Provisional Authorisation Process

The Commerce Commission authorised the supply of the controlled services defined by the Commerce (Control of Natural Gas Services) Order 2005 (as amended by the Commerce (Control of Natural Gas Services) Amendment Order 2005) by Powerco Limited and Vector Limited on 24 August 2005.

Supporting Documents

Process Papers (Amended) and Consultation on Consideration of Amending Provisional Authorisation

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Authorisation for the Control of Supply of Natural Gas Distribution Services by Vector Ltd and Powerco Ltd Process Paper (Amended) & Consultation on Consideration of Amending Provisional Authorisation - 2 June 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (88 KB) (opens in a new window)
This Paper has two sections. Section One describes the Commerce Commission’s (Commission) proposed approach for issuing the final determination for the authorisation (Final Authorisation) of the supply of gas distribution services by Vector Ltd (Vector) and Powerco Ltd (Powerco). The approach has been revised following a review of the process and work streams to date. Please note that this amended process replaces the process previously described in the Process Paper dated 24 January 20061

Submissions on Process Papers (Amended) and Consultation on Consideration of Amending Provisional Authorisation

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Powerco - Submission on Authorisation for the Control of Supply of Natural Gas Distribution Services by Vector Ltd and Powerco Ltd Process Paper (Amended) & Consultation on Consideration of Amending Provisional Authorisation - 19 June 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (39 KB) (opens in a new window)
Mighty River Power - Submission on Process and Provisional Authorisation of Price Control of Natural Gas Distribution Services- 19 June 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (66 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vector - Submission on Commerce Commission's Revised Process for the Gas Control Final Authorisation Process - 19 June 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (288 KB) (opens in a new window)

Decision on Consideration of Amending Provisional Authorisation

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Authorisation for the Control of Supply of Natural Gas Distribution Services by Vector Ltd and Powerco Ltd - Decision on Consideration of Amending Provisional Authorisation - 7 July 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (72 KB) (opens in a new window)
The purpose of this Paper is to publish the Commerce Commission’s (Commission) decision on amending the Provisional Authorisation. Following a review of the submissions received the Paper sets out the reasons for that decision.

Provisional Authorisation 24 August 2005

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Decision 555 - Provisional Authorisation - Powerco and Vector - Control of Supply of Natural Gas Distribution Services - 24 August 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (74 KB) (opens in a new window)
Pursuant to s 71 of the Act, the Commission authorises the supply of the controlled services defined by the Commerce (Control of Natural Gas Services) Order 2005 (as amended by the Commerce (Control of Natural Gas Services) Amendment Order 2005) by Powerco Limited and Vector Limited, on the terms specified in the provisional authorisation attached. This provisional authorisation has effect on and from 25 August 2005.