Resource Management Act 1991

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Reprint as at 20 September 2007

Resource Management Act 1991

Public Act1991 No 69
Date of assent22 July 1991

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.

This Act is administered in the Ministry for the Environment.


Contents

Title

Land

Coastal marine area

River and lake beds

Water

Discharges

Noise

Adverse effects

Recognised customary activities

Emergencies

Effect of certain changes to plans

Miscellaneous provisions

Functions, powers, and duties of Ministers

Functions, powers, and duties of local authorities

Duties of local authorities and applicants

Powers and duties of local authorities and other public authorities

Waivers and extension of time limits

Enforcement officers

Powers and duties in relation to hearings

Reports

National environmental standards

National policy statements

New Zealand coastal policy statements

Regional policy statements

Regional plans

Rules relating to discharge of greenhouse gases

District plans

Additional provisions for regional rules and district rules

Miscellaneous provisions

Plan must not allow activity that prevents recognised customary activities

Application for resource consent

Further information

Notification of applications

Submissions on applications

Pre-hearing meetings and mediation

Hearings

Decisions

Decisions on applications relating to discharge of greenhouse gases

Restricted coastal activities

Appeals

Nature of resource consent

Duration of consent

Review of consent conditions by consent authority

Transfer of consents

Certificates of compliance or existing use

Decisions on proposals of national significance

Certain coastal permits continued

Aquaculture management areas and occupation of coastal marine area

Allocation of space in coastal marine area

Allocation by offer of authorisations

Designations

Heritage orders

Approval and deposit of survey plans

Esplanade reserves

Vesting of roads and reserves

Conditions as to amalgamation of land

Conditions as to easements

Company leases and cross leases

Reclamations

Environment Judges and alternate Environment Judges

Environment Commissioners and Deputy Environment Commissioners

Removal and resignation of members

Special advisors

Officers of Environment Court

Miscellaneous provisions relating to Environment Court

Constitution of Environment Court

Conferences and additional dispute resolution

Procedure and powers

Appeals, inquiries, and other proceedings before Environment Court

Environment Court's powers in regard to plans and policy statements

Decisions of Environment Court

Appeals from Environment Court decisions

Declarations

Enforcement orders

Abatement notices

Excessive noise

Water shortage

Emergency works

Powers of entry and search

Return of property

Offences

Infringement offences

344 Interpretation [Repealed]

351 Regulations [Repealed]

Rights of objection

Transitional regional plans

Transitional regional coastal plans

Transitional district plans

Provisions relating to all plans

Transitional notices, directions, etc

Transitional resource consents

Subdivision and development

Current mining privileges relating to water

Existing uses

Miscellaneous provisions

Reprint notes


An Act to restate and reform the law relating to the use of land, air, and water

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: