166Definitions

1. In this Act—

   designation means a provision made in a district plan to give effect to a requirement made by a requiring authority under section 168 or section 168A or clause 4 of Schedule 1

   eligible infrastructure has the same meaning as in section 8 of the Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act 2020

   network utility operator means a person who—and the words network utility operation have a corresponding meaning

   1. undertakes or proposes to undertake the distribution or transmission by pipeline of natural or manufactured gas, petroleum, biofuel, or geothermal energy; or
   2. operates or proposes to operate a network for the purpose of—
      1. telecommunication as defined in section 5 of the Telecommunications Act 2001; or
      2. radiocommunication as defined in section 2(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1989; or
   3. is an electricity operator or electricity distributor as defined in section 2 of the Electricity Act 1992 for the purpose of line function services as defined in that section; or
   4. undertakes or proposes to undertake the distribution of water for supply (including irrigation); or
   5. undertakes or proposes to undertake a drainage or sewerage system; or
   6. constructs, operates, or proposes to construct or operate, a road or railway line; or
   7. is—
      1. an airport authority as defined in the Airport Authorities Act 1966, for the purpose of operating an airport as defined in that Act; or
      2. an airport operator as defined in section 5 of the Civil Aviation Act 2023, for the purpose of operating an aerodrome in relation to which the airport operator is registered under that Act; or
   9. is a responsible SPV that is constructing or proposing to construct eligible infrastructure; or
   10. operates—
       1. an inland port (not contiguous with the coastal marine area) associated with a coastal port operated under the Port Companies Act 1988; or
       2. the landward operations of a seaward port operated under the Port Companies Act 1988; or
       3. Northport Limited, or an inland port associated with Northport Limited; or
   11. undertakes or proposes to undertake a project or work prescribed as a network utility operation for the purposes of this definition by regulations made under this Act,—

   public work includes work that relates to the construction of eligible infrastructure

   requiring authority means—

   1. a Minister of the Crown; or
   2. a local authority; or
   3. a water service provider as defined in section 4 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025; or
   4. a network utility operator approved as a requiring authority under section 167

   responsible infrastructure authority has the same meaning as in section 7 of the Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act 2020

   responsible SPV has the same meaning as in section 7 of the Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act 2020

   SPV means a responsible SPV that is identified by a levy order made under the Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act 2020 as having responsibility for the construction of eligible infrastructure.

2. In this Part, work relates to the construction of eligible infrastructure if the work—

3. involves such construction for which an SPV has financial responsibility; or
4. is work—
   1. that is required to facilitate the future construction of eligible infrastructure; and
   2. for which the local authority or the territorial authority giving notice of its requirement for a designation (under section 168 or 168A) has financial responsibility.