✨ Government Policy Statement on Gas Governance
23 APRIL 2008
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 75
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such as ease of access, consistency of outcomes and efficiencies of
scale.
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The Government expects any consumer complaints resolution system
to be free to complainants and to meet the standards of accessibility,
independence, fairness, accountability, efficiency and effectiveness
contained in equivalent schemes of other comparable countries.
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The Government expects Gas Industry Co. to work closely with the
Electricity Commission to coordinate the approval and governance
process between the electricity and the gas sectors to ensure that the
Government’s expectations are met.
Contractual arrangements between gas retailers and small consumers
adequately protect the long-term interests of small consumers.
Efficient retail market
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Effective and efficient customer switching arrangements that minimise barriers
to customer switching.
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Accurate, efficient and timely arrangements
reconciliation of downstream gas quantities.
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An efficient market structure for the provision of gas metering, pipeline and
energy services.
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The respective roles of gas metering, pipeline and gas retail participants are
able to be clearly understood.
Efficient wholesale market
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Efficient arrangements for the short-term trading of gas.
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Accurate, efficient and timely arrangements
reconciliation of upstream gas quantities.
Access to key infrastructure
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Gas industry participants and new entrants are able to access the following
physical assets and related services:
o third party gas processing facilities;
o transmission pipelines; and
o distribution pipelines;on reasonable terms and conditions.
•
Consistent standards and protocols apply to the operations relating to access
to all distribution pipelines.
Critical contingency management
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Sound arrangements for the management of critical gas contingencies.
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