Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003 (SR 2003/153) (as at 03 September 2007)

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Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003

(SR 2003/153)


Note

These regulations are administered in the Ministry for the Environment.


Pursuant to section 360(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

Contents


1 Title
  • These regulations are the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003.

2 Commencement
  • These regulations come into force on 1 August 2003.

3 Interpretation
  • (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    form means a form set out in Schedule 1

    Registrar means the Registrar of the Environment Court.

    (2) A reference to a numbered form in these regulations is a reference to that form set out in Schedule 1.

General provisions on forms

4 Use of prescribed forms
  • Use of a form is not invalid only because it contains minor differences from a form prescribed by these regulations as long as the form that is used has the same effect as the prescribed form and is not misleading.

5 Forms must be accompanied by documents required by forms
  • (1) A form must be accompanied by any document that is required to be attached to the form.

    (2) The document referred to in subclause (1) is part of the form.

    (3) Despite subclauses (1) and (2), documents that must be attached to a form do not need to be included with the copy of the form served on any person under these regulations if the copy of the form includes—

    • (a) a list of the documents attached to the form lodged with the Environment Court; and

    • (b) a statement that a copy of the documents referred to in paragraph (a) may be obtained, on request, from the person who served the form.

    (4) A person who requests a copy of 1 or more documents, as provided for in subclause (3)(b), must be given a copy of the documents requested as soon as reasonably practicable after the request is received.

Forms and procedure for policy statements and plans

6 Prescribed forms for policy statements
  • In the following table, the forms listed in column 1 must generally be followed for the matters set out in column 3:

    FormRelevant section of ActMatter
    National policy statements
    148Public notice of proposal or inquiry concerning national policy statement
    153Public notice of proposal or inquiry concerning review, change, or revocation of national policy statement
    349Submission on proposal for national policy statement
    New Zealand coastal policy statements
    257Public notice of proposal for New Zealand coastal policy statement and inquiry
    357Submission on proposal for New Zealand coastal policy statement
    Regional policy statements, regional plans, and district plans
    4Clause 5 of Schedule 1Public notice of proposed policy statement or plan
    5Clause 6 of Schedule 1Submission on publicly notified proposal for policy statement or plan
    6Clause 8 of Schedule 1Further submission in support of, or in opposition to, submission on publicly notified proposed policy statement or plan
    7Clause 14(1) of Schedule 1Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision on proposed policy statement or lpan
    8Clause 14(3) of Schedule 1Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision of requiring authority or heritage protection authority on proposed policy statement or plan
7 Requirements for serving notice of appeal against decision on proposed policy statements or plan
  • (1) A person who appeals a decision under clause 14(1) of Schedule 1 of the Act must, after lodging form 7 with the Environment Court, serve a copy of that form on—

    • (a) the local authority that made the decision, within 30 working days of being served with a notice of the decision; and

      • (b) if the appeal relates to a regional coastal plan, the Minister of Conservation, within 30 working days of being served with a notice of the decision; and

      • (c) every person who made a submission on the provision or matter to which the appeal relates, within 5 working days after the notice is lodged.

    (2) Regulations 5 and 26 apply to the service and notification of the appeal.

8 Requirements for serving notices of appeal against decision on requirement in plan or proposed plan
  • (1) A person who appeals a decision under clause 14(3) of Schedule 1 of the Act must, after lodging form 8 with the Environment Court, serve a copy of that form on—

    • (a) the requiring authority or heritage protection authority that made the decision, within 30 working days of being served with a notice of the decision; and

    • (b) the territorial authority that made the recommendation, within 30 working days of being served with a notice of the decision; and

    • (c) every person who made a submission on the requirement, within 5 working days after the notice is lodged.

    (2) Regulations 5 and 26 apply to the service and notification of the appeal.

Forms and procedure for resource consents

9 Prescribed forms for resource consents
  • In the following table, the forms listed in column 1 must generally be followed for the matters set out in column 3:

    FormRelevant section of ActMatter
    988Application for resource consent
    10127Application for change or cancellation of resource consent condition
    11136(2)(b)(ii), (4)(a)Application for transfer of water permit
    1293(2), 94C, 94DPublic notice of application for resource consent
    12127Public notice of application for change or cancellation of resource consent condition
    12136(4)(b)Public notice of application for transfer of water permit
    1394(1), 96Submission on application publicly notified or notice of which served under section 94(1) of the Act for resource consent
    13127(3)Submission on application publicly notified or notice of which served under section 94(1) of the Act for change or cancellation of resource consent condition
    13136(4)Submission on application publicly notified or notice of which served under section 94(1) of the Act for transfer of water permit
    14130Public notice of review of resource consent conditions by consent authority
    15130(1)Submission on publicly notified review of resource consent conditions by consent authority
    16118(6)Notice to Environment Court of inquiry on recommendation on application to carry out restricted coastal activity
    16121Notice to Environment Court of appeal against decision on application for resource consent
    16127(3)Notice to Environment Court of appeal against decision on application for change or cancellation of resource consent condition
    16132(2)Notice to Environment Court of inquiry on recommendation on review of resource consent conditions
    16136(4)(b)Notice to Environment Court of appeal against decision on application for transfer of water permit
    16139(6)Notice to Environment Court of appeal against decision on application for certificate of compliance
       

    Regulation 9 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 4(1)(a) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by inserting the expression , 94D after the expression 94C in the second column of the first item relating to form 12.

