New Zealand Acts

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991

- As at 17 December 2025
- Act 69 of 1991

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short Title and commencement

   PART 1 - Interpretation and application

   2.      Interpretation
   2AA.    Definitions relating to notification
   2AB.    Meaning of public notice
   2AC.    Availability of documents
   2A.     Successors
   2B.     Rules that control fishing
   3.      Meaning of effect
   3A.     Person acting under resource consent with permission
   3B.     Transitional, savings, and related provisions
   4.      Act to bind the Crown
   4A.     Application of this Act to ships and aircraft of foreign States

   PART 2 - Purpose and principles

   5.      Purpose
   6.      Matters of national importance
   7.      Other matters
   8.      Treaty of Waitangi

   PART 3 - Duties and restrictions under this Act

   9.      Restrictions on use of land
   10.     Certain existing uses in relation to land protected
   10A.    Certain existing activities allowed
   10B.    Certain existing building works allowed
   11.     Restrictions on subdivision of land
   12.     Restrictions on use of coastal marine area
   12A.    Restrictions on aquaculture activities in coastal marine area and on other activities in aquaculture management areas
   12B.    Continuation of coastal permit for aquaculture activities if aquaculture management area ceases to exist
   13.     Restriction on certain uses of beds of lakes and rivers
   14.     Restrictions relating to water
   15.     Discharge of contaminants into environment
   15A.    Restrictions on dumping and incineration of waste or other matter in coastal marine area
   15B.    Discharge of harmful substances from ships or offshore installations
   15C.    Prohibitions in relation to radioactive waste or other radioactive matter and other waste in coastal marine area
   16.     Duty to avoid unreasonable noise
   17.     Duty to avoid, remedy, or mitigate adverse effects
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   17A.    Recognised customary activity may be exercised in accordance with any controls
   17B.    Adverse effects assessment
   18.     Possible defence in cases of unforeseen emergencies
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   18A.    Procedural principles
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   19.     Certain rules in proposed plans to be operative
   20.     Certain rules in proposed plans not to have effect
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   20A.    Certain existing lawful activities allowed
   21.     Avoiding unreasonable delay
   22.     Duty to give certain information
   23.     Other legal requirements not affected

   PART 4 - Functions, powers, and duties of central and local government

   24.     Functions of Minister for the Environment
   24A.    Power of Minister for the Environment to investigate and make recommendations
   25.     Residual powers of Minister for the Environment
   25A.    Minister may direct preparation of plan, document, change, or variation
   25B.    Ministers may direct commencement of review
   26.     Minister may make grants and loans
   27.     Minister may require local authorities to supply information
   28.     Functions of Minister of Conservation
   28A.    Regional council must supply information to Minister of Conservation
   28B.    Functions of Minister of Aquaculture
   29.     Delegation of functions by Ministers
   29A.    Restriction on Ministerial direction
   30.     Functions of regional councils under this Act
   31.     Functions of territorial authorities under this Act
   31A.    Minister of Conservation to have certain powers of local authority
   32.     Requirements for preparing and publishing evaluation reports
   32AA.   Requirements for undertaking and publishing further evaluations
   32A.    Failure to carry out evaluation
   33.     Transfer of powers
   33.     Transfer of powers
   34.     Delegation of functions, etc, by local authorities
   34A.    Delegation of powers and functions to employees and other persons
   35.     Duty to gather information, monitor, and keep records
   35A.    Duty to keep records about iwi and hapu
   36.     Administrative charges
   36AAA.  Criteria for fixing administrative charges
   36AAB.  Other matters relating to administrative charges
   36AA.   Local authority policy on discounting administrative charges
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   36A.    No duty under this Act to consult about resource consent applications and notices of requirement
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   36B.    Power to make joint management agreement
   36C.    Local authority may act by itself under joint management agreement
   36D.    Effect of joint management agreement
   36E.    Termination of joint management agreement
   37.     Power of waiver and extension of time limits
   37A.    Requirements for waivers and extensions
   37B.    Persons to have powers of consent authority for purposes of sections 37 and 37A
   38.     Authorisation and responsibilities of enforcement officers
   39.     Hearings to be public and without unnecessary formality
   39AA.   Hearing using remote access facilities
   39A.    Accreditation
   39B.    Persons who may be given hearing authority
   39C.    Effect of lack of accreditation
   40.     Persons who may be heard at hearings
   41.     Provisions relating to hearings
   41A.    Control of hearings
   41B.    Directions to provide evidence within time limits
   41C.    Directions and requests before or at hearings
   41D.    Striking out submissions
   42.     Protection of sensitive information
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   42A.    Reports to local authority
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   42AA.   Provision of relevant information to post-settlement governance entity

   PART 4A - Environmental Protection Authority
   Note

   42B.    Establishment of Environmental Protection Authority
   42C.    Functions of EPA
   42CA.   Cost recovery for specified function of EPA
   42D.    Secretary for the Environment to exercise functions of EPA

   PART 5 - Standards, policy statements, and plans

   43AA.   Interpretation
   43AAB.  Meaning of district rule and regional rule
   43AAC.  Meaning of proposed plan

           SUBPART 1 - National direction
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   43.     Regulations prescribing national environmental standards
   43A.    Contents of national environmental standards
   43B.    Relationship between national environmental standards and rules or consents
   43C.    Relationship between national environmental standards and water conservation orders
   43D.    Relationship between national environmental standards and designations
   43E.    Relationship between national environmental standards and bylaws
   43F.    Description of discharges in national environmental standards for discharges
   43G.    Incorporation of material by reference in national environmental standards
   44.     Restriction on power to make national environmental standards
   44A.    Local authority recognition of national environmental standards
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   44B.    Relationship between environmental performance standards, infrastructure design solutions, and designations
   45.     Purpose of national policy statements (other than New Zealand coastal policy statements)
   45A.    Contents of national policy statements
   46.     Proposed national policy statement
   46A.    Process for preparing national environmental standards and national policy statements
   46B.    Incorporation of material by reference in national environmental standard or national policy statement
   47.     Board of inquiry
   47A.    Board of inquiry to suspend consideration or consider additional material
   48.     Public notification of proposal for national direction and inquiry
   49.     Submissions to board of inquiry
   50.     Conduct of hearing
   51.     Matters to be considered and board of inquiry's report
   51A.    Withdrawal of proposed national policy statement
   52.     Consideration of recommendations and approval or withdrawal of statement
   53.     Changes to or review or revocation of national policy statements
   54.     Publication of national policy statements
   55.     Local authority recognition of national policy statements
   56.     Purpose of New Zealand coastal policy statements
   57.     Preparation of New Zealand coastal policy statements
   58.     Contents of New Zealand coastal policy statements
   58A.    Incorporation of material by reference in New Zealand coastal policy statements
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   58B.    Purposes of national planning standards
   58C.    Scope and contents of national planning standards
   58D.    Preparation of national planning standards
   58E.    Approval of national planning standard
   58F.    Publication of national planning standards and other documents
   58G.    First set of national planning standards
   58H.    Changing, replacing, or revoking national planning standards
   58I.    Local authority recognition of national planning standards
   58J.    Time frames applying under first set of national planning standards
   58JA.   Certain obligations stopped until 31 December 2027
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   58JB.   Relationship between wastewater and stormwater environmental performance standards and other instruments
   58JC.   Plan may permit effects that wastewater or stormwater environmental performance standard does not deal with
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   58JD.   Relationship between infrastructure design solutions and other instruments
   58JE.   Plan may permit effects that infrastructure design solution does not deal with
   58JF.   References to infrastructure design solutions
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   58K.    Obligation to publish documents

