15State of the industry report

15 State of the industry report

(1)  The Regulator may prepare a report on the state of the industries involved in gas activities.

(2)  The Regulator is to prepare a state of the industry report –

(a) on the Regulator's own initiative; or

(b) if directed to do so by the Minister responsible for energy and the Minister assigned the administration of the Economic Regulator Act 2009 .

(3)  A direction under subsection (2)(b) to prepare a state of the industry report may include the terms of reference for that state of the industry report.

(4)  The Regulator is to cause a copy of the state of the industry report to be –

(a) laid before each House of Parliament within 7 sitting-days after preparing it; and

(b) made available to members of the public in the manner that the Regulator considers appropriate.