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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Electricity industry governance - Who does what - Industry participants and specified persons

9: Obligation to register and comply with Code

You could also call this:

“You must sign up and follow the rules if you work with electricity”

You need to register as an industry participant if you are involved in the electricity industry. To do this, you must give the Authority some information about yourself. This information is listed in section 27(2) of the Act.

You also need to follow the rules set out in the Code. The Code is a set of rules that everyone in the electricity industry must follow.

If you don’t register when you’re supposed to, you might get in trouble. You could be found guilty of breaking the law under section 31.

If you don’t follow the Code, you might face some consequences. These consequences are explained in this part of the Act.

There are also some people called “specified persons”. If you are a specified person, you must follow any rules in the Code that apply to you. These rules are explained in section 32(3).

If you’re a specified person and you don’t follow these rules, you might also face consequences. These consequences are also explained in this part of the Act.

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Part 2 Electricity industry governance
Who does what: Industry participants and specified persons

9Obligation to register and comply with Code

  1. Every industry participant must—

  2. register as an industry participant by supplying the Authority with the information specified in section 27(2); and
    1. comply with the Code.

      1. A failure to comply with subsection (1) may result in an industry participant being—

      2. liable to conviction for an offence under section 31, in the case of failure to register; and
        1. subject to the enforcement measures set out in this Part, in the case of failure to comply with the Code.

          1. Every specified person must comply with any obligations imposed on them by the Code in accordance with section 32(3).

          2. A failure to comply with subsection (3) may result in a specified person being subject to the enforcement measures set out in this Part.

          Notes
          • Section 9 heading: amended, on , by section 53(1) of the Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 11).
          • Section 9(3): inserted, on , by section 53(2) of the Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 11).
          • Section 9(4): inserted, on , by section 53(2) of the Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 11).