           SUBPART 2 - Mana Whakahono a Rohe: Iwi participation arrangements
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   58L.    Definitions
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   58M.    Purpose of Mana Whakahono a Rohe
   58N.    Guiding principles
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   58O.    Initiation of Mana Whakahono a Rohe
   58P.    Other opportunities to initiate Mana Whakahono a Rohe
   58Q.    Time frame for concluding Mana Whakahono a Rohe
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   58R.    Contents of Mana Whakahono a Rohe
   58S.    Resolution of disputes that arise in course of negotiating Mana Whakahono a Rohe
   58T.    Review and monitoring
   58U.    Relationship with iwi participation legislation

           SUBPART 3 - Local authority policy statements and plans
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   59.     Purpose of regional policy statements
   60.     Preparation and change of regional policy statements
   61.     Matters to be considered by regional council (policy statements)
   62.     Contents of regional policy statements
   63.     Purpose of regional plans
   64.     Preparation and change of regional coastal plans
   64A.    Imposition of coastal occupation charges
   65.     Preparation and change of other regional plans
   66.     Matters to be considered by regional council (plans)
   67.     Contents of regional plans
   68.     Regional rules
   68A.    Regional coastal plan not to authorise aquaculture activities in coastal marine area as permitted activities
   69.     Rules relating to water quality
   70.     Rules about discharges
   71.     Requirements for rules that control fishing
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   70A.    Application to climate change of rules relating to discharge of greenhouse gases
   70B.    Implementation of national environmental standards
   71.     Rules about esplanade reserves on reclamation
   72.     Purpose of district plans
   73.     Preparation and change of district plans
   74.     Matters to be considered by territorial authority
   75.     Contents of district plans
   76.     District rules
   77.     Rules about esplanade reserves on subdivision and road stopping
   77A.    Power to make rules to apply to classes of activities and specify conditions
   77B.    Duty to include certain rules in relation to controlled or restricted discretionary activities
   77C.    Certain activities to be treated as discretionary activities or prohibited activities
   77D.    Rules specifying activities for which consent applications must be notified or are precluded from being notified
   77E.    Local authority may make rule about financial contributions
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   77F.    Interpretation
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   77G.    Duty of specified territorial authorities to incorporate MDRS and give effect to policy 3 or 5 in residential zones
   77GA.   Application of section 77G to Auckland Council and Christchurch City Council
   77H.    Requirements in Schedule 3A may be modified to enable greater development
   77I.    Qualifying matters in applying medium density residential standards and policy 3 to relevant residential zones
   77J.    Requirements in relation to evaluation report
   77K.    Alternative process for existing qualifying matters
   77L.    Further requirement about application of section 77I(j)
   77M.    Effect of incorporation of MDRS in district plan on new applications for resource consents and on some existing designations
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   77N.    Duty of specified territorial authorities to give effect to policy 3 or policy 5 in non-residential zones
   77O.    Qualifying matters in application of intensification policies to urban non-residential areas
   77P.    Requirements governing application of section 77O
   77Q.    Alternative process for existing qualifying matters
   77R.    Further requirements about application of section 77O(j)
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   77S.    Amendment of NPS-UD
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   77T.    Review of financial contributions provisions
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   78.     Time-limited modifications to NPSIB 2023
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   78.     Withdrawal of proposed policy statements and plans
   78A.    Combined regional and district documents
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   79.     Review of policy statements and plans
   79A.    Local authority not required to commence full plan review after Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 receives Royal assent
   79AA.   Application of temporary provisions in respect of section 79
   79A.    Circumstance when further review required
   79B.    Consequence of review under section 79A
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   80.     Combined regional and district documents

           SUBPART 4 - Freshwater planning process
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   80A.    Freshwater planning process

           SUBPART 5 - Streamlined planning process
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   80B.    Purpose, scope, application of Schedule 1, and definitions
   80C.    Application to responsible Minister for direction relating to planning instrument
   80CA.   Notice to responsible Minister for direction relating to listed planning instrument
   80CB.   Local authority may apply to use same streamlined planning process to progress matters in different instruments

           SUBPART 5A - Intensification planning instruments and intensification streamlined planning process
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   80D.    What this subpart and Part 6 of Schedule 1 do
   80DA.   Process for Auckland Council and Christchurch City Council to withdraw IPIs
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   80E.    Meaning of intensification planning instrument
   80F.    Specified territorial authority must notify IPI
   80G.    Limitations on IPIs and ISPP
   80H.    IPI must show how MDRS are incorporated
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   80I.    Regulations requiring tier 2 territorial authority to change district plan
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   80J.    Tier 3 territorial authority may request regulations requiring territorial authority to change district plan
   80K.    Regulations requiring tier 3 territorial authority to change district plan
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   80L.    Minister may make direction
   80M.    Amendment of direction
   80N.    Specified territorial authority must comply with direction

           SUBPART 5B - Planning processes stopped until 31 December 2027
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   80O.    Interpretation
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   80P.    Notification stopped until 31 December 2027
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   80Q.    When proposed planning instruments must be withdrawn
   80R.    Public notice of withdrawal
   80S.    When hearing must be cancelled
   80T.    When Minister may intervene to direct against withdrawal
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   80U.    Automatic exemptions
   80V.    Application by local authority for exemption
   80W.    Criteria for Minister’s consideration
   80X.    Obligation on local authority arising from Minister’s decision
   80Y.    Duty on local authorities to give public notice

