Electricity Levies
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From: Peter MacMillan
Dear WorkSafe New Zealand,
These questions are asked of WorkSafe in its role as the Regulator for the Electricity Act.
Question 1: Are there levies collected from the generation and distribution of electricity which are used by Worksafe?
Question 2: When was the last time and that levies were collected under the Electricity Act which have been used or distributed by Worksafe ?
Question 3: At that time what was the total value of the levies over the last 5 years?
Question 4: What percentage of the levies were spent on operation and improvement of the ‘demand site installations’ (ie that was not spent on generation, the electricity market, transmission or distribution)?
Yours faithfully,
Peter MacMillan
From: Ministerial Services – WorkSafe
WorkSafe New Zealand
Tēnā koe Peter
Thank you for your Official Information Act request received by WorkSafe New Zealand on [Date].
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Ngā mihi,
Ministerial Services
8 Willis Street
Wellington
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From: Ministerial Services – WorkSafe
WorkSafe New Zealand
Kia ora Peter,
Please see the attached notification of the transfer of your Official
Information Act request.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
8 Willis Street
Wellington
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From: Ministerial Services
Kia ora Peter MacMillan,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) I
acknowledge your request of 25 September 2025 sent to WorkSafe New Zealand
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982, the following:
These questions are asked of WorkSafe in its role as the Regulator for the
Electricity Act.
Question 1: Are there levies collected from the generation and
distribution of electricity
which are used by Worksafe?
Question 2: When was the last time and that levies were collected under
the Electricity Act
which have been used or distributed by Worksafe ?
Question 3: At that time what was the total value of the levies over the
last 5 years?
Question 4: What percentage of the levies were spent on operation and
improvement of
the ‘demand site installations’ (ie that was not spent on generation, the
electricity market,
transmission or distribution)?
Your request has been transferred to the Ministry of Business, Innovation
and Employment from WorkSafe New Zealand on 3 October 2025 and is being
processed in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982. We will
endeavor to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no later than
3/11/2025, being 20 working days after the day your request it was
received by MBIE.
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries regarding your
request, feel free to contact us via email to [1][email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140
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