The Standing Council on Energy and Resources (SCER) is a council established by the
Council of Australian Governments
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) was the primary intergovernmental forum in Australia from 1992 to 2020. Comprising the federal government, the governments of the six states and two mainland territories and the Australian Local Go ...
(COAG) in June 2011 to pursue priority issues of national significance in the energy and resources sectors, and progress the key reform elements facing the mineral, petroleum and energy sectors.
The council's forerunners were the Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources and the
Ministerial Council on Energy
The Ministerial Council on Energy (MCE) was established as a committee of the Council of Australian Governments in June 2001. It was superseded by the Standing Council on Energy and Resources in June 2011.
During its time, it was responsible for ...
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The members of the council are the Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Ministers with responsibility for energy and resource matters.
See also
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National Electricity Market
The National Electricity Market (NEM) is an arrangement in Australia's electricity sector for the connection of the electricity transmission grids of the eastern and southern Australia states and territories to create a cross-state wholesale elec ...
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Australian Energy Market Commission
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) was set up by the Council of Australian Governments through the Ministerial Council on Energy in 2005. The AEMC was established by the ''Australian Energy Market Commission Establishment Act 2004' ...
References
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External links
Australian Energy Market Commission
Energy policy of Australia
Council of Australian Governments