Environment Canterbury (Temporary Commissioners and Improved Water Management) Act 2010

48 Processing of applications
  • (1) After receiving a WCO application and any further information that the Minister may require, the Minister—

    • (a) may make any inquiry that the Minister considers necessary; and

    • (b) as soon as practicable, must either—

      • (i) reject the application; or

      • (ii) submit the application to ECan to hear and report on.

    (2) The Minister must notify the applicant—

    • (a) that the application has been rejected, and the reasons for the rejection; or

    • (b) that the application is to be heard and reported on by ECan under this Act.