2009 Draft Policy Statement [Closing date: 2009/05/21 16:00:00 GMT+12]

On 31 March 2009, the System Operator submitted a 2009 draft policy statement to the Commission in accordance with rule 10.1 of section II of part C of the Rules. On 3 April 2009, the Commission published the 2009 draft policy statement in accordance with rule 11.1 of section II of part C of the Rules.

As the current policy statement is set out in schedule C4 of part C of the Rules and the proposal is to replace the existing policy statement with the version submitted by the system operator with minor modifications by the Commission, the Commission is publishing a formal statement of proposal for the purpose of consultation on proposed rule amendments included in the draft.

• 2009 System Operator Draft Policy Statement consultation paper pdf [138 KB]
  
• Appendix 1 - Draft Policy Statment (as compared to current) pdf [601 KB]
• Appendix 2 - Format for submissions doc [85 KB]
  

The Commission invites submissions on the proposal by 4.00 pm on Thursday 21 May 2009.  Please note that because of the regulatory timing obligations on the Commission, submissions received after this date may not be considered.

The Commission’s preference is to receive submissions in electronic format (Microsoft Word). The electronic version should be emailed with “Consultation Paper- 2009 System Operator Draft Policy Statement” in the subject header to submissions@electricitycommission.govt.nz or if you wish to send a hard copy to:

Submissions
Electricity Commission
Level 7, ASB Bank Tower
2 Hunter Street
P O Box 10041
WELLINGTON
Tel:  (04) 460 8860
Fax:  (04) 460 8879

The Commission will acknowledge receipt of all submissions electronically. Please contact the Commission by email or by phone if you do not receive electronic acknowledgement of your submission within two business days.

Where possible, submissions should be provided in the format shown in Appendix 2 of the consultation paper.  When considering what information to include in your submission (such as potentially confidential information), please be aware that all submissions provided to the Commission will be published on its website and provided to the system operator as required by rule 11.3.1 of section II of part C. You should also be aware that the Commission is subject to the Official Information Act 1982.