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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Electricity industry governance - Who does what - Security and Reliability Council, and other advisory groups

22: Application of Crown Entities Act 2004

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“Rules for people who give advice about electricity to the government”

When you’re part of a group that gives advice to the government about electricity, some special rules apply to you. These rules come from a law called the Crown Entities Act 2004.

You need to follow certain parts of this law as if your advisory group was an official government organisation. This includes rules about how to behave, what information you can share, and how to handle conflicts of interest.

You must tell both your advisory group and the Electricity Authority if you have any conflicts of interest. This means if you have any personal interests that might affect your advice.

The government decides how much money you get paid for your work in the advisory group. They treat your group like it’s a special type of government organisation when deciding this.

Even though you’re not officially part of the Electricity Authority, they treat you as if you are for some important things. They will protect you if someone sues you because of your work in the advisory group. They will also get insurance to cover you.

The Electricity Authority has to tell everyone how much they paid you, just like they do for their own members. They put this information in a report that anyone can read.

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Part 2 Electricity industry governance
Who does what: Security and Reliability Council, and other advisory groups

22Application of Crown Entities Act 2004

  1. The following provisions of the Crown Entities Act 2004 apply, with all necessary modifications, to or in respect of each member of an advisory group appointed under section 20 or 21 (an advisory group member) as if the advisory group were a statutory entity:

  2. sections 43, 48, 57, 77, 120, 121, 126, and 135:
    1. sections 62 to 72, as if the disclosure required by those sections must be made to both the relevant advisory group and the Authority.

      1. Section 47(1) of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (which is about remuneration) applies to advisory group members as if the advisory groups were autonomous Crown entities.

      2. Each advisory group member is deemed to be a member of the Authority for the purpose of—

      3. the Authority indemnifying the member under section 122 of the Crown Entities Act 2004; and
        1. the Authority effecting insurance cover under section 123 of that Act; and
          1. the application of section 125 of that Act.

            1. For the purpose of section 152 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (which is about disclosing payments in an annual report), the Authority must treat each advisory group member as if he or she were a member of the Authority.