Australian Capital Territory
Utilities (Annual Licence Fees Determination) Notice 2007 (No 2)
Notifiable instrument NI2007–415
made under the  
Utilities Act 2000, s 52 (1)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Utilities (Annual Licence Fees Determination) Notice 2007 (No 2).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after notification. 
3	Determination of licence fees
The Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has determined that the Annual Licence Fee payable by ERM Power Retail Pty Ltd under the Utilities Act 2000 (the Act) for the year ending on 30 June 2008 is as set out in the attached schedule.
Table 1 sets out the costs expected to be incurred by the Commission, the Essential Services Consumer Council and the chief executive under part 5 (Technical regulation) of the Act, in the exercise of functions in the ACT or elsewhere in relation to the utility service. The Annual Licence Fee determined is the amount considered by the Commission to be a reasonable contribution by that utility to the sum of these expected costs.
In determining the licence fee payable by a utility, the Commission had regard to:
•	the extent of costs in relation to a utility;
•	the annual licence fees payable by all utilities; and
•	the relative scope and nature of the services provided by all
utilities (as set out in Table 2).
Table 3 sets out the Annual Licence Fee payable by ERM Power Retail Pty Ltd. The fee is payable to the ICRC by 11 January 2008.  

4	Public access to determination of annual licence fees
Copies of the Commission’s determination of annual licence fees are available for inspection by members of the public on the Commission’s Webpage (http://www.icrc.act.gov.au) and from the ICRC during ordinary office hours at Level 2, 12 Moore Street, Canberra City, ACT.

Paul Baxter
Senior Commissioner
for the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission
5 December 2007

Table 1: Expected costs relating to licensees			
Licensee	Utility Service 	Technical Regulator (ACTPLA and Workcover)	Essential Services Consumer Commission	Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission 	Total 2007-08 Licence Fee	
ERM Power Retail Pty Ltd *(Electricity)	Electricity supply	$0	$1,875	$325	$2,200	
Total		$0	$1,875	$325	$2,200	
* Fee is for 6 months of the year only, as licence was issued in late December 2007.

Table 2: Scope and nature of services provided by licensee
Section of the Act/
Utility Service	Scope and nature of services	
6(c)
Electricity supply	Supply of electricity from an electricity network to premises for consumption. 	

Table 3: Annual licence fees		
Licensee	Total licence fee 2007-08	
ERM Power Retail Pty Ltd *(Electricity)	$2,200	
Total 	$2,200