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{{Short description|Act of Parliament in New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2013}}
{{infobox legislation
| short_title     = Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act
| legislature     = [[New Zealand Parliament]]
| image          = Coat of arms of New Zealand.svg
| imagesize      = 180px
| long_title      = to promote, in New Zealand, energy efficiency, energy conservation, and the use of renewable sources of energy.
| introduced_by   = [[Jeanette Fitzsimons]]
| administered_by = [[Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority]]
| passed     = 2000
| royal_assent    = 15 May 2000
| date_commenced  = 1 July 2000
| amendments     =
| related        =
| repeals        =
| status         = Current
}}
The '''Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act''' is an act of parliament in [[New Zealand]]. It is administered by the [[Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand)|Ministry for the Environment]].
The act established the [[Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority]].
The act requires the [[Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority]] to prepare a national [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]] and conservation strategy for approval by the administering Minister.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0014/latest/DLM54984.html |title=Section 13. Preparation of draft strategy |work=Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000 No 14  |publisher=New Zealand Legislation (www.legislation.govt.nz) |accessdate=2010-08-15 }}</ref>
The minister is required to have a national energy efficiency and conservation strategy in force at all times.
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0014/latest/DLM54978.html |title=Section 9 Ongoing obligation to ensure strategy in place |work=Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000 No 14   |publisher=New Zealand Legislation (www.legislation.govt.nz) |accessdate=2010-08-15 }}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Energy in New Zealand]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0014/4.0/DLM54948.html Text of the Act]
[[Category:Statutes of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Energy in New Zealand]]
[[Category:2000 in New Zealand law]]
[[Category:Nature conservation in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Energy law]]
[[Category:Energy efficiency]]
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