sec.10Authority’s functions

### sec.10 Authority’s functions The authority’s functions are— to develop criteria, and, at the request of the Minister or on its own initiative, to revise the criteria or give information or advice to the Minister about the criteria, to be used by the Minister for deciding whether to declare the following— a government business activity or non-government business activity to be a monopoly business activity; a candidate water supply activity to be a monopoly water supply activity; and to make recommendations to the Minister for the revocation of declarations of monopoly business activities made by the Minister; and to conduct investigations and report to the Minister about pricing practices relating to monopoly business activities; and to conduct price monitoring investigations in relation to monopoly business activities and report the results of the investigations to the Minister; and to advise government agencies about complying with the principle of competitive neutrality; and to receive, investigate and report on complaints about the alleged failures of government agencies to comply with the principle of competitive neutrality; and if directed by the Minister—under the direction, to investigate and report to the Minister on any matter relating to competition, industry or productivity; and to make recommendations to the Minister for the making or revocation of declarations of services under part 5 ; and to mediate to resolve access disputes; and if asked by the parties to access agreements—to mediate to resolve disputes under the agreements; and to conduct arbitration hearings for resolving access disputes; and if asked by the parties to access agreements—to arbitrate to resolve disputes under the agreements; and to conduct arbitration hearings about applications for arbitration under the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 , section 524 (2) ; and to approve undertakings for services; and to monitor compliance with approved access undertakings; and to monitor compliance with water pricing determinations; and at the request of the Minister, or on its own initiative—to give information or advice to the Minister about— access codes or proposed access codes, or the contents of access codes or proposed access codes; or water pricing determination codes or proposed water pricing determination codes, or the contents of water pricing determination codes or proposed water pricing determination codes; and to make distribution network codes, other than an initial distribution network code, under the Electricity Act 1994 and the Gas Supply Act 2003 ; and to monitor compliance with distribution network codes under the Electricity Act 1994 and the Gas Supply Act 2003 ; and to review particular decisions under the Electricity Act 1994 ; and if directed by the Minister—to monitor compliance by a government agency, or conduct arbitration hearings for resolving disputes about a government agency’s compliance, with a code of conduct the agency has agreed to abide by; and to perform other functions given to the authority under an Act, including, for example— performing a function or exercising a power delegated to it under an Act; or doing an act it is directed to do under an Act; and to perform a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (v) . s 10 amd 1997 No. 77 s 87 ; 2000 No. 15 s 3 ; 2000 No. 34 s 1145 sch 3 ; 2005 No. 37 s 4 ; 2006 No. 60 s 172 ; 2008 No. 34 s 751 sch 2 ; 2008 No. 35 s 5 ; 2010 No. 32 s 17 ; 2010 No. 53 s 94 ; 2010 No. 17 s 94 ; 2012 No. 8 s 56 ; 2012 No. 25 s 166 ; 2013 No. 39 s 43 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 48 s 179 ; 2015 No. 29 s 64 ; 2021 No. 12 s 201 - (a) to develop criteria, and, at the request of the Minister or on its own initiative, to revise the criteria or give information or advice to the Minister about the criteria, to be used by the Minister for deciding whether to declare the following— (i) a government business activity or non-government business activity to be a monopoly business activity; (ii) a candidate water supply activity to be a monopoly water supply activity; and - (i) a government business activity or non-government business activity to be a monopoly business activity; - (ii) a candidate water supply activity to be a monopoly water supply activity; and - (b) to make recommendations to the Minister for the revocation of declarations of monopoly business activities made by the Minister; and - (c) to conduct investigations and report to the Minister about pricing practices relating to monopoly business activities; and - (d) to conduct price monitoring investigations in relation to monopoly business activities and report the results of the investigations to the Minister; and - (e) to advise government agencies about complying with the principle of competitive neutrality; and - (f) to receive, investigate and report on complaints about the alleged failures of government agencies to comply with the principle of competitive neutrality; and - (g) if directed by the Minister—under the direction, to investigate and report to the Minister on any matter relating to competition, industry or productivity; and - (h) to make recommendations to the Minister for the making or revocation of declarations of services under part 5 ; and - (i) to mediate to resolve access disputes; and - (j) if asked by the parties to access agreements—to mediate to resolve disputes under the agreements; and - (k) to conduct arbitration hearings for resolving access disputes; and - (l) if asked by the parties to access agreements—to arbitrate to resolve disputes under the agreements; and - (m) to conduct arbitration hearings about applications for arbitration under the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 , section 524 (2) ; and - (n) to approve undertakings for services; and - (o) to monitor compliance with approved access undertakings; and - (p) to monitor compliance with water pricing determinations; and - (q) at the request of the Minister, or on its own initiative—to give information or advice to the Minister about— (i) access codes or proposed access codes, or the contents of access codes or proposed access codes; or (ii) water pricing determination codes or proposed water pricing determination codes, or the contents of water pricing determination codes or proposed water pricing determination codes; and - (i) access codes or proposed access codes, or the contents of access codes or proposed access codes; or - (ii) water pricing determination codes or proposed water pricing determination codes, or the contents of water pricing determination codes or proposed water pricing determination codes; and - (r) to make distribution network codes, other than an initial distribution network code, under the Electricity Act 1994 and the Gas Supply Act 2003 ; and - (s) to monitor compliance with distribution network codes under the Electricity Act 1994 and the Gas Supply Act 2003 ; and - (t) to review particular decisions under the Electricity Act 1994 ; and - (u) if directed by the Minister—to monitor compliance by a government agency, or conduct arbitration hearings for resolving disputes about a government agency’s compliance, with a code of conduct the agency has agreed to abide by; and - (v) to perform other functions given to the authority under an Act, including, for example— (i) performing a function or exercising a power delegated to it under an Act; or (ii) doing an act it is directed to do under an Act; and - (i) performing a function or exercising a power delegated to it under an Act; or - (ii) doing an act it is directed to do under an Act; and - (w) to perform a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (v) . - (i) a government business activity or non-government business activity to be a monopoly business activity; - (ii) a candidate water supply activity to be a monopoly water supply activity; and - (i) access codes or proposed access codes, or the contents of access codes or proposed access codes; or - (ii) water pricing determination codes or proposed water pricing determination codes, or the contents of water pricing determination codes or proposed water pricing determination codes; and - (i) performing a function or exercising a power delegated to it under an Act; or - (ii) doing an act it is directed to do under an Act; and