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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Separation of distribution from certain generation - Separation of distribution from certain generation - Purpose and outline of Part

72: Purpose of this Part

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“This part explains why you can't own both power plants and power lines”

This part of the law aims to stop someone from being involved in both an electricity distributor and an electricity generator at the same time. The reason for this is to prevent situations where a person might have reasons and opportunities to limit competition in the electricity industry. This helps to keep the electricity market fair for everyone.

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Part 3 Separation of distribution from certain generation
Separation of distribution from certain generation: Purpose and outline of Part

72Purpose of this Part

  1. The purpose of this Part is to prohibit a person who is involved in a distributor from being involved in a generator where that may create incentives and opportunities to inhibit competition in the electricity industry.

Notes
  • Section 72: replaced, on , by section 28 of the Electricity Industry Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 46).