See also: Raising a REC Issue or Change Proposal

A Change Proposal is the means to amend the Retail Energy Code (REC) as set out in the Main Body of the REC Code or the Change Management Schedule. A Change Proposal may be submitted with a developed solution or may be transformed from an Issue in accordance with the Change Management Schedule.

Understanding the Change Progression

The below diagram demonstrates the end-to-end stages that a proposal may go through during the change lifecycle. Each stage has various activities which the Code Manager may complete if required.

REC Issues will go through the Verification, Assessment and Definition stages prior to progressing to a Change Proposal. If during these stages the Code Manager believes that the proposal has no reasonable prospect of being accepted they may recommend to reject it. For example:

• The Proposal would directly contradict, or prevent the REC from achieving, the relevant objectives of the Code.
• The Proposal would cause RECCo, REC Parties, REC Service Providers or the Code Manager to be in breach of their legal obligations.
• A recent decision or previous precedent has been made in relation to the same, or similar, issue which is still relevant.
• The Proposal is vexatious

Change Proposals may progress to the Change Proposal stage for Consultation after Verification without the need for Solution Development, however, still may undergo Impact Assessment, if required.

For more information regarding the Change Management process, activities and documentation, please refer to the REC Change Process user guide.