Contents (1992 - 39)
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992 No 39
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Government monopoly services

Part 2 Tribunal

5 Establishment of Tribunal
6 Members and procedure of the Tribunal
7 Tribunal not subject to Ministerial control in making determinations or recommendations
8 (Repealed)
9 Arrangements with other entities
10 Delegation of Tribunal’s functions

Part 3 Price determinations and other functions

Division 1 Pricing and electricity costs determinations: investigations and reports

11 Investigations and reports by Tribunal—standing reference
12 Investigations and reports by Tribunal—reference by Minister

Division 2 Industry and other matters: investigations and reports

12A Investigations and reports on industry and other matters

Division 3 Access regimes

12B Notice of proposed access agreements
12C Registration of access agreements
12D Failure to notify proposal or provide copy of agreement
12E Register of agreements

Division 4 Investigations and reports: general

13 Investigations and reports by Tribunal—general

Division 5 Price determinations and electricity costs determinations

13A Determinations of pricing
14 Method of fixing maximum prices
14A Setting of methodology for fixing prices
14B Determinations of electricity costs contributions and related matters
15 Matters to be considered by Tribunal under this Act
16 Report on financial impact if maximum price not charged
16A Passing through efficient costs in price determinations
17 Gazettal of determinations
18 Implementation of price determinations and other reports

Division 6 Publication of reports

19 Reports to be made public

Division 7 Investigations

19A Definition
20 General conduct of investigations
21 Hearings in investigations
22 Tendering information, documents and evidence
22A Making submissions and documents available to public
23 Offences
24 (Renumbered as sec 25A)

Part 3A Price determinations: monitoring

24AA Monitoring role
24AB Government agencies to provide information, documents and evidence
24AC Offences
24AD Confidential information

Part 4A Access regimes: arbitration of disputes

24A Arbitration of access disputes
24B Appointment and functions of arbitrator
24C Determination of dispute by arbitrator
24D Parties required to give effect to determination
24E Termination of arbitration

Part 4B Regulation of utilities

Division 1 Regulatory functions

24F Regulatory functions of Tribunal
24FA Recommendations and advice
24FB Directions as to government policy

Division 2 Licence auditing functions

24FC Licence auditing functions of Tribunal
24FD Establishment and function of Utilities Licence Auditing Advisory Committee
24FE Membership and procedure of Advisory Committee
24FF Confidential information

Part 4C Competitive neutrality

Division 1 Preliminary

24G Purpose and application of Part
24GA Definitions

Division 2 Complaints

24GB Complaints about competitive neutrality
24GC Investigation and report
24GD Reports
24GE Portfolio Minister’s response to report

Division 3 Investigations

24GF Definition
24GG Conduct of investigations
24GH Public trading agency to provide information, documents and evidence
24GI Complainant may be requested to provide information, documents and evidence
24GJ Confidential information
24GK Offences
24GL Report of complaints

Part 5 Miscellaneous

25 Act binds Crown
25A Cabinet information and proceedings
26 Personal liability
27 Service of documents on Tribunal
28 Proceedings for offences
29 Regulations
30 Savings and transitional provisions
30A Review of Act
31 Disputes regarding application of determination of methodology

 Schedule 1 Government agencies for which Tribunal has standing reference

 Schedule 2 Provisions relating to members of Tribunal

 Schedule 3 Provisions relating to procedure of Tribunal at meetings

 Schedule 3A Utilities Licence Auditing Advisory Committee

 Schedule 4 Savings and transitional provisions

Historical notes