Public consultation : Electricity Act 1992 Code of Practice
Lee M. made this Official Information request to Minister of Energy and Resources
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From: Lee M.
Dear Minister of Energy and Resources,
Section 38 of the Electricity Act 1992 provides that the Minister of Energy and Resources approve an electrical code of practice. Sub-section 38(2)(b) provides that the Minister shall not approve any aforementioned code unless the Minister has consulted such persons as will be affected by the aforementioned code or its amendment or revocation, or representatives of those persons, and they have had the opportunity to consider its possible effects and to comment on those effects to the Minister.
Can the Minister please tell me under the Official Information Act;
1. What consultation process was followed as required under Section 38 of the Electricity Act 1992?
2. If no consultation process was followed as required under Section 38 of the Electricity Act 1992, how and why was the Minister satisfied that sufficient consultation had already taken place?
2. What date was a notice published in the Gazette that the requirements of Section 38 of the Electricity Act 1992 had been complied with?
Thank you.
Lee M.
Yours faithfully,
Lee M.
From: S Bridges (MIN)
Minister of Energy and Resources
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From: S Bridges (MIN)
Minister of Energy and Resources
Dear Lee
Please see attached an acknowledgement of your OIA request received 28
January 2015.
Kind regards,
Cameron
Cameron Oldfield | Private Secretary | Office of Hon Simon Bridges | MP
for Tauranga
Deputy Leader of the House | Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister
of Transport
Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues | Associate Minister of
Justice
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Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
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From: Cameron Oldfield
Minister of Energy and Resources
Dear Lee
Please see attached letter transferring your request to WorkSafe New
Zealand.
Kind regards,
Cameron
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From: WorkSafe NZ OIA
Dear Lee M
This email acknowledges receipt of your official information request,
received 2 February 2015, requesting:
-What consultation process was followed as required under section 38 of
the Electricity Act 1992?
- If no consultation process was followed as required under section 38 of
the Electricity Act 1992, how and why was the Minister satisfied that
sufficient consultation had already taken place?
-What date was a notice published in the Gazette that the requirements of
section 38 of the Electricity Act 1992 had been complied with?
Your request is being processed in accordance with the Official
Information Act 1982. If you have any enquiries regarding your request
please reply to: [1][email address].
You can expect to receive a response by 3 March 2015.
Yours sincerely
Catherine Seddon
Team Leader – Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief Executive
WorkSafe New Zealand
PO Box 165, Wellington 6140
[2]WorkSafe NZ Colour
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government services
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From: Lee M.
Dear Minister of Energy and Resources,
You have not responded to my Official Information request in the legislated time-frame. Can you now do so as a matter of priority and also include an explanation for the failure to comply with the provisions of the Official Information Act.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Lee M.
From: S Bridges (MIN)
Minister of Energy and Resources
Dear Lee
I refer to the letter attached in my email of 2 February 2015 transferring your request under section 14(b)(ii) as it was more closely connected with the functions of WorkSafe New Zealand.
Please note that WorkSafe New Zealand have 20 working days from the receipt of the transfer to respond to your request.
Kind regards,
Cameron
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From: WorkSafe NZ OIA
Kia ora,
Please find attached a response to your recent request for information to
WorkSafe New Zealand.
For convenience, I have included a copy of the table contained in the
response letter. This table has live links to the sections mentioned in
the response.
The [1]Electrical Codes of Practice
[2]http://www.med.govt.nz/energysafety/legi...
The [3]Historical Electrical Codes of Practice
[4]http://www.med.govt.nz/energysafety/legi...
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|ECP| Title |Approval | Notice | Website Address |Notice date|
| | | date | | | |
|---+--------------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------|
|ECP|New Zealand |21-Dec-01|[5]2002-go445 |[6]https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2002-g... |17-Jan-2002|
|34 |Electrical Code of | | | | |
| |Practice for | | | | |
| |Electrical Safe | | | | |
| |Distances (NZECP | | | | |
| |34:2001) | | | | |
|---+--------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------|
|ECP|New Zealand |18-Mar-93|Not available online | |
|35 |Electrical Code of | | | |
| |Practice for Power | | | |
| |Systems Earthing | | | |
| |(NZECP 35:1993) | | | |
|---+--------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------|
|ECP|New Zealand |18-Mar-93|Not available online | |
|36 |Electrical Code of | | | |
| |Practice for | | | |
| |Harmonic Levels | | | |
| |(NZECP 36:1993) | | | |
|---+--------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------|
|ECP|New Zealand |19-Mar-03|[7]2003-go2077 |[8]https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2003-g... |27-Mar-2003|
|46 |Electrical Code of | | | | |
| |Practice for High | | | | |
| |Voltage Live Line | | | | |
| |Work (NZECP 46.2003)| | | | |
|---+--------------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------|
|ECP|New Zealand |27-Jul-04|[9]2004-go5119 |[10]https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2004-g... |
|50 |Electrical Code of | | | | |
| |Practice for Repair | | | | |
| |and Maintenance of | | | | |
| |Domestic Electrical | | | | |
| |Appliances by the | | | | |
| |Owner of the | | | | |
| |Appliance (NZECP | | | | |
| |50:2004) | | | | |
|---+--------------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------|
|ECP|New Zealand |27-Jul-04|[11]2004-go5119|[12]https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2004-g... |
|51 |Electrical Code of | | | | |
| |Practice for | | | | |
| |Homeowner/Occupier's| | | | |
| |Electrical Wiring | | | | |
| |Work in Domestic | | | | |
| |Installations (NZECP| | | | |
| |51:2004) | | | | |
|---+--------------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------|
|ECP|New Zealand |13-Jun-01|[13]2001-go4191|[14]https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2001-g...
|54 |Electrical Code of | | | | |
| |Practice for the | | | | |
| |Installation of | | | | |
| |Recessed Luminaires | | | | |
| |and Auxiliary | | | | |
| |Equipment (NZECP | | | | |
| |54:2001) | | | | |
|---+--------------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------|
|ECP|New Zealand |11-Mar-98|[15]1998-go1895|[16]https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/1998-g...
|60 |Electrical Code of | | | | |
| |Practice for | | | | |
| |Inspection, Testing | | | | |
| |and Certification of| | | | |
| |Low Voltage A.C. | | | | |
| |Railway Signalling | | | | |
| |Control Circuits | | | | |
| |(NZECP 60:1997) | | | | |
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Regards,
Christopher Fletcher
Operations Advisor
Ministerial Services
WorkSafe New Zealand | Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa
Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay | PO Box 165, Wellington 6140 | DX: SR57004
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The 20 working day legislated time-frame has expired and I have not been afforded the courtesy of an extension notice. Clearly too, no-one seems to want to take responsibility for answering - what one would not be wrong in thinking is - this simple information request.
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