The Commission is required to undertake its functions with a high degree of transparency. Accordingly, please be aware that any information provided to the Commission may be discussed with, or provided to, other parties UNLESS you specify that information is provided to the Commission as “Commercial in Confidence”, in which case you should specify the information that is confidential and the reasons. You should also be aware that the Commission is subject to the Official Information Act 1982.

• Consultation protocol - (Sep 07) pdf [34 KB]

Current Consultations

• Transparency of charge components
• closes 14 December 2009
  

Closed Consultations

• Consultation on Part D: Issues and proposed options
• closed 9 November 2009
• Consultation on the Guideline on arrangements to assist vulnerable consumers and the Guideline on arrangements to assist medically dependent consumers
• closed 4 November 2009
• submissions
  
• Proposed amendments to parts E and J of the Rules (and consequential amendments to parts A and H of the Rules)
• closed 16 October 2009
• submissions
  
• Property Rights for Load Management
  
• closed 4 September 2009
• submissions
  
• Proposal to approve a joint electricity and gas complaints resolution scheme
• closed 20 April 2009
• submissions
  
• Proposed changes to the Guidelines on arrangements to assist low income and vulnerable consumers
• closed 1 April 2009
• submissions
  

• Consultation on Part D: Issues and possible options
• closed 10 October 2008
• submissions
  
• Distribution pricing category codes guideline
• closed 1 August 2008
• Submissions
  
• Auditor Guidelines
• closed 25 July 2008
• Submissions
  
• Minor proposed changes to the reconciliation rules
• closed 11 July 2008
• Submissions
  

• Proposed changes to Interposed Model Contracts
• closed 6 June 2008
• submissions
  
• Approval of a Joint Electricity and Gas Complaints Resolution Scheme
• closed 8 May 2008
• Submissions
  
• Guidelines for metering, reconciliation, and registry arrangements for secondary networks
• Closed 29 February 2008
• Submissions
  

• New retail statistic: ICP by retailer by NSP
• Closed 9 November 2007
• Reconciliation participant and distributor auditor guidelines
• Closed 2 November 2007
• Submissions
• Model use of system agreements
• Closed 26 October 2007
• Submissions
• Load management and value pricing
• Closed 26 October 2007
• Submissions
• The calculation of loss factors and the use of loss factors for reconciliation purposes
• Closed 17 August 2007
• Submissions

• Advanced metering infrastructure
• Closed 3 August 2007
• Submissions
• Two traders at a Point of Connection
• Closed 15 June 2007
• Submissions
• Forward Estimate Audit
• Closed 30 March 2007
• Submissions
• Approval method for consumer complaints resolution schemes
• Closed 9 March 2007
• Submissions
• Reconciliation rule change proposal 62 - transition rules
• Closed 26 July 2006
• Submissions
• Indicators on retail market activity in the New Zealand electricity market
• Closed 28 April 2006
• Submissions
• Rule change 90 - ammendment to schedule D2 of Part D
• Closed 17 March 2006
• Submissions
• Reconciliation rule change proposal 62 - second consultation
• Closed 21 February 2006
• Submissions
• Discussion on guidelines for retail audits
• Closing date 19 September 2005
• Submissions
• Arrangements for the benefits of low income consumers
• Closed 8 August 2005
• Submissions
• Public forum minutes
• Customer switching rule change
• Closed 20 May 2005
• Submissions
• Reconciliation rule change - proposal 62
• Closed 29 April 2005
• Submissions
• Embedded network guidelines
• Closed 22 March 2005
• Submissions
• Report of profile profile team
• Closed 28 February 2005
• Submissions
• State of competition and barriers report
• Closed 11 February 2005
• Submission summary.pdf [574 KB]
• Submissions
• Final analysis and recommendation report  pdf [518 KB]
• Net incumbent injection [PDF, 38KB]
• Closing date 28 October 2004
• Submissions
• Model Contracts for domestic users
• Closed 26 October 2004
• Submissions
• Embedded Network consultation paper
• Closed 1 September 2004
• Submissions
• Forward estimate audit
• Closed 1 September 2004
• Submissions

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