Pursuant to section 11 of the Electricity Industry Act 2010 ("Act"), the Electricity Authority gives the following notice.
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1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice is the Electricity Industry (Exemption No. 186 (Flick Energy Limited)) Exemption Notice 2013.
(2) This notice comes into force on the day after the date it is notified in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Exemption-Flick Energy Limited ("Flick") is exempted from complying with the obligation in clause 15.38 of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 ("Code") to obtain and maintain certification.
3. Term-This exemption expires at the earlier of:
(a) the close of 30 June 2014; and
(b) Flick being responsible for more than 100 installation control points ("ICPs").
4. Reasons for granting the exemption-The reasons for granting this exemption are:
(a) granting the exemption meets the requirements in section 11(2) of the Act for granting exemptions;
(b) the exemption is only needed on a short term basis;
(c) granting the exemption will assist a small new entrant retailer to enter the market, which could
lead to increased competition for the long-term benefit of consumers;
(d) Flick will not have sufficient data to make an
audit required for certification meaningful as some processes and procedures will not have been used in production; and
(e) due to the small number of ICPs involved, the exemption will have little or no impact on other participants and service providers, and will not affect any other Code provisions.
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of December 2013.
For and on behalf of the Electricity Authority:
DR THOMAS BRENT LAYTON, Chairperson, Electricity Authority.