13 Mar 2019
VECTOR LIMITED v ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY [2019] NZCA 49
- Citation
- [2019] NZCA 49
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Section 32(2)(b) precludes the Electricity Authority from regulating or mandating 'quality standards' as that term is used in Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986 and from mandating those Part 4 quality standards in distribution agreements or otherwise; the Authority may, however, standardise contractual terms to the extent they do not prescribe Part 4 quality standards or interfere with the Commission's statute‑defined regulatory tools and purposes. The proposed clauses 12A.4(1)(b) and 12A.10(2) would be unlawful to that extent.