Minister:
Minister for Energy
Current Minister:
Hon Simeon Brown
Associate Minister:
Associate Minister for Energy
Current Associate Minister:
Hon Shane Jones
Description:
Responsibilities include ensuring well-functioning and competitive energy markets, promoting energy productivity and efficiency improvements, and supporting the transition to a lower emissions economy.
Department:
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment provides the administrative support for this portfolio.
Crown entities:
Electricity Authority
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
Other organisations:
Gas Industry Company
Gas Rulings Panel
Electricity Rulings Panel
Vote:
Vote Business, Science and Innovation
Legislation:
Atomic Energy Act 1945
Climate Change Response Act 2002 (Part 6)
Electricity Act 1992
Electricity Industry Act 2010 (except Part 4, subpart 1)
Energy Companies Act 1992
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000
Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Act 1989
Fuel Industry Act 2020
Gas Act 1992
International Energy Agreement Act 1976
Lake Taupo Compensation Claims Act 1947
Manapouri - Te Anau Development Act 1963
Petroleum Demand Restraint Act 1981
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