39Budget guidelines

39 Budget guidelines

[Section 39 Substituted by No. 40 of 2004, s. 25, Applied:01 Jan 2005]

(1)  The Ombudsman is to prepare guidelines relating to the processes to be followed in preparing a budget in respect of the costs of administering this Act.

(2)  At any time, the Ombudsman may vary the guidelines or revoke the guidelines and substitute new guidelines.

(3)  In preparing, varying or revoking and substituting guidelines, the Ombudsman is to consult with the following persons:

(a) the Regulator;

(b) [Section 39 Subsection (3) amended by No. 20 of 2013, s. 41, Applied:20 Jun 2013] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(c) all energy entities;

(d) any other person the Ombudsman considers appropriate to consult.

(4)  The Ombudsman is to issue the guidelines, any variations to the guidelines and any revocation and substitution of the guidelines by –

(a) providing a copy of the guidelines, variation or revocation and substituted guidelines to each of the persons mentioned in subsection (3)(a) , (b) and (c) ; and

(b) publishing the guidelines, variation or revocation and substituted guidelines in the Gazette.

(5)  The guidelines –

(a) are not statutory rules for the purposes of the Rules Publication Act 1953 ; and

(b) do not constitute an instrument of legislative character for the purposes of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 .