Commissioner Liza Carver has submitted her resignation from the office of Commissioner after a period of 3 years service on the AEMC. Her resignation will have effect from 18 September 2008 following a notice period of 3 months.

In announcing her resignation, AEMC Chairman Dr John Tamblyn expressed the AEMC’s appreciation and thanks to Liza for her work as a Commissioner in the following terms:

“Liza Carver has made an enormous contribution during the last 3 years to the establishment and development of the AEMC and to the important Rule change and energy market review work it has undertaken during that period.

Liza’s positive influence on the AEMC and its work has been made in many different ways through her extensive energy market and regulatory knowledge, her strong legal background, her intellectual and analytical rigour and her strong commitment to good public policy and regulatory practice.

In submitting her resignation, Liza has indicated how much she has valued the opportunity to serve on the Commission. She has also noted that as the AEMC is now well established as an organisation, her resignation after 3 years of service will provide a timely opportunity for renewal of the Commission for the next phase of its important work.

On behalf of Commissioner Ian Woodward and the managers and staff of the AEMC I want to express our appreciation and thanks to Liza for the important contribution she has made to our organisation’s development, to the quality of our work and to our personal knowledge and growth in this challenging field of policy and law.”

The Ministerial Council on Energy (MCE) has been advised of Commissioner Carver’s resignation through Minister Conlon, in his capacity as the responsible Minister under the Australian Energy Market Commission (Establishment) Act 2004, and Minister Ferguson, in his capacity as Chairman of the MCE.

The MCE will soon be commencing a process for selecting and appointing a Commissioner to replace Commissioner Carver.