NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 24

27 FEBRUARY 2014

Rules 2003 (“EGRs”)

Exemption 2 was granted because:

(i) the definition of “electricity retailer” in the Electricity Act 1992 included ECHL in its capacity as clearing manager because the definition included parties who sold electricity to another party other than for the purposes of resupply;

(ii) ECHL was concerned that it was possible to construe the definition as placing unintended obligations on it as clearing manager;

(iii) the Electricity Commission (“Commission”) considered that ECHL should not have any obligations as a retailer under Part D by virtue of its role as clearing manager; and

(iv) the Commission could not identify any participants who would be unduly affected by granting the exemption;

(b) the Act repealed the EGRs in full, and although the substance of the EGRs was transferred into the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (“Code”), the Authority considers that any such unintended obligations that the clearing manager might have had under Part D of the EGRs, have now been shifted to metering equipment providers under clause 10.20 of the Code, as part of the Code amendments that came into effect on 29 August 2013;

(c) the Authority considers that ECHL is not caught by the definition of metering equipment provider under section 5 of the Act, so there is no possibility that obligations allocated to metering equipment providers under the Code can be the responsibility of ECHL;

(d) ECHL has confirmed that it has no issue with the revocation of Exemption 2;

(e) the Authority is satisfied that the revocation is desirable for the purposes of achieving the Authority’s objective under section 15 of the Act because it is efficient to revoke a now redundant exemption, and such efficiency is in the long-term benefit of consumers; and

(f) the Authority is satisfied that the benefit of the revocation outweighs any disadvantage resulting from any increased administration and compliance costs because there are no such increased administration and compliance costs and therefore there is no disadvantage.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of February 2014.

For and on behalf of the Electricity Authority:
DR THOMAS BRENT LAYTON, Chairperson, Electricity Authority.

New Zealand Gazette, 26 February 2004, No. 21, page 422
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Electoral Commission

Electoral Act 1993

Registration of Party Logo

Pursuant to Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993, the Electoral Commission resolved on 18 February 2014 to register a party logo for the following political party:

Internet Party

The party logo can be seen at www.elections.org.nz

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of February 2014.

ROBERT PEDEN, Chief Electoral Officer, Electoral Commission.
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New Zealand Fire Service

Fire Service Act 1975

Hawera Fire District Notice, February 2014

Under section 26 of the Fire Service Act 1975, the New Zealand Fire Service Commission gives the following notice.

Notice

1. This notice is the Hawera Fire District Notice, February 2014.

2. This notice comes into force on the day of its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

3. This notice revokes and is in substitution for all previous fire district notices for the Hawera Fire District.

Constitution of a Fire District

(a) The urban area of Hawera is constituted as a Fire District.

(b) The Fire District is assigned the name “Hawera Fire District”.

(c) The boundary of the Fire District is defined and delineated on plans held at the National Headquarters, New Zealand Fire Service, Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of February 2014.

PAUL BAXTER, National Commander, New Zealand Fire Service (acting under delegated authority from the New Zealand Fire Service Commission).
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Inglewood Fire District Notice, February 2014

Under section 26 of the Fire Service Act 1975, the New Zealand Fire Service Commission gives the following notice.

Notice

1. This notice is the Inglewood Fire District Notice, February 2014.

2. This notice comes into force on the day of its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

3. This notice revokes and is in substitution for all previous fire district notices for the Inglewood Fire District.

Constitution of a Fire District

(a) The urban area of Inglewood is constituted as a Fire District.

(b) The Fire District is assigned the name “Inglewood Fire District”.

(c) The boundary of the Fire District is defined and delineated on plans held at the National Headquarters, New Zealand Fire Service, Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of February 2014.

PAUL BAXTER, National Commander, New Zealand Fire Service (acting under delegated authority from the New Zealand Fire Service Commission).
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