           SUBPART 6 - Miscellaneous matters
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   81.     Boundary adjustments
   82.     Disputes
   82A.    Dispute relating to review under section 79A
   83.     Procedural requirements deemed to be observed
   84.     Local authorities to observe their own policy statements and plans
   85.     Environment Court may give directions in respect of land subject to controls
   85AAA.  Removal of heritage protection for Gordon Wilson Flats and related matters
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   85A.    Plan or proposed plan must not include certain rules
   85AA.   Plan must be updated to reflect changes to aquaculture settlement area
   85B.    Process to apply if plan or proposed plan does not comply with section 85A
   86.     Power to acquire land

           SUBPART 7 - Legal effect of rules
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   86A.    Purpose of sections 86B to 86G
   86B.    When rules in proposed plans have legal effect
   86BA.   Immediate legal effect of rules in IPI prepared using ISPP
   86C.    When rule has legal effect if decision to delay its effect is rescinded
   86D.    Environment Court may order rule to have legal effect from date other than standard date
   86E.    Local authorities must identify rules having early or delayed legal effect
   86F.    When rules in proposed plans must be treated as operative
   86G.    Rule that has not taken legal effect or become operative excluded from references to rule in this Act and regulations made under this Act
   86H.    Rules that control fishing do not apply to Māori customary non-commercial fishing rights in specified legislation

   PART 6 - Resource consents

   87AA.   This Part subject to Part 6A
   87AAB.  Meaning of boundary activity and related terms
   87AAC.  Meaning of fast-track application
   87AAD.  Overview of application of this Part to boundary activities and fast-track applications
   87AAE.  Other fast-track consenting process
   87.     Types of resource consents
   87A.    Classes of activities
   87B.    Certain activities to be treated as discretionary activities or prohibited activities
   87BA.   Boundary activities approved by neighbours on infringed boundaries are permitted activities
   87BB.   Activities meeting certain requirements are permitted activities
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   87C.    Sections 87D to 87I apply to resource consent applications
   87D.    Request for application to go directly to Environment Court
   87E.    Consent authority’s decision on request
   87F.    Consent authority's subsequent processing
   87G.    Environment Court determines application
   87H.    Residual powers of consent authority
   87I.    When consent authority must determine application
   88.     Making an application
   88A.    Description of type of activity to remain the same
   88B.    Time limits from which time periods are excluded in relation to applications
   88BA.   Certain consents must be processed and decided no later than 1 year after lodgement
   88C.    Excluded time periods relating to provision of further information
   88D.    Excluded time periods relating to direct referral
   88E.    Excluded time periods relating to other matters
   88F.    Excluded time periods relating to pre-request aquaculture agreements
   88G.    Exclusion of period when processing of non-notified application suspended
   88H.    Excluded time periods relating to non-payment of administrative charges
   88I.    Excluded time periods under Urban Development Act 2020
   89.     Applications to territorial authorities for resource consents where land is in coastal marine area
   89A.    Applications affecting navigation to be referred to Maritime New Zealand
   90.     Distribution of application to other authorities
   91.     Deferral pending application for additional consents
   91A.    Applicant may have processing of notified application suspended
   91B.    When suspension of processing of notified application ceases
   91C.    Notified application may be returned if suspended after certain period
   91D.    Applicant may have processing of non-notified application suspended
   91E.    When suspension of processing of non-notified application ceases
   91F.    Non-notified application may be returned after certain period
   92.     Further information, or agreement, may be requested
   92A.    Responses to request
   92AA.   Consequences of applicant’s failure to respond to requests, etc
   92B.    Responses to notification
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   93.     When public notification of consent applications is required
   94.     When public notification of consent applications is not required
   94A.    Forming opinion as to whether adverse effects are minor or more than minor
   94B.    Forming opinion as to who may be adversely affected
   94C.    Public notification if applicant requests or if special circumstances exist
   94D.    When public notification and service requirements may be varied
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   95.     Time limit for public notification or limited notification
   95A.    Public notification of consent applications
   95B.    Limited notification of consent applications
   95C.    Public notification of consent application after request for further information or report
   95D.    Consent authority decides if adverse effects likely to be more than minor
   95E.    Consent authority decides if person is affected person
   95F.    Meaning of affected protected customary rights group
   95G.    Meaning of affected customary marine title group
   96.     Making submissions
   97.     Time limit for submissions
   98.     Advice of submissions to applicant
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   99.     Pre-hearing meetings
   99A.    Mediation
   100.    Obligation to hold a hearing
   100A.   Hearing by commissioner if requested by applicant or submitter
   101.    Hearing date and notice
   102.    Joint hearings by 2 or more consent authorities
   103.    Combined hearings in respect of 2 or more applications
   103A.   Time limit for completion of hearing of notified application
   103B.   Requirement to provide report and other evidence before hearing
   104.    Consideration of applications
   104A.   Determination of applications for controlled activities
   104B.   Determination of applications for discretionary or non-complying activities
   104C.   Determination of applications for restricted discretionary activities
   104D.   Particular restrictions for non-complying activities
   104DA.  Circumstances in which consent authority may grant resource consent contrary to standards and solutions
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   104E.   Applications relating to discharge of greenhouse gases
   104F.   Implementation of national environmental standards
   104G.   Consideration of activities affecting drinking water supply source water
   105.    Matters relevant to certain applications
   106.    Consent authority may refuse subdivision consent in certain circumstances
   106A.   Consent authority may refuse land use consent in certain circumstances
   107.    Restriction on grant of certain discharge permits
   107A.   Restrictions on grant of resource consents
   107B.   Provision for certain infrastructure works and related operations
   107C.   Circumstances when written approval for resource consent required from holder of customary rights order
   107D.   Process to apply if grant of resource consent has effect of cancelling customary rights order
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   107E.   Decision on application to undertake non-aquaculture activity in aquaculture management area
   107F.   Applications to undertake aquaculture activities
   107G.   Review of draft conditions of consent
   108.    Conditions of resource consents
   108AA.  Requirements for conditions of resource consents
   108A.   Bonds
   109.    Special provisions in respect of bonds or covenants
   110.    Refund of money and return of land where activity does not proceed
   111.    Use of financial contributions
   112.    Obligation to pay rent and royalties deemed condition of consent
   113.    Decisions on applications to be in writing, etc
   114.    Notification
   115.    Time limits for notification of decision
   116.    When a resource consent commences
   116A.   When coastal permit for aquaculture activities may commence
   116B.   When resource consent commences if subject to grant of application to exchange recreation reserve land
   117.    Application to carry out restricted coastal activity
   118.    Recommendation of hearing committee
   119.    Decision on application for restricted coastal activity
   119A.   Coastal permit for restricted coastal activity treated as if granted by regional council
   120.    Right to appeal
   121.    Procedure for appeal
   122.    Consents not real or personal property
   122A.   Resource consent prevails over specified instruments
   123.    Duration of consent
   123A.   Duration of consent for aquaculture activities
   123B.   Duration of consent for renewable energy and long-lived infrastructure
   123C.   Duration of certain current and continued consents
   124.    Exercise of resource consent while applying for new consent
   124A.   When sections 124B and 124C apply and when they do not apply
   124B.   Applications by existing holders of resource consents
   124C.   Applications by persons who are not existing holders of resource consents
   125.    Lapsing of consents
   126.    Cancellation of consent
   127.    Change or cancellation of consent condition on application by consent holder
   127A.   Interpretation of sections 127B and 127C
   127B.   Duration of new water permits under Regional Plan: Water for Otago must not exceed 6 years
   127C.   Extension of certain existing water permits under Regional Plan: Water for Otago
   128.    Circumstances when consent conditions can be reviewed
   129.    Notice of review
   130.    Public notification, submissions, and hearing, etc
   131.    Matters to be considered in review
   132.    Decisions on review of consent conditions
   133.    Powers under Part 12 not affected
   133A.   Minor corrections of resource consents
   134.    Land use and subdivision consents attach to land
   135.    Transferability of coastal permits
   136.    Transferability of water permits
   137.    Transferability of discharge permits
   138.    Surrender of consent
   138A.   Special provisions relating to coastal permits for dumping and incineration
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   139.    Consent authorities and Environmental Protection Authority to issue certificates of compliance
   139A.   Consent authorities to issue existing use certificates
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   139B.   Definitions for purposes of extant wastewater consents
   139C.   Extension of extant wastewater consents
   139D.   Minister may extend extant wastewater consent in exceptional circumstances
   139E.   Application to extend extant wastewater consent
   139F.   Consent authority must update extant wastewater consent
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   PART 6AA - Proposals of national significance
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   140.    Outline of this Part
   141.    Interpretation
   141A.   Minister's power to intervene
   141B.   Minister's power to call in matters that are or are part of proposals of national significance
   141C.   Form and effect of Minister's direction

