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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Electricity industry governance - Monitoring and enforcement - Code enforcement

61: Powers in relation to appeals and disputes

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“The Rulings Panel can make decisions about disagreements, but must follow the rules”

When the Rulings Panel is deciding on an appeal or solving a dispute that is mentioned in the rules or the Code, they can make any decision, order, or instruction they think is right. However, they must follow two important things:

First, they need to follow any general rules about appeals and disputes that are written in the regulations.

Second, if there are special rules in the regulations or the Code for that specific type of appeal or dispute, the Rulings Panel must follow those rules.

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61Powers in relation to appeals and disputes

  1. In determining an appeal, or resolving a dispute, of a kind identified in the regulations or the Code, the Rulings Panel may make any determination, order, or direction that it thinks fit, subject to—

  2. any general provisions of the regulations relating to appeals and disputes; or
    1. if there are specific provisions in the regulations or the Code relating to that kind of appeal or dispute, those provisions.