Another focus point of debate on this bill has been the time-limited backstop power given to the Minister of Energy and Resources through this bill. The concern is that this power will give any Minister of Energy and Resources unrestricted ability to act as if they were the Electricity Authority. This is not the case. The bill grants the Minister power to amend the code for a small number of specified matters only if satisfactory progress has not been made on these matters. The specified matters were recommended by the Electricity Price Review as important matters requiring code amendment, and the Government agreed they were priorities for the Electricity Authority to address. This power is time limited and is actually being brought forward by one year to help lessen any regulatory uncertainty that may arise. I would also note that there is precedent for this approach as it reflects what was done with the establishment of the Electricity Authority under the National-led Government in 2010. 