132Determinations by Regulator

132 Determinations by Regulator (1) The Regulator is authorised to make a determination under section 20(1)(a) of the Utilities Commission Act 2000 relating to the charges fixed by a private port operator or private pilotage provider in relation to the provision of prescribed services (a price determination). (2) A price determination must be consistent with: (a) the regulations; and (b) the access and pricing principles specified in section 133. Ports Management Act 2015 98 (2A) The regulations may require the Regulator: (a) to send a copy of a draft price determination to specified persons, invite submissions on the draft from those persons and consider any submissions received; and (b) to send a copy of a price determination to specified persons and publish the determination on the Regulator's website. (3) A price determination may require a private port operator or private pilotage provider to whom it applies to publish at a specified time information of a specified kind relating to specified prices. (4) A price determination cannot have effect for a period of more than 3 years. (4A) A price determination must specify its expiry date. (5) The Regulator must give written notice to the Minister and a private port operator or private pilotage provider as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the operator or provider has fixed, or proposes to fix, a charge that the Regulator considers to be inconsistent with a price determination.