Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill

106 Reference to Environment Court

• Section 150AA(5) and (6) are repealed and the following subsections substituted:

  • “(5) The Minister must, without delay, provide the Court with—

    • “(a) all matters received by the Minister; and

    • “(b) all submissions on the matters received by the Minister; and

    • “(c) all other information received by the Minister and relevant to the matter.

  • “(6) The Court must—

    • “(a) consider the information provided to it by the Minister under subsection (5); and

    • “(b) have regard to the Minister's reasons for calling in the matter under section 141B as stated in the direction concerned; and

    • “(c) have regard to the things to which a local authority would have regard if it were deciding the matter.”