New Zealand Legislation: Acts

24 Who decides application

• (1) An application must be decided,—

  • (a) in the case of a land decision, by the Minister and the Minister for Land Information:

  • (b) in the case of a business decision, by the Minister:

  • (c) in the case of a fishing quota decision, by the Minister and the Minister of Fisheries:

  • (d) in the case of a decision that is in more than 1 of the above categories, by all of the Ministers that are relevant to those categories.

  (2) However, a Minister or Ministers may delegate the power to decide (see section 32).