Resource Management Act 1991

24A Power of Minister for the Environment to investigate and make recommendations

• The Minister for the Environment may—

  • (a) investigate the exercise or performance by a local authority of any of its functions, powers, or duties under this Act or regulations under this Act; and

  • (b) make recommendations to the local authority on its exercise or performance of those functions, powers, or duties; and

  • (c) investigate the failure or omission by a local authority to exercise or perform any of its functions, powers, or duties under this Act or regulations under this Act; and

  • (d) make recommendations to the local authority on its failure or omission to exercise or perform those functions, powers, or duties; and

  • (e) take action under section 25 or section 25A if the local authority's failure or omission to act on a recommendation gives the Minister grounds to take action under one or both of those sections.

  Section 24A: inserted, on 10 August 2005, by section 7 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87).

  Section 24A(a): amended, on 1 October 2009, by section 23 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).

  Section 24A(c): amended, on 1 October 2009, by section 23 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).