           SUBPART 1 - Minister may make direction in relation to matter
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   142.    Minister may call in matter that is or is part of proposal of national significance
   143.    Restriction on when local authority may request call in
   144.    Restriction on when Minister may call in matter
   144A.   EPA to advise and make recommendations to Minister in relation to call-in
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   145.    Matter lodged with EPA
   146.    EPA to recommend course of action to Minister
   147.    Minister makes direction after EPA recommendation
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   148.    Proposals relating to coastal marine area
   149.    EPA may request further information or commission report
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   149A.   EPA must serve Minister's direction on local authority and applicant
   149B.   Local authority's obligations if matter called in
   149C.   EPA must give public notice of Minister's direction
   149D.   Minister may instruct EPA to delay giving public notice pending application for additional consents
   149E.   EPA to receive submissions on matter if public notice of direction has been given
   149F.   EPA to receive further submissions if matter is request, change, or variation
   149G.   EPA must provide board or court with necessary information
   149H.   Local authority may not notify further change or variation in certain circumstances
   149I.   Limitation on withdrawal of change or variation

           SUBPART 2 - How matter decided if direction made to refer matter to board of inquiry or court
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   149J.   Minister to appoint board of inquiry
   149K.   How members appointed
   149KA.  EPA may make administrative decisions
   149L.   Conduct of inquiry
   149M.   Process if matter is request for regional plan or change and particular circumstances apply
   149N.   Process if section 149M applies or proposed plan or change not yet prepared
   149O.   Public notice and submissions where EPA receives proposed plan or change from local authority under section 149N
   149P.   Consideration of matter by board
   149Q.   Board to produce draft report
   149R.   Board to produce report
   149RA.  Minor corrections of board decisions, etc
   149S.   Minister may extend time by which board must report
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   149T.   Matter referred to Environment Court
   149U.   Consideration of matter by Environment Court
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   149V.   Appeal from decisions only on question of law

           SUBPART 3 - Miscellaneous provisions
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   149W.   Local authority to implement decision of board or court about proposed regional plan or change or variation
   149X.   Residual powers of local authority
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   149Y.   EPA must refer matter to local authority if direction made by Minister
   149Z.   Local authority must process referred matter
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   149ZA.  Minister's powers to intervene in matter
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   149ZB.  How EPA must deal with certain applications and notices of requirement
   149ZC.  Minister to decide whether application or notice of requirement to be notified
   149ZCA. Application of sections 149ZCB to 149ZCF
   149ZCB. Public notification of application or notice at Minister's discretion
   149ZCC. Limited notification of application or notice
   149ZCD. Public notification of application or notice after request for further information
   149ZCE. Minister to decide if adverse effects likely to be more than minor
   149ZCF. Minister to decide if person is affected person
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   149ZD.  Costs of processes under this Part recoverable from applicant
   149ZE.  Remuneration, allowances, and expenses of boards of inquiry
   149ZF.  Liability to pay costs constitutes debt due to EPA or the Crown
   149ZG.  Process may be suspended if costs outstanding
   150.    Residual powers of authorities
   150AA.  Reference to Environment Court

   PART 6A - Aquaculture moratorium
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   150A.   Interpretation
   150B.   Moratorium
   150C.   Earlier expiry of moratorium in relation to specified areas
   150D.   Pending applications to be considered under rules as at end of moratorium
   150E.   Transitional provision
   150F.   No compensation
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   150G.   Certain coastal permits issued in period from 1 June 1995 to 1 August 2003 continued

   PART 7 - Coastal tendering

   151AA.  Part not to apply to applications to occupy coastal marine area
   151.    Interpretation
   152.    Order in Council may be made requiring holding of authorisation
   153.    Application of Order in Council
   154.    Publication, etc, of Order in Council
   155.    Particulars of Order in Council to be endorsed on regional coastal plan
   156.    Effect of Order in Council
   157.    Calling of public tenders for authorisations
   158.    Requirements of tender
   159.    Acceptance of tender, etc
   160.    Notice of acceptance of tender
   161.    Grant of authorisation
   162.    Authorisation not to confer right to coastal permit, etc
   163.    Authorisation transferable
   164.    Authorisation to lapse in certain circumstances
   165.    Tender money

   PART 7A - Occupation ofcommon marine and coastal area
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   165A.   Overview
   165AB.  Establishment of aquaculture management areas
   165B.   Relationship of Part with rest of Act
   165BB.  Some applications for coastal permits must be cancelled
   165BC.  Certain applications not to be processed or determined until aquaculture management area established in regional coastal plan

