Electricity Reform Act 2000

The Utilities Commission may, on granting a licence authorising the selling of electricity, make the licence subject to conditions determined by the Utilities Commission as follows:

if the licence authorises the selling of electricity to customers and the electricity entity is a related body corporate in relation to an electricity entity that holds a licence authorising the generation of electricity – requiring the business of selling of electricity authorised by the licence to be kept separate from the other business in the manner and to the extent specified in the conditions;

requiring the electricity entity to take reasonable steps to ensure it has in place at all times arrangements to supply electricity to customers.

This section does not limit the matters that may be dealt with by terms or conditions of a licence authorising the selling of electricity.