Title
1 Short Title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Successors
4 Certain existing building works allowed
5 Changes to plans which will allow activities [Repealed]
6 Planning Tribunal re-named Environment Court
7 Appointment of Environment Judges and alternate Environment Judges
8 Eligibility for appointment as Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner
9 Appointment of Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner
10 When a Deputy Environment Commissioner may act
11 Submitter may be party to proceedings
12 Successors to parties to proceedings
13 Representation at proceedings
14 Environment Court has powers of District Court
15 Powers of Environment Commissioner sitting without Environment Judge
16 Reply to appeal or request for inquiry
17 Notice of appeal
18 New sections (relating to infringement offences) inserted
19 Regulations
20 Right of port companies to occupy coastal marine area
21 Existing geothermal licences and authorisations deemed to be water permits
22 Uses of lakes and rivers not restricted by section 9
23 Certain existing permitted uses may continue
24 Savings as to bylaws
25 Decision of local authority
26 Notification of decision
27 Merger with proposed policy statement or plan
28 Validation
An Act to amend the Resource Management Act 1991
BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: