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tenant to be supplied with electricity by URBUS, so
that any tenant shall be free to choose that tenant’s
electricity supplier;

(d) URBUS will use its best endeavours to provide such
reasonable information that any tenant taking a
supply of electricity from URBUS may request to
enable that tenant to assess competitive options
available to it for the supply of electricity;

(e) URBUS does not generate electricity;

(f) only administration costs directly relating to the
provision of the lines service by URBUS may be
passed on to tenants;

(g) any administration costs must be clearly identified as
such in tenants’ invoices; and

(h) URBUS provide to the commission on 30 June each
year, all information necessary to demonstrate, to the
commission’s satisfaction, compliance by URBUS
with (f) and (g) above.

The commission may vary or revoke this exemption in
accordance with section 81 (5) of the Electricity Industry
Reform Act 1998.

The exemption takes effect from the date of publication of
this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

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Notice of Exemption—Capital Properties
New Zealand Limited and its subsidiary Capital
Properties (Wellington) Limited

The commission, pursuant to section 81 of the Electricity
Industry Reform Act 1998, exempts Capital Properties
New Zealand Limited (“CPNZ”) and its subsidiary
Capital Properties (Wellington) Limited (“CPW”) from the
application of section 17 of that Act in relation to prohibited
cross-involvements in an electricity lines business and an
electricity supply business.

The exemption is subject to the following terms and
conditions:

(a) Neither CPNZ nor CPW will charge any tenant, for
the use of or related to, any electricity lines business
owned or operated by CPNZ or CPW;

(b) CPNZ and CPW will allow access to electricity lines
owned by them or in their control, on reasonable
terms and within a reasonable time, to any electricity
supply business to enable such electricity supply
business to supply electricity to any tenant of CPNZ
or CPW connected to such lines;

(c) Neither CPNZ nor CPW will enforce any obligation,
in any lease or other agreement with their tenants,
that requires a tenant to obtain electricity from or
through CPNZ or CPW to enable any tenant to
obtain electricity from or through any electricity
supplier;

(d) CPNZ and CPW will use their best endeavours
to provide such reasonable information that any
tenant being supplied electricity by either CPNZ or
CPW may request, to enable that tenant to assess
competitive options available to it for the supply of
electricity; and

(e) Neither CPNZ nor CPW generates, or is interested in
the generation of, electricity.

In addition, the commission, pursuant to section 81 of
the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998, exempts from the
applications of sections 17, 18 and 30 of the Electricity
Industry Reform Act 1998 any business or involvement or
interest in relation only to any future property investment
and management activities that CPNZ and CPW might
undertake, and in respect of which sections 17, 18 and/or
30 would apply.

The exemption to any business or involvement or interest in
respect of any future property investment and management
activities that CPNZ or CPW might undertake is given
subject to the following terms and conditions being fully
observed by the business or involvement or interest to which
the exemption applies:

(a) The terms and conditions as set out above in relation
to the exemption given to the cross-involved entities;
and

(b) That CPNZ and/or CPW informs the commission
of the details of any future property investment
and/or management activity, within 20 working days
(as that term is defined in the Commerce Act 1986)
from the day following the day it undertakes the
activity, that is likely to breach the Electricity
Industry Reform Act 1998 and for which CPNZ,
CPW and/or any other persons are likely to rely on
this exemption.

The commission may vary or revoke this exemption in
accordance with section 81 (5) of the Electricity Industry
Reform Act 1998.

The exemption takes effect from the date of publication of
this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

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Foreign Affairs and Trade

British Settlements Act 1887

Officer of the Government of Ross
Dependency Appointed

SILVIA CARTWRIGHT, Governor-General

Background:

A. An Order in Council dated 30 July 1923* (“the
order”) made under the British Settlements Act 1887
(UK) appoints the Governor-General of New Zealand
to be the Governor of the Ross Dependency (“the
Governor”) and vests in the Governor certain powers:

B. The order empowers the Governor to make rules and
regulations for the peace, order, and good
government of the Dependency:

C. Regulations made by the Governor on 14 November
1923† provide that all persons appointed by the
Governor may be empowered to do such things as
may be necessary or desirable to ensure that the laws
in force in the Dependency are duly observed and
complied with in every respect, and to do all things
necessary or expedient for the peace, order, and good
government of the Dependency, and to safeguard and
preserve Her Majesty’s rights and sovereignty over
and in respect of the Dependency:

D. It is now expedient that Luke Thomas Jon Haddleton
be appointed an officer of the Government of the
Dependency:

Now therefore I, Dame Silvia Cartwright, the Governor-
General of New Zealand, and as such the Governor of the
Dependency, appoint

Luke Thomas Jon Haddleton

to be an officer of the Government of the Dependency while
to be an officer of the Government of the Dependency while
he acts as Senior New Zealand Representative at Scott Base
during the period beginning with this appointment and
ending with the close of 10 October 2002.

I confer on Luke Thomas Jon Haddleton, while he holds
office as an officer of the Government of the Dependency,