           SUBPART 1 - Managing occupation in common marine and coastal area
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   165C.   Interpretation
   165D.   Power of consent authorities to refuse to receive applications for coastal permits
   165E.   Applications in relation to aquaculture settlement areas
           Note
   165F.   Provisions about occupation of common marine and coastal area
   165G.   Plan may specify allocation methods
   165H.   Regional council to have regard to and be satisfied about certain matters before including allocation rule in regional coastal plan or proposed regional coastal plan
   165I.   Offer of authorisations for activities in common marine and coastal area in accordance with plan
   165J.   When applications not to be made unless applicant holds authorisation in accordance with plan
   165K.   Power to give directions relating to allocation of authorisations for space provided for in plan
           Note
   165L.   Regional council may request use of allocation method
   165M.   Stay on applications following request under section 165L
   165N.   Minister may approve use of allocation method
   165O.   Period of approval
   165P.   Offer of authorisations where approved by Minister
   165Q.   When applications not to be made or granted unless applicant holds authorisation in accordance with Gazette notice
           Note
   165R.   Authorisation not to confer right to coastal permit
   165S.   Authorisation transferable
   165T.   Authorisation lapses in certain circumstances
   165U.   Public notice of offer of authorisations by regional council
   165UA.  Public notice of offer of authorisations by Minister of Aquaculture
   165V.   Requirements for offers for authorisations
   165W.   Preferential rights of iwi
   165X.   Acceptance of offer for authorisations
   165Y.   Grant of authorisation
   165YA.  Grant of authorisation
   165Z.   Tender money
   165ZA.  Use of tender money
           Note
   165ZB.  Regional council may request suspension of applications to occupy common marine and coastal area for purposes of aquaculture activities
   165ZC.  Effect on applications of request under section 165ZB
   165ZD.  Minister of Aquaculture may suspend applications to occupy common marine and coastal area for purposes of aquaculture activities
   165ZDA. Minister of Aquaculture may suspend applications to occupy common marine and coastal area for purposes of aquaculture activities on own initiative
   165ZDB. Effect on applications of suspension under section 165ZDA
   165ZE.  Subsequent requests for direction in relation to suspension of receipt of applications
           Note
   165ZF.  Regional council may request direction to process and hear together applications for permits to occupy common marine and coastal area for purpose of aquaculture activities
   165ZFA. Ministerial power to direct applications to be processed and heard together
           Note
   165ZFB. Application of sections 165ZFC to 165ZFH
   165ZFC. Interpretation
   165ZFD. Effect of requirement that applications be processed and heard together on direct referral to Environment Court under sections 87D to 87I
   165ZFE. Processing of affected applications
   165ZFF. Hearing of affected applications
   165ZFG. Effect of requirement that applications be processed and heard together on power of Minister to call in applications under section 142
   165ZFH. Effect of requirement that applications be processed and heard together on lodgement of applications with EPA

           SUBPART 1A - Duration of coastal permits for marine farms extended
           Note

   165ZFHA.Interpretation
   165ZFHB.Application of subpart
   165ZFHC.Extension of coastal permits for marine farms
   165ZFHD.Updating of extended coastal permits
   165ZFHE.Consent holder must confirm which coastal permit is operational
   165ZFHF.Decision to operate under extant coastal permit
   165ZFHG.Decision to operate under replacement permit
   165ZFHH.Application of extension where coastal permit under appeal

           SUBPART 1AB - Restrictions on section 128 reviews of conditions of extended coastal permits
           Note

   165ZFHHA.Restrictions on section 128 review of conditions of extended coastal permits

           SUBPART 1B - Review of conditions applying to extended coastal permits
           Note

   165ZFHI.Power to undertake review
   165ZFHJ.Purpose of review
   165ZFHK.Concurrence of Director-General required for review to proceed
   165ZFHL.Process applying to review
   165ZFHM.Decision on review
   165ZFHN.Right of appeal
   165ZFHO.Final right of appeal

           SUBPART 2 - Privately initiated plan changes
           Note

           SUBPART 3 - Order in which applications by existing consent holders are to be processed
           Note

   165ZG.  Application
   165ZH.  Processing applications for existing permit holders
   165ZI.  Applications for space already used for aquaculture activities
   165ZJ.  Additional criteria for considering applications for permits for space already used for aquaculture activities

           SUBPART 4 - Plan change requests and concurrent applications for coastal permits in relation to aquaculture activities
           Note

   165ZK.  Application
   165ZL.  Interpretation
   165ZM.  Other provisions of Act apply subject to this subpart
   165ZN.  Application for coastal permit to undertake aquaculture activities
   165ZO.  Identifying plan change requests and concurrent applications
   165ZP.  Incomplete concurrent application
   165ZQ.  Additional consents
   165ZR.  Concurrent application to be declined or treated as withdrawn if plan change request declined or withdrawn
   165ZS.  Consideration of plan change request
   165ZT.  Notification of accepted plan change request
   165ZU.  Submissions on plan change request and concurrent application
   165ZV.  Hearing of submissions
   165ZW.  Type of activity in relation to concurrent activities
   165ZX.  Consideration of plan change request and concurrent application
   165ZY.  Regional council's decision on concurrent application
   165ZZ.  Appeals
   165ZZA. Grant of coastal permit

           SUBPART 5 - Duration and review of section 384A coastal permits
           Note

   165ZZB. Interpretation
           Note
   165ZZC. Extension of expiry date of section 384A coastal permit
           Note
   165ZZD. Requirement to undertake review
   165ZZE. Purpose and scope of review
           Note
   165ZZF. Notice and other requirements relevant to review
   165ZZG. Parties that must be given limited notice
   165ZZH. Submissions on review
   165ZZI. Decision on review
           Note
   165ZZJ. Appeal rights
   165ZZK. Final right of appeal

