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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Electricity industry governance - Monitoring and enforcement - Authority's powers and procedures

45: Purposes of exercise of Authority's monitoring, investigation, enforcement, and review powers

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The Electricity Authority has powers to monitor, investigate, enforce, and review certain aspects of the electricity industry. These powers can be used for three main purposes:

  1. To monitor things. This includes checking if people are following the rules in the Electricity Industry Act, the regulations, and the Electricity Code. It also involves watching how well certain measures are working to help the market run smoothly. The Authority also keeps an eye on the industry and market in general.

  2. To investigate and enforce the rules. If someone might be breaking the rules in Parts 2 and 4 of the Act, or the regulations, or the Electricity Code, the Authority can look into it. They can also make sure people follow these rules.

  3. To review and report. If the Minister asks the Authority to look into something and write a report about it, the Authority can use its powers to do this.

These powers help the Authority do its job of making sure the electricity industry in New Zealand works well and follows the rules.

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Monitoring and enforcement: Authority's powers and procedures

45Purposes of exercise of Authority's monitoring, investigation, enforcement, and review powers

  1. The purposes for which the powers in section 46 may be exercised are as follows:

  2. carrying out the Authority's monitoring functions, which are to—
    1. monitor compliance with this Act (including Part 3), the regulations, and the Code; and
      1. undertake and monitor the operation and effectiveness of market-facilitation measures under section 16(1)(f); and
        1. undertake industry and market monitoring, and carry out any other function referred to in section 16(1)(g):
        2. carrying out the Authority's function of investigating breaches or possible breaches of, and enforcing compliance with, this Part, Part 4, the regulations, and the Code:
          1. carrying out a review and producing a report in response to a request by the Minister under section 18.

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            • Section 45 heading: amended, on , by section 21(1) of the Electricity Industry Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 46).
            • Section 45(c): inserted, on , by section 21(2) of the Electricity Industry Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 46).