Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 129, 25 November 2015, p. 3482.

  - The lease of Ausgrid and Rebuilding NSW

[1]        The NSW Treasury, Electricity Network Transactions, http://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/electricity_network_transactions (accessed 15 April 2016).

[2]        The NSW Treasury, Electricity Network Transactions.

[3]        The NSW Government, Rebuilding NSW, https://www.nsw.gov.au/rebuilding (accessed 15 April 2016).

[4]        The NSW Government, Rebuilding NSW.

[5]        The NSW Treasury, Electricity Network Transactions, http://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/electricity_network_transactions (accessed 15 April 2016).

[6]        The NSW Treasury, Electricity Network Transactions    .

[7]        Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/enata2015566/ (accessed 15 April 2016).

[8]        The Hon. Mike Baird MP, Premier of NSW, and the Hon. Gladys Berejiklian MP, Treasurer of NSW, 'NSW Achieves Outstanding Result in $10.258 billion Transgrid lease', Media Release, 25 November 2015, http://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/127030/25-11-15_NSW_achieves_outstanding_result_in_TransGrid_lease.pdf (accessed 29 February 2016).

[9]        The Hon. Mike Baird MP, Premier of NSW, and the Hon. Gladys Berejiklian MP, Treasurer of NSW, 'NSW Achieves Outstanding Result in $10.258 billion Transgrid lease', Media Release, 25 November 2015, http://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/data/assets/pdf_file/0013/127030/25-11-15_NSW_achieves_outstanding_result_in_TransGrid_lease.pdf (accessed 29 February 2016).

[10]      The NSW Treasury, Electricity Network Transactions,  http://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/electricity_network_transactions (accessed 15 April 2016).

[11]      The NSW Treasury, Electricity Network Transactions.

[12]      The NSW Treasury, Electricity Network Transactions.

[13]      The NSW Treasury, About Ausgrid, http://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/electricity_network_transactions/about_ausgrid (accessed 15 April 2016).    

[14]      Angela MacDonald-Smith, ‘Ausgrid lines up as 'plan b' for losing Transgrid bidders’, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 November 2015, http://www.smh.com.au/business/energy/ausgrid-lines-up-as-plan-b-for-losing-transgrid-bidders-20151122-gl5881.html (accessed 15 April 2016).

[15]      The NSW Treasury, Electricity Network Transactions, http://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/electricity_network_transactions (accessed 15 April 2016).

[16]      The NSW Government, Rebuilding NSW, https://www.nsw.gov.au/rebuilding (accessed 15 April 2016).

[17]      Deloitte Access Economics, Economic Impact of State Infrastructure Strategy – Rebuilding NSW, https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/miscellaneous/economic-impact-of-state-infrastructure-strategy.pdf (accessed 15 April 2016), p.5 and p.11.

[18]      The NSW Government, Rebuilding NSW, https://www.nsw.gov.au/rebuilding (accessed 15 April 2016).

[19]      Fiscal Responsibility Act 2012, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/fra2012243/ (accessed 15 April 2016).

[20]      The NSW Government, Rebuilding NSW, https://www.nsw.gov.au/rebuilding (accessed 15 April 2016).

[21]      The NSW Government, Rebuilding NSW.

[22]      The NSW Government, Rebuilding NSW.

[23]      The NSW Government, Rebuilding NSW.

[24]      Australian Energy Regulator, Ausgrid - Determination 2014-19, https://www.aer.gov.au/networks-pipelines/determinations-access-arrangements/ausgrid-determination-2014-19 (accessed 15 April 2016).

[25]      Sarah Gerathy, 'Energy companies thrown lifeline in battle against NSW regulator', ABC News, 26 February 2016, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-26/energy-companies-thrown-lifeline-in-battle-with-nsw-regulator/7202724 (accessed 15 April 2016).

[26]      Geoff Winestock, 'NSW power sale: prices to rise after court win', Australian Financial Review, 26 February 2016, http://www.afr.com/news/politics/nsw-power-sale-prices-to-rise-after-court-win-20160225-gn45h6 (Accessed 15 April 2016).

[27]      Geoff Winestock, 'NSW power sale 'not viable' if AER decision stands', Australian Financial Review, 21 September 2015.

[28]      Geoff Winestock, 'NSW power sale 'not viable' if AER decision stands', Australian Financial Review, 21 September 2015.

[29]      Sarah Gerathy, 'Energy companies thrown lifeline in battle against NSW regulator', ABC News, 26 February 2016, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-26/energy-companies-thrown-lifeline-in-battle-with-nsw-regulator/7202724 (accessed 15 April 2016).

Chapter 3 - The Ausgrid lease and critical infrastructure

[1]        Legislative Council of New South Wales Select Committee on the Leasing of Electricity Infrastructure, NSW Government Submission to the Electricity Networks Leasing Inquiry, 12 May 2015, p.6 https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/miscellaneous/nsw_government_submission_to_the_electricity_networks_leasing_inquiry_12_may_15.pdf (accessed 15 April 2016)

[2]        Legislative Council of New South Wales Select Committee on the Leasing of Electricity Infrastructure, NSW Government Submission to the Electricity Networks Leasing Inquiry, 12 May 2015, p.6

[3]        Legislative Council of New South Wales Select Committee on the Leasing of Electricity Infrastructure, NSW Government Submission to the Electricity Networks Leasing Inquiry, 12 May 2015, p.5.

[4]        Angela MacDonald-Smith, ‘Ausgrid lines up as ‘plan b’ for losing Transgrid bidders’, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 November 2015, http://www.smh.com.au/business/energy/ausgrid-lines-up-as-plan-b-for-losing-transgrid-bidders-20151122-gl5881.html (accessed 18 April 2016).

[5]        Sean Nicholls, 'Transgrid lease reaps more than $10 billion for NSW Government', Sydney Morning Herald, 25 November 2015, http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/transgrid-lease-reaps-more-than-10-billion-for-nsw-government-20151124-gl77pc.html (accessed 18 April 2016).

[6]        Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Supplementary Submission 4.1, p. 4.        

[7]        Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Supplementary Submission 4.1, p. 1.

[8]        Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Supplementary Submission 4.1, p. 1.

[9]        Mr Peter Jennings PSM, answer to question on notice, 10 March 2016 (received 1 April 2016), p. 1-2.

[10]      Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Supplementary Submission 4.1, p. 2          .

[11]      Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Supplementary Submission 4.1, pp. 3-4.