   PART 8 - Designations and heritage orders

   166.    Definitions
   167.    Application to become requiring authority
   168.    Notice of requirement to territorial authority
   168A.   Notice of requirement by territorial authority
   169.    Further information, notification, submissions, and hearing for notice of requirement to territorial authority
   170.    Discretion to include requirement in proposed plan
   171.    Recommendation by territorial authority
   172.    Decision of requiring authority
   173.    Notification of decision on designation
   174.    Appeals
   175.    Designation to be provided for in district plan
   176.    Effect of designation
   176A.   Outline plan
   177.    Land subject to existing designation or heritage order
   178.    Interim effect of requirements for designations
   179.    Appeals relating to sections 176 to 178
   180.    Transfer of rights and responsibilities for designations
   180A.   When financial responsibility is transferred to responsible SPV
   181.    Alteration of designation
   182.    Removal of designation
   183.    Review of designation which has not lapsed
   184.    Lapsing of designations which have not been given effect to
   184A.   Lapsing of designations of territorial authority in its own district
   185.    Environment Court may order taking of land
   186.    Compulsory acquisition powers
   187.    Meaning of heritage order and heritage protection authority
   188.    Application to become heritage protection authority
   189.    Notice of requirement to territorial authority
   189A.   Notice of requirement for heritage order by territorial authority
   190.    Further information, notification, submissions, and hearing for notice of requirement to territorial authority
   191.    Recommendation by territorial authority
   192.    Application of other sections
   193.    Effect of heritage order
   193A.   Land subject to existing heritage order or designation
   194.    Interim effect of requirement
   195.    Appeals relating to sections 193 and 194
   195A.   Alteration of heritage order
   195B.   Transfer of heritage order
   195C.   Notice of determination
   196.    Removal of heritage order
   197.    Compulsory acquisition powers
   198.    Environment Court may order land taken, etc
           Note
   198AA.  Time limits from which time periods are excluded in relation to designations and heritage orders
   198AB.  Excluded time periods relating to provision of further information
   198AC.  Excluded time periods relating to direct referral
   198AD.  Excluded time periods relating to other matters
           Note
   198A.   Sections 198B to 198G apply to requirements under section 168 or 189
   198B.   Requiring authority or heritage protection authority's request
   198C.   Territorial authority’s decision on request
   198D.   Territorial authority's subsequent processing
   198E.   Environment Court decides
   198F.   Residual powers of territorial authority
   198G.   When territorial authority must deal with requirement
   198H.   Sections 198I to 198M apply to requirements under section 168A or 189A
   198I.   Territorial authority's decision
   198J.   Territorial authority's subsequent processing
   198K.   Environment Court decides
   198L.   Residual powers of territorial authority
   198M.   When territorial authority must deal with requirement

   PART 9 - Water conservation orders

   199.    Purpose of water conservation orders
   200.    Meaning of water conservation order
   201.    Application for water conservation order
   202.    Minister's obligations upon receipt of application
   203.    Special tribunal
   204.    Public notification of application
   205.    Submissions to special tribunal
   206.    Conduct of hearing
   207.    Matters to be considered
   208.    Special tribunal to report on application
   209.    Right to make submissions to Environment Court
   210.    Environment Court to hold inquiry
   211.    Who may be heard at inquiry
   212.    Matters to be considered by Environment Court
   213.    Court's report
   214.    Making of water conservation order
   215.    Minister's obligation to state reasons for not accepting recommendation
   216.    Revocation or variation of order
   217.    Effect of water conservation order

   PART 9A - Freshwater farm plans
   Note

   217A.   Purpose
   217B.   Interpretation
   217C.   Application of this Part
   217CA.  When this Part ceases to apply
   217D.   Farm must have freshwater farm plan if it meets land use threshold
   217E.   Main duties of farm operators
   217F.   Contents of freshwater farm plan
   217G.   Certification of freshwater farm plan
   217H.   Audit of farm for compliance with freshwater farm plan
   217I.   Functions of regional councils
   217J.   Records that must be kept by regional council
   217K.   Regional council must appoint certifiers and auditors
   217KA.  Minister may approve industry organisation to provide certification or audit services
   217L.   Relationship between freshwater farm plan and specified instruments
   217M.   Regulations relating to freshwater farm plans

   PART 9B - Effect of nitrogenous fertiliser on freshwater quality and freshwater ecosystems
   Note

   217N.   Purpose of this Part
   217O.   Nitrogenous fertiliser defined
   217P.   Obligation to comply with regulations
   217Q.   Regulations relating to sales information on nitrogenous fertiliser

   PART 10 - Subdivision and reclamations

   218.    Meaning of subdivision of land
   219.    Information to accompany applications for subdivision consents
   220.    Condition of subdivision consents
   221.    Territorial authority to issue a consent notice
   222.    Completion certificates
   223.    Approval of survey plan by territorial authority
   224.    Restrictions upon deposit of survey plan
   225.    Agreement to sell land or building before deposit of plan
   226.    Restrictions upon issue of certificates of title for subdivision
   226A.   Savings in respect of cross leases, company leases, and retirement village leases
   227.    Cancellation of prior approvals
   228.    Subdivision by the Crown
   229.    Purposes of esplanade reserves and esplanade strips
   230.    Requirement for esplanade reserves or esplanade strips
   231.    Esplanade reserves to vest on subdivision
   232.    Creation of esplanade strips
   233.    Effect of change to boundary of esplanade strip
   234.    Variation or cancellation of esplanade strips
   235.    Creation of esplanade strips by agreement
   236.    Where land previously set aside or reserved
   237.    Approval of survey plans where esplanade reserve or esplanade strips required
   237A.   Vesting of land in common marine and coastal area or bed of lake or river
   237B.   Access strips
   237C.   Closure of strips to public
   237D.   Transfers to the Crown or regional council
   237E.   Compensation for taking of esplanade reserves or strips on allotments of less than 4 hectares
   237F.   Compensation for taking of esplanade reserves or strips on allotments of 4 hectares or more
   237G.   Compensation
   237H.   Valuation
   238.    Vesting of roads
   239.    Vesting of reserves or other land
   240.    Covenant against transfer of allotments
   241.    Amalgamation of allotments
   242.    Prior registered instruments protected
   243.    Survey plan approved subject to grant or reservation of easements
           Note
   244.    Company leases and cross leases
   245.    Consent authority approval of a plan of survey of a reclamation
   246.    Restrictions on deposit of plan of survey for reclamation

