland Rail 2020 access undertaking proposal.
Advising on the ERA’s review of Western Power’s 2017–2022 Access Arrangement.
Advising on outcomes of AER remitter process in respect of NSW electricity distribution determinations, application of AER 2018 rate of return guideline and other AER review outcomes.
Anthony Groom, John Kench, Rohan Madders, Gordon Radford, Peter Rose, Roxanne Smith, Sar Katdare and Tom Jarvis are named as leading lawyers in Regulatory Practice.
Anthony Groom, John Kench, Rohan Madders, Gordon Radford, Peter Rose and Roxanne Smith are recognised as leading lawyers in Regulatory Practice.
Rohan Madders is named as a Melbourne 'Lawyer of the Year' in Regulatory Practice.
The ACCC has released its Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2020.
With significant regulatory change coming into effect the spotlight is staying firmly on culture, ethics and regulatory compliance. An organisation’s social licence to operate remains a priority...
Updated article: originally published as 'review of the regulatory and tax landscape for foreign investors.'