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The New Zealand Electricity Authority is an independent Crown entity responsible for the regulation of the New Zealand electricity market. The Authority was established in November 2010, following a government review of the electricity industry, and replaced the Electricity Commission. The Authority has a narrower focus on industry competition, reliability and efficiency than the Electricity Commission had.
The key functions performed by the Authority are:
Functions that were performed by the Commission, but which are undertaken by agencies other than the Authority include:
References
Electricity Authority (New Zealand) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA