23ACommission may publish guidelines

23A Commission may publish guidelines

(1) For the purposes of section 13 of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001, the Commission—

(a) must publish guidelines in relation to the matters the Commission may take into account in deciding to refuse to make a determination under section 18;

(b) may publish guidelines in relation to—

(i) the form and content of a formal proposal which a provider must make under section 17(3)(b); and

(ii) the making of an order for payment of the Commission's costs under section 24D; and

S. 23A(1)(b)(iii) amended by No. 44/2007 s. 12.

(iii) any other matter in connection with the exercise of its powers under sections 18, 19, 20, 20A and 21.

(2) Guidelines under this section are not binding on the Commission.

S. 24 substituted by Nos 62/2001 s. 84, 73/2003 s. 15.