Code & Compliance

Act and Regulations

The Electricity Industry Act 2010 allows us to amend the Code and sets out the process we must follow.

• How the Act, Code and Regulations fit together
• Part 3 of the Act
• Regulations

The Code

The Code sets out industry participant responsibilities, including our own duties and responsibilities.

• Documents incorporated into the Code by reference
• Historical versions of the Code
• Amendments
• Code exemptions
• How the Code maps to the Electricity Governance Rules
• Approved Systems Document

Undesirable trading situation (UTS)

In the electricity market, a UTS is an extraordinary event that has threatened the integrity of the wholesale market.

• What is an undesirable trading situation?
• How to make a claim
• UTS claims and decisions

Compliance

We're responsible for ensuring industry participants comply with the Regulations and the Code.

• Transparency statement
• About compliance
• Compliance monitoring
• Compliance education and information
• Compliance framework
• Compliance database
• How to allege a breach
• Code breach process
• Current investigations
• Decisions
• Enforcement policy
• Prosecution policy
• Breach statistics and analysis

Rulings Panel

The Rulings Panel assists in the enforcement of the Code by dealing with complaints, appeals and disputes under the Code.

• Members of the Rulings Panel
• Current cases
• Decisions
• Rulings Panel procedures
• Rulings Panel performance objectives and reports

High Court Decisions

This page contains details of High Court Decisions relating to the Authority's compliance function.