    Regulation 9 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 4(1)(b) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by inserting the expression 94(1), before the expression 96 in the second column of the first item relating to form 13.

    Regulation 9 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 4(1)(c) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by substituting the words application publicly notified or notice of which served under section 94(1) of the Act for the words publicly notified application in the third column of each item relating to form 13.

    Regulation 9 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 4(2) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the last item in each column.

10 Service of applications for resource consents or for review of conditions
  • (1) This regulation applies if a consent authority is required to serve notice of the following on prescribed persons in accordance with section 93(2) or section 94C of the Act:

    • (a) an application for a resource consent, or for a change or cancellation of a resource consent condition:

    • (b) an application for a transfer of a water permit:

    • (c) a review of resource consent conditions.

    (2) The consent authority must serve that notice on—

    • (a) every person who, in the opinion of the consent authority, may be adversely affected by the granting of the application or by the review:

    • (b) every person, other than the applicant, who the consent authority knows is an owner or occupier of land to which the application or review relates:

    • (c) the regional council or territorial authority for the region or district to which the application or review relates:

    • (d) any other iwi authorities, local authorities, persons, or bodies that the consent authority considers should have notice of the application or review:

    • (e) the Minister of Conservation, if the application or review relates to an activity in a coastal marine area or on land that adjoins a coastal marine area:

    • (f) the Minister of Fisheries, the Minister of Conservation, and the relevant Fish and Game Council, if an application relates to fish farming (as defined in the Fisheries Act 1996) other than in the coastal marine area:

    • (g) the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, if the application or review—

      • (i) relates to land that is subject to a heritage order or a requirement for a heritage order or that is otherwise identified in the plan or proposed plan as having heritage value; or

      • (ii) affects any historic place, historic area, wahi tapu, or wahi tapu area registered under the Historic Places Act 1993.

    • (h) the holder of a customary rights order who, in the opinion of the consent authority, may be adversely affected by the grant of a resource consent or the review of consent conditions.

    • (i) Transpower New Zealand, if the application or review may affect the national grid.

    (3) For the purposes of subclause (2)(a), a consent authority must have regard to a statutory acknowledgement (within the meaning of an Act specified in Schedule 11 of the Act) in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Act.

    (4) For the purposes of subclause (2)(i), national grid has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Electricity Act 1992.

    Subclause (2)(f) was substituted, as from 1 January 2005, by section 34 Resource Management Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 103).

    Subclause (2)(h) was inserted, as from 17 January 2005, by section 39 Resource Management (Foreshore and Seabed) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 94). See sections 40 to 43 of that Act.

    Subclause (2)(i) was inserted, as from 11 January 2007, by regulation 4(1) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/376).

    Subclause (4) was inserted, as from 11 January 2007, by regulation 4(2) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/376).

10A Discretion to require notice to be affixed to site
  • (1) This regulation applies if an application for a resource consent must be publicly notified under any of sections 93, 94C, or 94D(1) of the Act.

    (2) A consent authority may require the notice (which must be in the form provided for by form 12) to be affixed in a conspicuous place on or adjacent to the site to which the application relates.

    Regulation 10A was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 5 Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99).

Forms and procedure for designations and heritage orders

11 Prescribed forms for designations and heritage orders
  • In the following table, the forms listed in column 1 must generally be followed for the matters set out in column 3:

