​​​​​​​The Government may require the Regulator to conduct a prescribed body inquiry under Part 4 of the Economic Regulator Act 2009​. 

A prescribed body is an agency, Government Business Enterprise, State-owned company, a subsidiary of a Government Business Enterprise or State-owned company, statutory authority or Local Government body.

Under a prescribed body inquiry, the Regulator is limited by legislation to examining matters relating to the prescribed body's pricing policies including policies about the level or structure of prices for goods and services.

Completed inquiries

Public Trustee's pricing policies

The Regulator's report was provided to the Treasurer on 23 February 2024.​

The Regulator’s summary report (which excludes commercially sensitive information) was published on 23 September 2024, at the request of the Treasurer.​

 Summary Report on the Findings from the Tasmanian Economic Regulators Inquiry into the Public Trustee’s Fees and Charges (PDF 1Mb)​

​​During the conduct of the inquiry, the Regulator received three written submissions from interested parties:

 Submission from Advocacy Tasmania and Community Legal Centres (PDF 3Mb)

 Submission from the Law Society of Tasmania (PDF 280Kb)

 Submission from the Public Trustee (PDF 207Kb)​

Bass Island Line's pricing policies and behaviour

The Regulator's report was provided to the Treasurer on 28 August 2023 and is available here.

Review of Aurora Energy’s competitive behaviour and pricing policies

In August 2019, the Treasurer directed the Regulator to inquire into Aurora Energy's competitive behaviour and pricing policies by conducting a prescribed body inquiry under the Economic Regulator Act.

The Regulator’s Report was provided to the Premier, Minister for Finance and Minister for Energy on 18 March 2020.​

TasNetworks' Pricing of Infrastructure as a Service Activities

In December 2017 the Treasurer issued Terms of Reference under the Economic Regulator Act for a Prescribed Body Inquiry to be conducted. The Terms of Reference required the Regulator to investigate and report on the pricing of TasNetworks' wholesale IT Infrastructure as a Service Activities in relation to the Government's Networking Tasmania III panel.

The Regulator's Final Report was provided to the Treasurer on 30 April 2018. ​