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The Market Administrator must publish all of its determinations under regulation 18 of the Gas Governance (Compliance) Regulations, including those that have been referred to the Investigator or Rulings Panel.

The Gas (Downstream Reconciliation) Rules 2008, place ongoing obligations on several parties to effectively manage the downstream reconciliation arrangements. We are empowered to:

appoint an Allocation Agent
make determinations, exemptions and guidelines in respect of certain matters.

The Critical Contingency Operator (CCO) publishes notices during a critical contingency event on the the website - CCO Current events. Following a critical contingency event, the CCO is required to publish an Incident Report and a Performance Report. These reports are available CCO Publications.

Current regulations
On 21 January 2010, the CCM Regulations came into force. They were reviewed following an extended supply disruption on the Maui Pipeline in 2011. Gas Governance (Critical Contingency Management) Regulations 2008

On 1 March 2014, amendments strengthening and clarifying aspects of the regulatory arrangements took effect.

A Market Administrator, Investigator and Rulings Panel are appointed under the Regulations to undertake a range of functions in relation to alleged breaches as follows.

The Switching Rules enable consumers to choose and alternate efficiently and satisfactorily between competing retailers. They provide for a centralised database, the Gas Registry, which stores essential technical parameters about every customer installation and facilitates and monitors each customer switch from initiation through to completion.

Market Administrator determinations under regulation 18 of the Gas Governance (Compliance) Regulations, including those that have been referred to the Investigator or Rulings Panel.

We regularly produce or commission research and analysis on aspects of the gas industry.

Market Administrator determinations under regulation 18 of the Gas Governance (Compliance) Regulations, including those that have been referred to the Investigator or Rulings Panel.