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New Zealand Legislation: Acts

Acts are laws made by Parliament

ss 60, 64, 65, 73

Contents

Part 1
Preparation and change of policy statements and plans by local authorities

2 Preparation of proposed policy statement or plan

3A Consultation in relation to policy statements

3B Consultation with iwi authorities

3C Previous consultation under other enactments

4 Requirements to be inserted prior to notification of proposed district plans

5 Public notice and provision of document to public bodies

6 Making of submissions

7 Public notice of submissions

8 Certain persons may make further submissions

8A Service of further submissions

8AA Resolution of disputes

8B Hearing by local authority

8C Hearing not needed

8D Withdrawal of proposed policy statements and plans

9 Recommendations and decisions on requirements

10 Decisions on provisions and matters raised in submissions

11 Notification of decision

12 Record of effect of decisions on provisions other than requirements [Repealed]

13 Decision of requiring authority or heritage protection authority

14 Appeals to Environment Court

15 Hearing by the Environment Court

16 Amendment of proposed policy statement or plan

16A Variation of proposed policy statement or plan

16B Merger with proposed policy statement or plan

17 Final consideration of policy statements and plans other than regional coastal plans

18 Consideration of a regional coastal plan by regional council

19 Ministerial approval of regional coastal plan

20 Operative date

20A Correction of operative policy statement or plan

Part 2
Requests for changes to policy statements and plans of local authorities and requests to prepare regional plans

22 Form of request

23 Further information may be required

24 Modification of request

25 Local authority to consider request

26 Notification timeframes

28 Withdrawal of requests

29 Procedure under this Part

Part 3
Incorporation of documents by reference in plans and proposed plans

30 Incorporation of documents by reference in plans and proposed plans

31 Effect of amendments to, or replacement of, material incorporated by reference in plans and proposed plans

32 Proof of material incorporated by reference

33 Effect of expiry of material incorporated by reference

34 Consultation on proposal to incorporate material by reference

35 Access to material incorporated by reference