On 8 September 2011, the AEMC commenced consultation on a Rule change request from the Reliability Panel. This Rule change request proposes to postpone the expiry of the RERT by one year, from 30 June 2012 to 30 June 2013 as a transitional measure and allow the RERT to expire from the Rules on 30 June 2013. It also seeks to remove from the Rules the requirement for a Reliability Panel initiated review of the RERT mechanism.

The AEMC intends to assess the Rule change request under the standard Rule making process, and has published a consultation paper. Submissions on the content of the Rule change request must be made by 13 October 2011 through the AEMC's website.