This amendment to the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 ("Code") comes into force on 5 October 2017.

The amendment makes a variety of improvements to the Code that the Authority had identified either in the course of its work or as a result of suggestions received through the Authority's Code amendment proposal process. The amendment mostly comprises changes to the Code that would be beneficial, but that do not (of themselves) warrant a separate Code amendment.

These changes include:

(a) removing the market administrator role and reallocating the market administrator's functions under the Code;

(b) removing exceptions to the application of Parts 6 and 9 of the Code;

(c) rationalising references to 'registry' and 'registry manager';

(d) simplifying terms in the Code relating to electricity supply; and

(e) simplifying requirements for making information available under the Code.