   PART 11 - Environment Court
   Note

   247.    Planning Tribunal re-named Environment Court
   248.    Membership of Environment Court
           Note
   249.    Eligibility for appointment as an Environment Judge or alternate Environment Judge
   250.    Appointment of Environment Judges and alternate Environment Judges
   250A.   Judge not to undertake other employment or hold other office
   250B.   Protocol relating to activities of Judges
   251.    Chief Environment Court Judge
   251A.   Appointment of acting Chief Environment Court Judge
   252.    When an alternate Environment Judge may act
           Note
   253.    Eligibility for appointment as Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner
   254.    Appointment of Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner
   255.    When a Deputy Environment Commissioner may act
   256.    Oath of office
   257.    Resignation
   258.    Removal of members
   259.    Special advisors
           Note
   260.    Registrar and other officers
           Note
   261.    Protection from legal proceedings
   262.    Environment Court members who are ratepayers
   263.    Remuneration of Environment Commissioners, Deputy Environment Commissioners, and special advisors
   264.    Annual report of Registrar
           Note
   265.    Environment Court sittings
   266.    Constitution of the Environment Court not to be questioned
   267.    Conferences
   268.    Alternative dispute resolution
   268A.   Mandatory participation in alternative dispute resolution processes
   269.    Court procedure
   270.    Hearing matters together
   271.    Local hearings
   271A.   Submitter may be party to proceedings
   272.    Hearing of proceedings
   273.    Successors to parties to proceedings
   274.    Representation at proceedings
   275.    Personal appearance or by representative
   276.    Evidence
   276A.   Evidence of documents
   277.    Hearings and evidence generally to be public
   277A.   Powers of Environment Court in relation to evidence heard on appeal by way of rehearing
   278.    Environment Court has powers of District Court
   279.    Powers of Environment Judge sitting alone
   280.    Powers of Environment Commissioner sitting without Environment Judge
   281.    Waivers and directions
   281A.   Registrar may waive, reduce, or postpone payment of fee
   281B.   Review of exercise of power by Registrar
   282.    Application of Contempt of Court Act 2019
   283.    Non-attendance or refusal to co-operate
   284.    Witnesses' allowances
   284A.   Security for costs
   285.    Awarding costs
   286.    Enforcing orders for costs
   287.    Reference of questions of law to High Court
   288.    Privileges and immunities
   288A.   Information regarding reserved judgments
   288B.   Recusal guidelines
   288C.   Judge may make order restricting commencement or continuation of proceeding
   288D.   Grounds for making section 288C order
   288E.   Terms of section 288C order
   288F.   Procedure and appeals relating to section 288C orders
           Note
   289.    Reply to appeal or request for inquiry
   290.    Powers of court in regard to appeals and inquiries
   290AA.  Powers of court in regard to certain appeals under clause 14 of Schedule 1
   290A.   Environment Court to have regard to decision that is subject of appeal or inquiry
   291.    Other proceedings before court
           Note
   292.    Remedying defects in plans
   293.    Environment Court may order change to proposed policy statements and plans
   293A.   Determinations on recognition orders and agreements made under Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011
   294.    Review of decision by court
           Note
   295.    Environment Court decisions are final
   296.    No review of decisions unless right of appeal or reference to inquiry exercised
   297.    Decisions of court to be in writing
   298.    Documents judicially noticed
           Note
   299.    Appeal to High Court on question of law
   300.    Notice of appeal
   301.    Right to appear and be heard on appeal
   302.    Parties to the appeal before the High Court
   303.    Orders of the High Court
   304.    Dismissal of appeal
   305.    Additional appeals on questions of law
   306.    Extension of time
   307.    Date of hearing
   308.    Appeals to the Court of Appeal

   PART 11A - Act not to be used to oppose trade competitors
   Note

   308A.   Identification of trade competitors and surrogates
   308B.   Limit on making submissions
   308C.   Limit on representation at appeals
   308CA.  Limit on representation at proceedings as party under section 274
   308D.   Limit on appealing under this Act
   308E.   Prohibition on using surrogate
   308F.   Surrogate must disclose status
   308G.   Declaration that Part contravened
   308H.   Costs orders if declaration made
   308I.   Proceedings for damages in High Court

   PART 12 - Declarations, enforcement, and ancillary powers

   309.    Proceedings to be heard by an Environment Judge
   310.    Scope and effect of declaration
   311.    Application for declaration
   312.    Notification of application
   313.    Decision on application
   314.    Scope of enforcement order
   315.    Compliance with enforcement order
   316.    Application for enforcement order
   317.    Notification of application
   318.    Right to be heard
   319.    Decision on application
   320.    Interim enforcement order
   321.    Change or cancellation of enforcement order
   322.    Scope of abatement notice
   323.    Compliance with abatement notice
   324.    Form and content of abatement notice
   325.    Appeals
   325A.   Cancellation of abatement notice
   325B.   Restrictions on certain applications for enforcement orders and abatement notices
   326.    Meaning of excessive noise
   327.    Issue and effect of excessive noise direction
   328.    Compliance with an excessive noise direction
   329.    Water shortage direction
   329A.   Interpretation
   330.    Emergency works and power to take preventive or remedial action
   330AAA. Modification of requirements in section 330(3) for authorities in affected areas
   330A.   Resource consents for emergency works
   330AA.  Modification of requirements in section 330A for activities undertaken in affected areas
   330B.   Emergency works under Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
   330C.   Modification of requirements in section 330B for activities undertaken in affected areas
   331.    Reimbursement or compensation for emergency works
   331AA.  Emergency response regulations
   331AB.  Annual review of emergency response regulations
           Note
   331A.   Application of sections 331B to 331E
   331B.   Owner or occupier of rural land may take emergency preventive or remedial measures
   331C.   Requirement for owner or occupier to give notice to relevant consent authority
   331D.   Duty to gather information, monitor, and keep records
   331E.   Enforcement proceedings
   331F.   Repeal of this section and sections 331A to 331E
   332.    Power of entry for inspection
   333.    Power of entry for survey
   334.    Application for warrant for entry for search
   335.    Direction and execution of warrant for entry for search
           Note
   336.    Return of property seized under sections 323 and 328
   337.    Return of property seized under warrant
   338.    Offences against this Act
   339.    Penalties
   339A.   Protection against imprisonment for dumping and discharge offences involving foreign ships
   339B.   Additional penalty for certain offences for commercial gain
   339C.   Amount of fine or other monetary penalty recoverable by distress and sale of ship or from agent
   340.    Liability of principal for acts of agents
   341.    Strict liability and defences
   341A.   Liability and defences for dumping and storage of waste or other matter
   341B.   Liability and defences for discharging harmful substances
   342.    Fines to be paid to local authority instituting prosecution
   342A.   Insurance against fines unlawful
   343.    Discharges from ships
           Note
   343A.   Infringement offences
   343B.   Commission of infringement offence
   343C.   Infringement notices
   343D.   Entitlement to infringement fees

   PART 12A - Enforcement functions of EPA
   Note

   343E.   Terms used in this Part
   343F.   Enforcement functions of EPA
   343G.   Intervention by EPA
   343H.   EPA may change enforcement functions
   343I.   EPA enforcement officers
   343J.   EPA may require information from local authority
   343K.   Additional reporting requirements
   343L.   Order for payment of EPA’s costs in bringing a prosecution

   PART 13 - Hazards Control Commission
   Note

   344.    Interpretation
   345.    Purpose and principles
   346.    Establishment of Commission
   347.    Functions of Commission
   348.    Membership of Commission
   349.    Compliance with policy directions
   350.    Further provisions applying in respect of Commission
   351.    Regulations

