16 DECEMBER 2004

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 166

2. The empowering provision for the electricity governance
   regulations in relation to which the Rules are made is
   section 172D (1) (1) (b) of the Electricity Act 1992.

3. A brief description of the nature of the amendments is as
   follows:

• Rule 3.1 of Code of Practice D3, Schedule D1, Part D of
the Rules, is amended by deleting the words that outline
that work that may have an effect on any components of
a metering installation, but do not affect accuracy, will
only be carried out by the employees or subcontractors
of an approved test house. Additional wording is also
inserted to clarify that components of a metering
installation including auxiliary equipment and wiring
may be installed by suitably qualified personnel, other
than employees and subcontractors employed by an
approved test house.

4. The amendment is made in reliance on section 172F (3)
   of the Electricity Act 1992.

5. Pursuant to section 172Z (4) of the Electricity Act 1992,
   the reasons for my decision to amend the Rule are that the
   amendment clarifies, and gives effect to, the original
   intention of the Rule.

6. These Rules come into force on 13 January 2005.

7. Copies of the Rules may be inspected free of charge or
   purchased from the Electricity Commission, Level Seven,
   ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington.
   The Rules can also be viewed on the Electricity Commission
   web site:

http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/govern/regs/index.html

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of December 2004.

PETE HODGSON, Minister of Energy.
au8397

Notice of Making of Electricity Governance
Amendment Rules (No. 15) 2004 and Notice of
Reasons for Decision

1. Pursuant to section 172I of the Electricity Act 1992,
   I notify the amendment of the Electricity Governance Rules
   2003 (“the Rules”) under section 172H of the Electricity
   Act 1992.

2. The empowering provisions for the electricity governance
   regulations in relation to which the Rules are made are
   sections 172D (1) (6) (a) of the Electricity Act 1992.

3. A brief description of the nature of the amendments
   follows:

The amendments consist of changes to:

• the definition of “statement of opportunities” and of
“grid reliability standards” in Part A, and to Rules 4.2
and 9.1 of section III of Part F, and the insertion
of the relevant defined terms used in those Rules
into Part A, to provide for a special process for
the first statement of opportunities, defined as the
“initial statement of opportunities”, and to use a set
of simplified grid reliability standards, defined as the
“interim grid reliability standards”; and

• Rules 9.7 and 17.1 of section III of Part F, and to the
cross references in the definition of “grid reliability
standards” and of “statement of opportunities” in Part
A, to correct typographical and cross-referencing type
errors.

4. The amendments to Rules 9.7 and 17.1 of section III of
   Part F, and to the cross references in the definition of “grid
   reliability standards” and of “statement of opportunities”
   in Part A, are made in reliance on section 172F (3)
   (the Electricity Commission is satisfied that the effect
   of the recommendation is minor and will not adversely

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affect the interests of any person in a substantial way) of
the Electricity Act 1992.\n
5. Pursuant to section 172Z (4) of the Electricity Act 1992,
the reasons for my decision to amend the Rules are that:

• decisions about investment need to be made soon,
and the Government Policy Statement on Electricity
Governance (GPS) gives the Electricity Commission a
target date of September 2005 to make those decisions
(assuming that a public conference has not been required);

• the Electricity Commission has advised me that a
compressed approach to the Part F process is required to
achieve this date, and that the area of the statement of
opportunities is the most practicable area to compress the
process;

• the statement of opportunities is prepared for information
only and, because the GPS required that it is revised and
published every two years, any issues with a compressed
process for the first year can be resolved in subsequent
years;

• a statement of opportunities produced in early March
2005 would allow more time for participants to view the
information presented, prior to the submission of the grid
upgrade plan; and

• the amendments to Rules 9.7 and 17.1 of section III of
Part F, and to the cross references in the definition
of “grid reliability standards” and of “statement of
opportunities” in Part A, are to correct typographical and
cross-referencing type errors.

6. These Rules come into force on 14 January 2005.

7. Copies of the Rules, including this amendment, may be
   inspected free of charge or purchased from the Electricity
   Commission, Level Seven, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter
   Street, Wellington.
   The Rules can also be viewed on the Electricity Commission
   web site:

http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/govern/regs/index.html

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of December 2004.

PETE HODGSON, Minister of Energy.
au8399

Making of a Recommendation Concerning the
Electricity Governance Rules 2003 – Rule
Amendment Proposal No. 18 and No. 46

This notice of a recommendation concerning the Electricity
Governance Rules (“Rules”), Rule Amendment Proposal
No. 18 and No. 46, is issued by the Electricity Commission
(“Commission”), established under the Electricity Act 1992
(“Act”), pursuant to section 172E (2) (c) of that Act.

Section 172E (2) (c) provides that, no later than 10 working
days after making a recommendation concerning the Rules
to the Minister of Energy, the Commission must publicise
the recommendation and the assessment completed under
section 172F of the Act.

Recommendation

The Commission made a recommendation that a new
defined term “distributor kvar reference node” be inserted
into Part A of the Rules, and Rule 11.6 of section IV, Part C
of the Rules be amended (including replacing references
to “grid exit point” and “point of connection” with
“distributor kvar reference node” or “generating stations”
(as appropriate), replacing references to “reconciled
quantity” with “metered information” in Rule 11.6.3, the
correction of other drafting errors and the insertion of a new
Rule 11.6.4), in reliance on section 172F (3) on 8 December
2004.