Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Electricity Industry Act 2010

Electricity industry governance - Monitoring and enforcement - Appeals

65: Appeal against certain orders of Rulings Panel

You could also call this:

“You can challenge certain Rulings Panel decisions in the High Court”

You can appeal to the High Court if you disagree with certain decisions made by the Rulings Panel. The Electricity Authority, industry participants, or specified persons can appeal against orders like public warnings, fines, compensation payments, compliance orders, and cost orders. Industry participants can also appeal against suspension or termination orders.

You can only appeal if the order directly affects you or if you were part of the original case. This means the order was made for or against you, or you were involved in the case that led to the appeal.

The High Court is where you go to challenge these decisions if you think they’re not right. It’s important to know that not every decision can be appealed, only the specific types mentioned in this law.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM2634405.

Topics:
Crime and justice > Courts and legal help Business > Industry rules Environment and resources > Climate and energy
Previous

64: Appeal on question of law, or

"You can ask a higher court to check if a decision followed the law correctly"

Next

66: How and when appeals made, or

"Rules for when and how to challenge a decision in court"

Part 2 Electricity industry governance
Monitoring and enforcement: Appeals

65Appeal against certain orders of Rulings Panel

  1. The Authority, an industry participant, or a specified person may appeal to the High Court against the following orders made by the Rulings Panel:

  2. an order requiring a public warning or reprimand to be issued (section 54(1)(b)):
    1. a pecuniary penalty order, or the amount payable under a pecuniary penalty order (section 54(1)(d)):
      1. a compensation order, or the amount payable under a compensation order (section 54(1)(e)):
        1. a compliance order (section 54(1)(f)):
          1. a costs order (section 54(1)(g) or (4)):
            1. an order by the Rulings Panel, in relation to a particular kind of appeal or dispute, that is identified in the regulations or the Code as an order that may be appealed to the High Court under this section.

              1. An industry participant may appeal to the High Court against a suspension order or termination order made by the Rulings Panel.

              2. An industry participant or a specified person may exercise a right of appeal under this section only if the participant or specified person is—

              3. an industry participant or a specified person in whose favour or against whom the order of the Rulings Panel is made; or
                1. an industry participant or a specified person who joined or was joined as a party to the proceeding that is the subject of the appeal.

                  Compare
                  Notes
                  • Section 65(1): amended, on , by section 65(1) of the Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 11).
                  • Section 65(1)(e): amended, on , by section 26 of the Electricity Industry Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 46).
                  • Section 65(3): replaced, on , by section 65(2) of the Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 11).