   PART 14 - Miscellaneous provisions

   352.    Service of documents
   352A.   Mode of service of summons on master or owner of ship
   353.    Notices and consents in relation to Maori land
   354.    Crown's existing rights to resources to continue
   355.    Vesting of reclaimed land
   355AA.  Effect of Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 on vesting of reclamations
   355AB.  Application for renewals
   355A.   Application for consent to unlawful reclamation
   355B.   Enforcement powers against unlawful reclamations
   356.    Matters may be determined by arbitration
           Note
   357.    Right of objection against certain decisions
   357A.   Right of objection to consent authority against certain decisions or requirements
   357AB.  Objection under section 357A(1)(f) or (g) may be considered by hearings commissioner
   357B.   Right of objection in relation to imposition of additional charges or recovery of costs
   357C.   Procedure for making and hearing objection under sections 357 to 357B
   357CA.  Powers of hearings commissioner considering objection under section 357A(1)(f) or (g)
   357D.   Decision on objections made under sections 357 to 357B
   358.    Appeals against certain decisions or objections
   359.    Regional councils to pay rents, royalties, and other money received into Crown Bank Account
   359A.   Validation of royalties collected for sand, shingle, and other natural material
   360.    Regulations
   360A.   Regulations amending regional coastal plans in relation to aquaculture activities
   360B.   Conditions to be satisfied before regulations made under section 360A
   360C.   Regional council's obligations
   360D.   Regulations that prohibit or remove certain rules
   360E.   Procedures relevant to making rules under section 360D
   360F.   Regulations relating to administrative charges and other amounts
   360G.   Regulations relating to fast-track applications
   360H.   Regulations relating to notification of consent applications
   360I.   Regulations to modify or remove provisions in policy statement or plan
   360J.   Minister to investigate and report
   360K.   Minister to provide report to local authority
   360L.   Minister to consult before recommending regulations
   360M.   Local authority’s obligations
   360N.   Policy statement or plan continues as operative after change by regulations
   360O.   Sections 360I to 360O repealed
   361.    Repeals and revocations
   362.    Consequential amendments
   363.    Conflicts with special Acts

   PART 15 - Transitional provisions

   364.    Application of this Part
   365.    Meaning of permission
   366.    Effect of this Act on existing schemes, consents, etc
   367.    Effect of regional planning schemes
   368.    Existing notices, bylaws, etc, to become regional plans
   369.    Provisions deemed to be regional rules
   370.    Existing notices, bylaws, etc, to become regional coastal plans
   371.    Provisions deemed to be regional rules
   372.    Power of Minister of Conservation to give directions relating to restricted coastal activities
   373.    Existing district and maritime schemes to become district plans
   374.    Provisions deemed to be district rules
   375.    Transitional provisions for public utilities
   376.    Transitional plans to be notified and available
   377.    Obligation to review transitional plans
   378.    Proceedings in relation to plans
   379.    Declarations
   380.    Existing notices which continue in effect
   381.    Existing notices deemed to be abatement notices
   382.    Existing direction deemed to be excessive noise direction
   382A.   Return of property seized under Noise Control Act 1982
   383.    Existing permissions to become land use consents
   383A.   Existing permissions to allow use of beds of lakes and rivers
   384.    Existing permissions to become coastal permits
   384A.   Right of port companies to occupy coastal marine area
   385.    Existing clean air permissions to become discharge permits
   386.    Existing rights and authorities under Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967
   387.    Existing geothermal licences and authorisations deemed to be water permits
   388.    Requirement to supply information
   389.    Existing applications
   390.    Application being heard
   390A.   Appeals
   390B.   Date on which application deemed to be made
   390C.   Dealing with applications for permissions
   390D.   Timing for renewals
   391.    Applications for licences and approvals under Clean Air Act 1972
   391A.   Resource consents following approval under Clean Air Act 1972
   392.    Provisions of Clean Air Act 1972 may be considered on applications for resource consents for discharging contaminants into the air
   393.    Applications for Orders in Council to reclaim land and approval for harbour works
   394.    Transitional provisions relating to setting aside of esplanade reserves on reclamation
   395.    Applications for works, etc, in coastal marine area
   396.    Applications for marine farming in coastal marine area
   396A.   Notification of lapsing, cancellation, or surrender of coastal permit for marine farming
   396B.   Notification of rule change affecting marine farming
   397.    Existing applications for marine farming leases
   398.    Regional councils not to accept applications for coastal permits in areas notified by Minister of Fisheries
   399.    Applications received on same day
   400.    Applications under Marine Farming Act 1971 for prohibited anchorages, etc
   401.    Conditions of deemed resource consents
   401A.   Transitional coastal occupation charges
   401B.   Obligation to pay coastal occupation charge deemed condition of consent
   402.    Existing subdivision approvals
   403.    Existing objections and appeals in relation to subdivisions
   404.    Existing applications for approval
   405.    Transitional provisions for subdivisions
   405A.   Transitional provisions for esplanade reserves where land subdivided or road stopped
   406.    Grounds of refusal of subdivision consent
   407.    Subdivision consent conditions
   408.    Existing approvals for unit plans, cross lease plans, and company lease plans
   409.    Financial contributions for developments
   410.    Existing developments
   411.    Restriction on imposition of conditions as to financial contributions
   412.    Expiry of certain sections
   413.    Current mining privileges to become deemed permits
   414.    Deemed permits to be subject to regional rules
   415.    Acquisition of deemed permits
   416.    Compensation
   417.    Permits over land other than that of holders to be produced in Land Transfer Office
   417A.   Uses of lakes and rivers not restricted by section 9
   418.    Certain existing permitted uses may continue
   419.    Certain discharges affected by water classifications
   420.    Designations and requirements continued
   421.    Protection notices to become heritage orders
   422.    Procedure for requirements for designations and protection notices
   423.    National water conservation orders
   424.    Savings as to bylaws
   425.    Leases, licences, and other authorities under Harbours Act 1950
   425A.   Functions and powers in respect of activities on or in Lake Taupo
   426.    Leases and licences executed under Marine Farming Act 1971
   427.    Deemed transfer of powers to former public bodies
   428.    Environment Court
   429.    Savings as to compensation claims
   430.    Savings as to court proceedings
   431.    Obligation to prepare draft New Zealand coastal policy statement within 1 year
   432.    Obligation to prepare regional policy statements and coastal plans within 2 years
   433.    Collection of water management charges

   PART 16 - Transitional provisions for amendments made on or after commencement of Resource Management Amendment Act 2013
   Note

   434.    Transitional provisions for amendments made on or after commencement of Resource Management Amendment Act 2013
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