29 MAY 2008

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 89

regulations setting reasonable terms and conditions for
access to, and use of, gas processing facilities.
The Rules:
(a) require the owners of gas processing facilities to
disclose to Gas Industry Company Limited
information about their facilities including technical
capabilities and availability of spare capacity;
(b) set out obligations with respect to public disclosure
of that information by Gas Industry Company
Limited;
(c) require the owners of gas processing facilities to
disclose to Gas Industry Company Limited the
number of bona fide third party approaches
regarding access; and
(d) oblige Gas Industry Company Limited to report to
the Minister of Energy on the need for further
regulation of access to gas processing facilities after
a period of five years.
4. Copies of the Rules are available:
(a) for inspection, free of charge:
(i) at the head office of the Ministry of Economic
Development, 33 Bowen Street, Wellington,
and at the head office of Gas Industry Company
Limited, Level 9, State Insurance Tower,
1 Willis Street, Wellington (during normal
office hours); and
(ii) on the websites of the Ministry of Economic
Development
www.med.govt.nz
and Gas Industry Company Limited
www.gasindustry.co.nz
(b) for purchase at the head office of Gas Industry
Company Limited, Level 9, State Insurance Tower,
1 Willis Street, Wellington.
Dated at Wellington this 15th day of May 2008.
DAVID PARKER, Minister of Energy.
go3669

Notice of Making of Gas (Downstream
Reconciliation) Rules 2008

1. Pursuant to section 43R of the Gas Act 1992
   (“Act”), I notify the making of the Gas (Downstream
   Reconciliation) Rules 2008 (“Rules”) under section 43Q of
   the Act.

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2. The empowering provision for the gas governance
   regulation in relation to which the Rules are made is section
   43F(2)(a).
3. The purpose of the Rules is to establish a set of uniform
   processes that will enable the fair, efficient, and reliable
   allocation and reconciliation of downstream gas quantities.
   The Rules provide for:
   (a) the appointment of an allocation agent; and
   (b) processes for the:
   (i) provision of gas injection and consumption
   information; and
   (ii) allocation by the allocation agent of daily gas
   quantities for each calendar month to retailers
   at gas gates; and
   (iii) reconciliation of downstream gas quantities;
   and
   (c) mandatory information disclosure and reporting by
   the allocation agent, allocation participants and the
   industry body; and
   (d) ancillary matters related to the process of allocation
   and reconciliation such as funding by industry
   participants and audits.
4. Copies of the Rules are available:
   (a) for inspection, free of charge:
   (i) at the head office of the Ministry of Economic
   Development, 33 Bowen Street, Wellington,
   and at the head office of Gas Industry Company
   Limited, Level 9, State Insurance Tower,
   1 Willis Street, Wellington (during normal
   office hours); and
   (ii) on the websites of the Ministry of Economic
   Development
   www.med.govt.nz
   and Gas Industry Company Limited
   www.gasindustry.co.nz
   (b) for purchase at the head office of Gas Industry
   Company Limited, Level 9, State Insurance Tower,
   1 Willis Street, Wellington.
   Dated at Wellington this 26th day of May 2008.
   DAVID PARKER, Minister of Energy.
   go3670

Radiocommunications Act 1989
Radiocommunications Regulations (Aggregation of Current and Successive Management Rights – Form 3T)
Notice 2008
Pursuant to sections 47A and 134AA of the Radiocommunications Act 1989, and acting under delegated authority from the chief
executive, I give the following notice.
Notice

1. Title, commencement and purpose—(1) This notice is the Radiocommunications Regulations (Aggregation of Current
   and Successive Management Rights – Form 3T) Notice 2008.
   (2) This notice comes into force on 1 June 2008.
   (3) This notice prescribes the form required for a request for aggregation of current and successive management rights pursuant
   to section 47A of the Radiocommunications Act 1989.
2. Form for the aggregation of management rights—The form for a request for the aggregation of current and successive
   management rights for presentation to the Registrar of Radio Frequencies shall be Form 3T as prescribed in the Schedule to
   this notice.