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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Electricity industry governance - Who does what - Electricity Authority

18: Reviews on request by Minister

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"Minister can ask for a review of the electricity industry"

The Minister can ask the Electricity Authority to look into and report on any part of the electricity industry. Before making this request, the Minister needs to talk to the Authority first. When asking for a review, the Minister can set a deadline for the report, give specific instructions on how to do the review, and tell the Authority what to focus on.

If the Authority finds something important that's not part of the review, they can still tell the Minister about it in their final report or in a separate report. After getting the final report, the Minister has to make it public within 15 days. However, the Minister can keep some information secret if they think it shouldn't be shared under the Official Information Act 1982.

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Who does what: Electricity Authority

18Reviews on request by Minister

  1. On written request by the Minister, the Authority must review and report on any matter relating to the electricity industry that is specified by the Minister.

  2. The Minister must consult the Authority before issuing a request for a review.

  3. When requesting a review, the Minister may, without limitation,—

  4. specify a date by which, or a period within which, the Authority must provide its report; and
    1. give the Authority any specific directions about how to conduct the review (such as directions about consultation, the issue of draft reports, timing); and
      1. specify particular matters that the Authority is to consider.

        1. If, in the course of a review, the Authority considers that there are matters that fall outside the scope of the review but which it should nevertheless report on to the Minister, the Authority may include a report on those matters in the final report or in a separate report.

        2. Within 15 days after receiving a final report on a review conducted under this section, the Minister must make the report publicly available.

        3. However, in making the report publicly available, the Minister may omit any information that he or she would be likely to withhold if it were requested under the Official Information Act 1982.