    FormRelevant section of ActMatter
    Designations
    17167Application to become requiting authority
    18168, clause 4 of Schedule 1Notice of requirement by Minister, local authority, or requiring authority for designation
    18181Notice of requirement by Minister, local authority, or requiring authority for alteration of designation
    19169Public notice of requirement by Minister, local authority, or requiring authority for designation
    19181Public notice of requirement by Minister, local authority, or requiring authority for alteration of designation
    20168APublic notice of territorial authority's requirement for designation
    20181(4)Public notice of territorial authority's requirement for alteration of designation
    21168ASubmission on requirement publicly notified by territorial authority for designation
    21169Submission on requirement publicly notified by Minister, local authority, or requiring authority for designation
    21181Submission on requirement publicly notified by Minister, local authority, requiring authority, or territorial authority for alteration of designation
    22174Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision on requirement for designation
    22181Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision on requirement to alter designation
    23182Notice of removal of designation or part of designation
    24185Application to Environment Court for order obliging requiring authority to take land
    Heritage orders
    25188Application to become heritage protection authority
    26189Notice of requirement by heritage protection authority for heritage order
    26192(f)Notice of requirement by heritage protection authority for alteration of heritage order
    27190(2)Public notice of requirement by heritage protection authority for heritage order
    27192(f)Public notice of requirement by heritage protection authority for alteration of heritage order
    28189APublic notice of territorial authority's requirement for heritage order
    28192(f)Public notice of territorial authority's requirement for alteration of heritage order
    21189ASubmission on requirement publicly notified by territorial authority for heritage order
    21190Submission on requirement publicly notified by heritage protection authority for heritage order
    21192(f)Submission on requirement publicly notified by territorial authority or a heritage protection authority for alteration of heritage order
    22192(c)Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision on requirement for heritage order
    22192(f)Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision on requirement for alteration of heritage order
    23196Notice of removal of heritage order or part of heritage order
    24198Application to Environment Court for order obliging heritage protection authority to take land
12 Service of notice of requirement
  • (1) This regulation applies if a territorial authority is required to serve notice of a requirement on prescribed persons in accordance with section 93(2) of the Act.

    (2) The territorial authority must serve that notice on the persons listed in regulation 10(2) (applied as if references to an application or review were references to the requirement).

12A Discretion to require notice to be affixed to site
  • (1) This regulation applies to the notification of a requirement for a designation or a heritage order under Part 8 of the Act.

    (2) A territorial authority may require the notice (which must be in the form provided for by form 19, 20, 27, or 28, as appropriate) to be affixed in a conspicuous place on or adjacent to the site to which the notice relates.

    Regulation 12A was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 6 Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99).

Forms for water conservation orders

13 Prescribed forms for water conservation orders
  • In the following table, the forms listed in column 1 must generally be followed for the matters set out in column 3:

    FormRelevant section of ActMatter
    Water conservation orders
    29204Public notice of application for water conservation order
    29216Public notice of application for revocation or amendment of water conservation order
    30205Submission on publicly notified application for water conservation order
    30216Submission on publicly notified application for revocation or amendment of water conservation order
14 Prescribed forms relating to esplanade and access strips
  • In the following table, the forms listed in column 1 must generally be followed for the matters set out in column 3:

    FormRelevant section of ActMatter
    Esplanade and access strips
    31232, 235Instrument creating esplanade strip
    12234(4)Public notice of application for variation or cancellation of instrument creating esplanade strip
    13234(4)Submission on publicly notified application for variation or cancellation of instrument creating esplanade strip
    16234(4)Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision on application for variation or cancellation of instrument creating esplanade strip
    32237BEasement for access strip
15 Service of applications for variation or cancellation of esplanade strips
  • (1) This regulation applies if a territorial authority is required to serve notice of an application to vary or cancel an instrument creating an esplanade strip on prescribed persons in accordance with section 93(2) of the Act.

    (2) The territorial authority must serve that notice on the persons listed in regulation 10(2) (applied as if references to an application or review were references to this application).

Forms for Environment Court

16 Prescribed forms for Environment Court
  • In the following table, the forms listed in column 1 must generally be followed for the matters set out in column 3:

    FormRelevant section of ActMatter
    Representation at proceedings
    33274Notice of person's wish to be party to proceedings
    Appeals (general)
    34 Notice of appeal to Environment Court (general)
    35289Reply to appeal or request for inquiry
    Applications
    36291Notice of motion (general)
    37291(4)Notice of person's wish to be heard on notice of motion
    38281Application for waiver or directions
    Witness summons
    3941Witness summons to local authority hearing, consent authority healing, or other hearing
    40278(1)Witness summons to Environment Court hearing

General procedure for Environment Court

17 How proceedings are commenced
  • (1) Proceedings are commenced in the Environment Court by—

    • (a) lodging written notice of the proceedings in accordance with regulation 18; and

    • (b) paying the filing fee specified in regulation 35.

    (2) The lodging of a submission under section 209 of the Act is written notice of the proceedings under subclause (1)(a).

18 How notice of proceedings and other documents must be lodged
  • A notice of proceedings or other document lodged with the Environment Court or Registrar under the Act, or any other enactment, must be—

    • (a) lodged in accordance with regulation 19(2); and

    • (b) accompanied by 1 copy of the document; and

    • (c) signed by, or on behalf of, the person lodging it (unless it is an attachment).

