AGL supports the AER's initiative to improve transparency in assessing revenue proposals by introducing preliminary position paper which states AER’s position in the revenue proposal and material or contentious issues. Given the potential for stakeholders to hold differing viewpoints from the AER on critical matters, we emphasize the importance of allowing ample time for feedback submission on both the network operator's revenue proposal and the AER's preliminary position paper. While we commend the AER's proposed 15-day consultation period following the release of these papers, we recommend extending it to 20 days. This extension would afford stakeholders additional time to digest the information presented in the preliminary position papers and offer more thoughtful and comprehensive feedback.

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