New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

17 Ongoing fees

• (1) The ongoing fees are monthly fees to meet the critical contingency ongoing costs.

  (2) The critical contingency ongoing costs are—

  • (a) the costs payable by the industry body to the critical contingency operator in respect of that year; and

  • (b) the costs payable to any person appointed by the industry body to carry out any obligations under these regulations in respect of that year; and

  • (c) the costs of the industry body associated with critical contingency management and its obligations under these regulations during that year.

  (3) Every person who purchases gas directly from a gas producer during a month is liable to pay ongoing fees for that month in accordance with these regulations.

  (4) In this regulation and regulations 18 and 19, year means a financial year unless the context otherwise requires.