The EEA represents its members and acts as the voice of the industry, developing industry guides and providing submissions to government, regulators and industry groups to protect and enhance industry interests.
Developing and reviewing industry guides
The EEA facilitates the development and maintenance of guidelines and best practice documents that support and build on the knowledge and understanding of engineering, technical, and safety standards.
We invite member input into this process.
Visit the EEA Guides page for guides currently under development or review
Public submissions and consultations
We will be providing a submission on the following public consultations and welcome thoughts and input from industry.
Feedback Request: Proposed Withdrawal of Marine Electrical Standards (AS/NZS IEC 60092 series)
Standards New Zealand is currently reviewing several Electrical Supply Sector standards over five years old to assess whether they remain current, relevant, and fit for purpose.
As part of this process, the following marine electrical standards have been proposed for withdrawal, and Standards NZ has asked the EEA to coordinate input from our members as key stakeholders:
- AS/NZS IEC 60092.376:2020 – Electrical installations in ships – Part 376: Cables for control and instrumentation circuits 150/250 V (300 V)
- AS/NZS IEC 60092.353:2020 – Electrical installations in ships – Part 353: Power cables for rated voltages 1 kV and 3 kV
- AS/NZS IEC 60092.360:2020 – Electrical installations in ships – Part 360: Cables for control and instrumentation circuits 150/250 V (300 V)
- AS/NZS IEC 60092.350:2019 – Electrical installations in ships – Part 350: General construction and test methods of power, control and instrumentation cables for shipboard and offshore applications
- AS/NZS 60092.354:2020 – Electrical installations in ships – Part 354: Single- and three-core power cables with extruded solid insulation for rated voltages 6 kV up to 30 kV
We are seeking your views on whether these standards:
- Should be retained in their current form, or
- Are no longer relevant and suitable for withdrawal.
Standards may be withdrawn if they no longer reflect current practice, are unsuitable for new/existing applications, or do not align with current expectations for safety, quality, or environmental impact. Note that withdrawn standards remain available but are no longer maintained.
Please provide your feedback to the EEA by Friday, 19 July 2025, so we can compile a collective response to Standards NZ ahead of their consultation deadline on 23 July.
You are also welcome to submit directly through their consultation portal if preferred:
https://consultations.standards.govt.nz/draft-standards/09d0fa01
If you have any questions or wish to discuss the proposed withdrawals in more detail, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Dr Stuart Johnston at stuart@eea.co.nz or 0211986535.
Submissions made by the EEA in 2025
- Electricity Authority; Promoting reliable electricity supply – a voltage-related Code amendment proposal – July 2025
- Electricity Authority; Issues EA Discussion Paper – Our Future is Digital – July 2025
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Targeted consultation on implementation proposals for amending the Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003
- Electricity Authority; Green Paper – Working together to ensure our electricity system meets the future needs of all New Zealanders – June 2025
- Ministry of Education; Redesign of Vocational Education and Training System – June 2025
- Transpower; HVDC Cable Replacement Consultation – June 2025
- National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA); Strengthening New Zealand’s emergency management legislation – Discussion paper – May 2025
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority; PAS 6014 Residential Solar PV and Battery Storage Systems Guideline – May 2025
- Electricity Authority; Level Playing Field Measures, Options Paper – May 2025
- Electricity Authority; EEA submission on Distributed Generation Pricing Principles – April 2025
- Inland Revenue; EEA submission on changes to tax settings for not for profits – March 2025
- Electricity Authority; Consultation Paper – Requiring distributors to pay a rebate when consumers supply electricity at peak times – March 2025
- Ministry of Education; Submission on options for the Future of Work-based Learning – February 2025
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority; Regulation Impact Statement for Distribution Transformers CRIS – February 2025
- Electricity Authority; Network connections project stage one amendments consultation paper – January 2025
Submissions made by the EEA in 2024
- Electricity Authority; Distribution Connection Pricing Proposed Code Amendment – December 2024
- New Zealand Infrastructure Commission; Testing our plan on Infrastructure paper – December 2024
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Amendments to the Electricity Safety Regulations: Expanding the Permitted Voltage Range for Electricity Supply – December 2024
- Electricity Authority; Part 8 Code amendment proposal – Part 1: November 2024
- Electricity Authority; Addressing common quality information requirements: November 2024
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Have your say on work health and safety; October 2024
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Exploring a consumer data right for the electricity sector; October 2024
- Ministry of Education; Redesign of Vocational Education and Training; September 2024
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Proposal to amend the Electricity (Hazards from trees) Regulations; August 2024
- Electricity Authority; Response to the suite of consultation papers that are part of the Future Security and resilience work programme to review the common quality requirements in the Code; August 2024