Regulation of Natural Gas Services (M13)
Scope of Appropriation
This appropriation is limited to the regulation of natural gas services under Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986 and ongoing administration of the Part 5 control regime over the gas pipeline services of Powerco and Vector.
Expenses
| 2011/12 | 2012/13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Budgeted $000 | Estimated Actual $000 | Budget $000 | |
| Total Appropriation | 2,900 | 2,900 | 2,156 |
Reasons for Change in Appropriation
The $744,000 decrease in this appropriation between 2011/12 and 2012/13 relates to:
- $1.233 million reduction in funding from the "Commerce Commission Funding for the Implementation of Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986" initiative, and
- $811,000 one off expense transfer from 2010/11 to 2011/12 for the delays in the implementation of a Default Price Path for the Gas industry under Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986.
These decreases are partially offset by the following increases;
- an expense transfer reflecting the delays in the "Starting Pricing Adjustments" project resulting in $500,000 reduction in 2011/12 and a $500,000 increase in 2012/13 (a net movement of $1 million), and
- $300,000 reduction from the original paper relating to the "Commerce Commission Funding for the Implementation of Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986" initiative.
Output Performance Measures and Standards
| 2011/12 | 2012/13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Measures | Budgeted Standard | Estimated Actual Standard | Budget Standard |
Determinations | |||
| Number of determinations (includes determinations, clarifications, reviews and amendments) | New Measure | New Measure | 10-14 |
| Percentage of Part 4 determinations completed by statutory deadlines | New Measure | New Measure | 100% |
| Percentage of stakeholders who find the Commission determinations and supporting reasons clear | New Measure | New Measure | 75% |
Public Reports and Advice to Officials | |||
| Number of reports completed (monitoring reports, summary and analysis reports, information disclosure reports, ministerial reports) | New Measure | New Measure | 1-2 |
| Number of substantial pieces of advice provided to officials to inform policy design | New Measure | New Measure | 2-6 |
| Percentage of stakeholders who rate our reports good or above | New Measure | New Measure | 75% |
| Percentage of reports completed by the set date | New Measure | New Measure | 100% |
Compliance and Enforcement | |||
| Number of compliance assessments completed | New Measure | New Measure | 5-10 |
| Number of enforcement cases taken | New Measure | New Measure | 0-1 |
| Percentage of compliance assessments completed by the set date | New Measure | New Measure | 100% |
| Quality Measure for all Outputs | |||
| Number of successful legal challenges of the commission's processes | New Measure | New Measure | 0 |
Current and Past Policy Initiatives
| Policy Initiative | Year of First Impact | 2011/12 Budgeted $000 | 2012/13 Budget $000 | 2013/14 Estimated $000 | 2014/15 Estimated $000 | 2015/16 Estimated $000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Government | ||||||
| Commerce Commission - Funding of Regulatory Control functions | 2011/12 | 1,289 | 56 | (14) | - | - |
Previous Government | ||||||
| Commerce Commission Funding for Implementation of Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986 | 2009/10 | 1,300 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
