Consultations

In December 2017, the Authority made an urgent amendment to the Code, which came into force on 12 January 2018. This amendment enables an approved test house (ATH) to amend a certification report for a metering installation or a metering component, in certain circumstances, thereby avoiding the need to recertify the metering installation/component. The urgent Code amendment expires on 12 October 2018.

Prior to the urgent Code amendment coming into force, the Code provided for a metering installation to be modified without having to be recertified in only limited circumstances. We consider the Code is too restrictive in this regard, resulting in ATHs needing to recertify metering installations unnecessarily. This consultation proposes retaining the policy intent of the urgent Code amendment beyond 12 October 2018 to avoid returning to this situation.

We consider these proposed amendments would promote competition and efficiency in the electricity industry.