✨ Electricity Governance Rules Amendment
SUPPLEMENT TO
New Zealand Gazette
OF THURSDAY, 22 JULY 2010
WELLINGTON: MONDAY, 26 JULY 2010 — ISSUE NO. 89
Authorities and Other Agencies of State Notices
Electricity Commission
Electricity Act 1992
Notice of Making of Electricity Governance (Amendments to Parts E, H and J of the Rules and Consequential Amendments to Part A of the Rules) Amendment Rules 2010 and Notice of Reasons for Decision
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In accordance with section 172I of the Electricity Act 1992, I give notice that I am making the Electricity Governance (Amendments to Parts E, H and J of the Rules and consequential amendments to Part A of the Rules) Amendment Rules 2010 (“Amendments”), which amend the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 (“Rules”). The Amendments are made under section 172H of the Electricity Act 1992 (“Act”).
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The empowering provisions for the Electricity Governance Regulations in relation to which the Amendments are made are sections 172D(1)(b), 172D(1)(d), 172D(1)(18), 172J(1)(a), 172J(1)(aa), 172J(1)(b), 172J(1)(d) and 172J(1)(f) of the Act.
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A brief description of the nature of the Amendments is as follows:
(a) to shorten the switching time period;
(b) to provide for further monitoring of the installation control point (“ICP”) status by distributors;
(c) to provide a process for distributors to transfer ICPs;
(d) to provide a process to streamline trading notifications;
(e) to clarify the process by which invoice and volume information are resolved, and information errors are corrected;
(f) to alter the scope of some of the Rules to align the Rules with current practice or intended best practice;
(g) to clarify participants’ and the Commission’s obligations under the Rules;
(h) to make the Rules clearer and easier to read and ensure they are in a logical order;
(i) to correct some incorrect references and terminology in the Rules; and
(j) to remove ambiguity in the Rules. -
In accordance with section 172Z(4) of the Act, the reasons for my decision to amend the Rules are to:
(a) ensure that switching processes are not unnecessarily delayed;
(b) ensure the operational efficiency of the overall reconciliation and switching process;
(c) align the Rules with current practice or intended best practice;
(d) clarify participants’ and the Commission’s obligations under the Rules;
(e) make the Rules clearer and easier to read;
(f) ensure that the Rules are in a logical order;
(g) correct some incorrect references and terminology in the Rules; and
(h) remove ambiguity and ensure enforceability in the Rules. -
The amendments to Rules 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 of Part H of the Rules and Rules 8, 10, 11 and 12 of Part J of the Rules come into force on the 28th day after the date on which they are notified in the New Zealand Gazette.
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