16 OCTOBER 2008 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 159 4191

Electricity Governance Regulations 2003

Electricity Governance Regulations (Revocation of Exemption No. 93) Notice 2008

Pursuant to Regulations 194 and 196 of the Electricity Governance Regulations 2003, the Electricity Commission gives the following notice.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice is the Electricity Governance Regulations (Revocation of Exemption No. 93) Notice 2008.

(2) This notice comes into force on 16 October 2008.

2. Revocation of previous exemption—The exemption entitled Electricity Governance Regulations (Exemption No. 93 (Reconciliation Participants and Reconciliation Manager) and Revocation of Exemption No. 90) Notice 2008* (“Exemption No. 93”) is revoked.

3. Reasons for revoking Exemption No. 93—The reasons for granting the revocation are as follows:

(a) Part J of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 (“Rules”) changed the reconciliation process from reconciliation on the basis of differencing to global reconciliation, which changed how non half-hour metered volumes are allocated to participants between months. The effect of that change is that the seasonal adjustment shapes are distorted, causing the allocation of electricity in wrong months.

(b) Because of this distortion, if the reconciliation process in the Rules had been allowed to operate, participants that were incumbent retailers prior to 1 May 2008 would have been financially disadvantaged compared to participants that were independent retailers.

(c) Exemption No. 93 was put in place to avoid inequitable settlements by exempting participants from the requirement to provide the relevant submission information to the reconciliation manager, and exempting the reconciliation manager from the requirement to process such information.

(d) Exemption No. 93 was an interim measure put in place to hold the distortion in abeyance until a solution to the seasonal adjustment shapes issue was identified and put in place.

(e) The seasonal adjustment shapes issue has now been resolved by an urgent amendment to Part J of the Rules that will come into force on 16 October 2008.

(f) Exemption No. 93 must be revoked as it will be in conflict with Part J of the Rules when the urgent amendment comes into effect.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of October 2008.

For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:

PETER HARRIS, Commissioner.

*New Zealand Gazette, 18 August 2008, No. 129, page 3375

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Environmental Risk Management Authority

Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996

Notice of Intention to Apply for Approval of Code of Practice

Pursuant to section 79 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, the Environmental Risk Management Authority gives notice of the intention to apply for the approval of the Australian Standard AS 2187.1-1998: Explosives – Storage, transport and use – Storage, as a code of practice.

The code sets out a means of compliance with the requirements of the Hazardous Substances (Classes 1 to 5 Controls) Regulations 2001 in respect of securing class 1 substances, the design of containers securing class 1 substances as well as segregation and separation distances for class 1 substances.

Written submissions in relation to the approval of this code can be made by mail, facsimile or email to Code of Practice Submission, Hazardous Substances Group, ERMA New Zealand, PO Box 131, Wellington. Facsimile: (04) 914 0433. Email: submissions@ermanz.govt.nz

Submissions close on 28 November 2008.

A copy of the code can be obtained from the ERMA New Zealand website www.ermanz.govt.nz

or by writing to ERMA New Zealand, PO Box 131, Wellington.

ROB FORLONG, Chief Executive, ERMA New Zealand.

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Parliamentary Service

Public Finance Act 1989

Notice of Publication of Annual Report—Parliamentary Service

Pursuant to section 44(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989, the Responsible Vote Minister for the Parliamentary Service hereby gives notice that the Parliamentary Service has published its annual report for the year ended 30 June 2008, containing its financial statements, audit report and statement of responsibility for the period.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of October 2008.

MARGARET WILSON, Responsible Vote Minister for the Parliamentary Service.

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