16 AUGUST 2007 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 91 2399

Copies of the notice may be inspected or obtained at the
office of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority, South
Tower, 68–86 Jervois Quay (PO Box 2835), Wellington.
It can also be viewed on the NZFSA website
www.nzfsa.govt.nz

Dated this 8th day of August 2007.
CAROL BARNAO, Director (Export Standards),
New Zealand Food Safety Authority (acting pursuant to
delegated authority).
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Authorities and Other Agencies of State Notices

Auckland Regional Council

Local Government (Auckland) Amendment Act 2004

Reappointment to Auckland Regional Holdings

By resolution of the Auckland Regional Council at its
meeting held on 25 June 2007, and pursuant to section 24 of
the Local Government (Auckland) Amendment Act 2004, the
council reappointed

Judith Bassett

as chair of Auckland Regional Holdings for a further term of
three years commencing 1 July 2007.

Dated at Auckland this 10th day of August 2007.
PETER WINDER, Chief Executive, Auckland Regional
Council.
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Electricity Commission

Electricity Act 1992

Notice of Making of Electricity Governance Amendment Rules (No. 56) 2007 and Notice of Reasons for Decision

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

2. The empowering provision for the electricity governance
   regulations in relation to which the amendment to the Rules
   is made is section 172D of the Act.

3. A brief description of the nature of the amendment is
   to add an effective date for the Transmission Pricing
   Methodology (“TPM”) contained in Schedule F5 of Section
   IV of Part F of the Rules.

4. Pursuant to section 172Z(4) of the Act, the reasons for
   my decision to amend the Rules are that:

(a) Rule 8.4 of Section IV of Part F of the
Rules requires the Electricity Commission
(“Commission”) to make a recommendation to
me about the adoption of a TPM, including a date
that the TPM must take effect;

(b) the Commission has consulted extensively on the
TPM, including specifically on the date from
which the TPM must take effect; and

(c) I agree that 1 April 2008 is the most appropriate date
for the TPM to take effect.

5. These Rules come into force on 13 September 2007.

6. Copies of the Rules may be inspected free of charge
   or purchased from the Electricity Commission, Level 7,
   ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington. The Rules
   can also be viewed on the Commission’s website
   http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/rulesandregs/
   rules

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of August 2007.
DAVID PARKER, Minister of Energy.
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Notice of Making of a Recommendation and Assessment Concerning the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 – Rule Amendment Proposal No. 104, 2007

1. This notice of a recommendation and assessment
   concerning the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 (“Rules”),
   Rule Amendment Proposal No. 104, is issued by the
   Electricity Commission (“Commission”), pursuant to
   section 172E(2)(c) of the Electricity Act 1992 (“Act”).

2. Section 172E(2)(c) of the Act 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

3. On 10 August 2007, the Commission made a
   recommendation that Rule 11.5.3 of Section IV of Part
   C of the Rules be amended.

Recommended Amendment to the Rules

4. The key differences between the existing Rule 11.5.3 of
   Section IV of Part C and the one recommended by the
   Commission are:

(a) replacing the requirement to rebate event charges
to availability cost “payees” with a requirement to
effectively rebate such charges to “payers” of
availability cost in accordance with the original
intention of the rule; and

(b) omitting the requirement to rebate availability cost
to a special category (causers holding a dispensation
including a rebate entitlement), because there is no
mention in the Rules about the methodology of
allocating payments, and hence no participants fall
in this category.

5. A copy of the Commission’s recommendation and
   assessment is available, at no cost, on the Commission’s
   website
   http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/rulesandregs/
   recommend

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of August 2007.
For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:
PETER HARRIS, Deputy Chair.
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