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Commerce Act 1986

Provisions applicable to electricity industry - Controlled goods or services

57E: Purpose

You could also call this:

"This part of the law is about what the electricity industry rules are meant to achieve."

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The purpose of a part of the law about the electricity industry is explained in section 57E. You can find this section in the Commerce Act 1986. Section 57E was repealed on 1 April 2009 by section 5 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2008, which you can read more about on the legislation website.

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57F: Commission, not Minister, may declare that goods or services supplied by large electricity lines businesses are controlled, or

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Part 4AProvisions applicable to electricity industry
Controlled goods or services

57EPurpose (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 57E: repealed (but may continue to be applied under Part 4 in connection with the breach of thresholds set under Part 4A before its repeal, including when those thresholds apply (as default price-quality paths) after its repeal), on , by section 5 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 70).