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Commerce Act 1986

Regulated goods or services - Input methodologies

52V: Commission process for determining input methodologies

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"How the Commission decides the rules for working out costs and prices in New Zealand."

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When the Commission starts working on an input methodology, it must tell everyone by publishing a notice. This notice outlines how the Commission will do its work and how long it will take. The Commission will then create a draft methodology and share it with you, so you can give your thoughts on it. You will have a reasonable amount of time to share your views, and the Commission might even hold a conference to discuss the methodology.

As the Commission works on the methodology, it will consider your views and any others it receives within the set time frames. The Commission can also talk to interested people and hold conferences to get more information. If the Commission has already done some work on an input methodology before this law came into effect, it can still use that work.

Before the Commission decides to use earlier work, it must talk to the people who are interested in the methodology. You can find more information about the law that added this section by looking at the Commerce Amendment Act 2008.

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Part 4Regulated goods or services
Input methodologies

52VCommission process for determining input methodologies

  1. When the Commission begins work on an input methodology, it must publish a notice of intention to do so that—

  2. outlines the process that will be followed; and
    1. sets out the proposed time frames.

      1. During the course of its work on an input methodology, the Commission—

      2. must publish a draft methodology; and
        1. must give interested persons a reasonable opportunity to give their views on that draft methodology; and
          1. may hold 1 or more conferences; and
            1. must have regard to any views received from interested persons within any time frames set.

              1. Despite subsections (1) and (2), any work done or action taken (including any consultation) by the Commission on input methodologies before the commencement of this section may be treated by the Commission and any person consulted as work done or action taken under this section.

              2. The Commission must consult with interested parties before deciding to treat earlier work or action as work or action done under this section.

              Notes
              • Section 52V: inserted, on , by section 4 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 70).