14 FEBRUARY 2008

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 22

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The relevant law is in Part 6 of the Broadcasting Act 1989,
particularly sections 70A–76D concerning the allocation
process.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of February 2008.
DR HELENA CATT, Chief Executive, Electoral
Commission.
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Electricity Commission
Electricity Act 1992
Notice of Recommendation and Assessment
Concerning the Electricity Governance Rules 2003
– Rule Amendment Proposal No. 117, 2008

1. This notice of a recommendation and assessment
   concerning the Electricity Governance Rules 2003
   (“Rules”), Rule Amendment Proposal No. 117, 2008, 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 to
   the Minister of Energy concerning the Rules, the
   Commission must publicise the recommendation and
   the assessment completed under section 172F of the Act.
   Recommended Amendments to the Rules
3. On 1 February 2008, the Commission recommended that
   Schedule F1 of Section II of Part F and Rule 9.1 of Section
   IV of Part F be amended.
4. The recommended amendments to the Rules were:
   (a) to amend Schedule F1 of Section II of Part F to
   except New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited
   and RTA Power (NZ) Limited from the categories
   of designated transmission customers in certain
   circumstances; and
   (b) to amend Rule 9.1 of Section IV of Part F to permit
   Transpower to impose charges additional to those set
   out in the transmission pricing methodology if those
   charges are provided for in the Comalco agreements.
5. A copy of the Commission’s recommendation and
   assessment is available, at no cost, on the Commission’s
   website at
   http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/rulesandregs/
   recommend
   Dated at Wellington this 5th day of February 2008.
   For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:
   DAVID CAYGILL, Chair.
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Notice of Recommendation and Assessment
Concerning the Electricity Governance Regulations
2003 – Proposed Electricity Governance
Amendment Regulations 2008

1. This notice of a recommendation and assessment
   concerning the Electricity Governance Regulations 2003

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(“EG Regulations”), proposed Electricity Governance
Amendment Regulations 2008, 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 to
the Minister of Energy concerning the EG Regulations, the
Commission must publicise the recommendation and
the assessment completed under section 172F of the Act.
Recommendations
3. On 1 February 2008, the Commission recommended that
the following amendments be made to the EG Regulations:
(a) Amendments to Regulations 199(1) and 199(2),
and consequential amendments to Regulations
201, 203(1), 203(2), 204, 205, 206(a) and 207(1)
(regarding an exception from Part F of the
Electricity Governance Rules 2003 (“Rules”) for
the Comalco agreements);
(b) an amendment to Regulation 63(1) and a
consequential amendment to Regulation 182(c)
(regarding the reporting of breaches of the
rules relating to quality and security in Part F of
the Rules); and
(c) an amendment to Regulation 114 and insertion of
a new Regulation 114A (regarding compensation
for breaches of the outage protocol and limits on
liability for breaches of new Sections VI or VII of
Part F of the Rules).
4. The Commission also recommended that the following
minor or technical amendments be made to the EG
Regulations in reliance on section 172F(3) of the Act:
(a) Amending Regulations 51, 59(b), 97, 101(2), 103(1),
103(4), 108, 147(a), 152(2), 194(5)(d), 196(2) and
208;
(b) inserting new Regulation 180A;
(c) revoking Regulation 100, Regulation 133 and
paragraph (g) of the definition of “participant” in
Regulation 4(1);
(d) amending the EG Regulations throughout by omitting
the term “Board” in each place where it appears and
substituting it with a reference to “Commission”;
(e) revoking the definition of “Board” in Regulation 4(1)
and substituting it with a definition of “Commission”;
and
(f) revoking and substituting Regulations 95(1), 109,
162 to 170 and 171 to 178.
5. Section 172F(3) of the Act provides that the Commission
is not required to comply with section 172F(1) (which
relates to carrying out an assessment) if it is satisfied that
the effect of the recommendation is minor and will not
adversely affect the interests of any person in a substantial
way. In reliance on section 172F(3), no such assessment was
carried out under section 172F(1) of the Act for the minor
amendments set out in paragraph 4 above.
Recommended Amendments to the EG Regulations
6. The recommended amendments to the EG Regulations
will:
(a) extend the special provisions relating to the
Comalco agreements, so that Part F of the Rules
will not apply to any act or omission of a Comalco
party to the extent that the act or omission is
necessary to perform an obligation, or to exercise
a right or power, under the disclosed provision
of a Comalco agreement (amendments listed in
paragraph 3(a) above);