Div 2Advisory committees

Division 2—Advisory committees 15—Consumer advisory committee (1) The Commission must establish an advisory committee comprising representatives of consumers (the consumer advisory committee)— (a) to provide advice to the Commission in relation to the performance of the Commission's functions under the Act; and (b) to provide advice to the Commission, either on its own initiative or at the request of the Commission, on any other matter relating to the gas supply industry. (2) Despite subsection (1), the consumer advisory committee will, if the Commission so determines, be the same committee as the committee of that name established under Division 4 of Part 2 of the Electricity Act 1996 and have the functions referred to in subsection (1) in addition to its functions under that Division. 16—Technical advisory committee (1) The Technical Regulator must establish an advisory committee (the technical advisory committee) including representatives of— (a) gas entities; and (b) contractor and employee associations involved in the gas supply industry; and (c) local government, to provide advice to the Technical Regulator, either on its own initiative or at the request of the Technical Regulator, on any matter relating to the functions of the Technical Regulator. (2) The technical advisory committee is the same committee as the committee of that name established under Part 2 Division 4 of the Electricity Act 1996 and has the functions referred to in subsection (1) in addition to its functions under that Division. 17—Other advisory committees The Minister, the Commission or the Technical Regulator may establish other advisory committees to provide advice on specified aspects of the administration of this Act.