(1)  At an appropriate time during a declared electrical service pricing investigation, the Regulator is to prepare a draft report in respect of the investigation.

(2)  As soon as practicable after preparing the draft report, the Regulator is to –

(a) provide a copy of the draft report, together with the relevant notice, to –

(i) the Minister; and

(ii) each electricity provider providing the declared electrical service which is the subject of the investigation; and

(b) ensure that a copy of the draft report, together with the relevant notice, may –

(i) be obtained, in an electronic form contained in a disk or other portable object, by a member of the public, on payment of the relevant fee, if any, for such a copy; and

(ii) be obtained, in a paper form, by a member of the public, on payment of the relevant fee, if any, for such a copy; and

(c) make available for viewing and downloading by members of the public, on a website of the Regulator, for a period of not less than 6 months, a copy of the draft report together with the relevant notice.

(3)  The relevant notice is a notice inviting the making of submissions to the Regulator in respect of the draft report before the date specified in the notice as the date before which submissions may be made.

(4)  The relevant fee in respect of a copy of a draft report is a fee determined by the Regulator under subregulation (5) in respect of such a copy.

(5)  The Regulator may determine an amount to be a relevant fee in respect of a copy of a draft report, but only if the amount is not more than the cost to the Regulator of making the copy.

(6)  A person may make a submission to the Regulator in respect of the draft report by the date specified in the relevant notice in relation to the draft report as the date before which submissions in relation to the draft report may be made.