19 Proceedings and documents to be lodged with proper office of Environment Court
  • (1) All proceedings and documents must be lodged with the proper office of the Environment Court in accordance with subclause (2).

    (2) Proceedings and documents relating to matters originating in the districts or regions listed in column 1 of the following table must be lodged with the office of the Environment Court named in column 2:

    District or regionOffice of Environment Court
    (a)All South Island districts and the Chatham Islands, but excluding the Marlborough districtChristchurch Environment Court
    (b)Marlborough districtWellington Environment Court
    (c)All districts and regions in the North Island except—Wellington Environment Court
     (i)Auckland and the districts and regions north of it; and 
     (ii)Hamilton city; and 
     (iii)Waikato district; and 
     (iv)Waipa district; and 
     (v)Waikato region; and 
     (vi)Hauraki district; and 
     (vii)Thames-Coromandel district; and 
     (viii)Bay of Plenty region; and 
     (ix)Western Bay of Plenty district; and 
     (x)Taupo district 
    (d)All North Island districts and regions listed in item (c)Auckland Environment Court

    (3) In subclause (2), territorial authority district means the district of territorial authorities, as defined in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002.

    (4) If proceedings are not lodged with the proper office of the Environment Court in accordance with subclause (2), that does not give a ground of appeal to any person under any enactment or these regulations.

    (5) If it appears to the Registrar of the Environment Court that proceedings or documents have not been lodged with the proper office of the Environment Court in accordance with subclause (2), the Registrar may, on his or her own initiative or on an application by a party, direct that the proceedings or documents be transferred to the proper office of the Environment Court in accordance with subclause (2).

    (6) If more than 1 office is a proper office of the Environment Court under subclause (2), proceedings and documents may be lodged with either office, and the Registrar must direct where the matter is to be heard.

    (7) If for any reason it is unclear which is the proper office of the Environment Court (including a case where a proceeding does not originate in any particular district), the Wellington Environment Court is the proper office for the purpose of subclause (2).

    Subclause (2) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 7(a) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by inserting the words or regions after the word districts in the first place where it appears.

    Subclause (2) table was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 7(b) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99).

20 Registrar must fix date and time of hearings, and notify relevant persons
  • (1) The Registrar must fix the time and place of every hearing.

    (2) The Registrar must give notice of the time and place of the hearing to—

    • (a) the person who commenced the proceedings; and

    • (b) the defendant or respondent; and

    • (c) every other party to the proceedings; and

    • (d) any other person that a Judge of the Environment Court directs.

    (3) Notice under subclause (2) must be sent to the address for service provided by each party or person listed in subclause (2).

21 Requirements for serving witness summons
  • A summons for a person to attend a hearing of a local authority, a consent authority, or the Environment Court must be served—

    • (a) in accordance with section 352(1) of the Act; and

    • (b) on form 39 or form 40, as appropriate.

22 Registrar must return exhibits after determination of proceedings
  • The Registrar must return every exhibit in the Environment Court's custody to the party that submitted it as soon as practicable after the final determination of the proceedings.

Specific procedure for applications to Environment Court

23 How to make applications for which no other procedure provided
  • (1) An application to the Environment Court under the Act or any other Act is an originating application and must be made by notice of motion—

    • (a) under section 291 of the Act; and

    • (b) on form 36.

    (2) However, subclause (1) does not apply to an application for which another procedure is provided by the Act, these regulations, or any other enactment.

24 Service of applications for waiver or directions
  • An application under section 281 of the Act must be—

    • (a) made on form 38; and

    • (b) copied and served on all other parties to the proceedings within 3 working days after the application is lodged with the Registrar of the Environment Court.

25 Application for interlocutory order
  • (1) A person may apply for an interlocutory order—

    • (a) by lodging a written application for that order with the Registrar; and

    • (b) serving a copy of the application on all parties to the proceeding.

    (2) A party to the proceedings who wishes to be heard on the interlocutory application must lodge a written notice of the wish to be heard with the Registrar—

    • (a) within 3 working days of being served with the copy of the application; or

    • (b) within any shorter period that an Environment Judge considers appropriate in the circumstances.

    (3) If no party notifies the Registrar of a wish to be heard (or if all parties withdraw their notices), the application may be determined without a hearing.

    Subclause (2) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 8 Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99).

Specific procedure for appeals to Environment Court

26 Appellant must notify Registrar of persons served with certain notices of appeal
  • (1) This regulation applies to an appellant under any of sections 118(6), 121, 127, 132, 136, 139, 149, 174, and 181, and clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the Act.

    (2) The appellant must give written notice to the Registrar of the following details within 10 working days after lodging form 6, form 7, form 8, form 16, form 22, form 34, or form 49 with the Environment Court:

    • (a) the name and address of each person required to be served with notice of the appeal by the Act or these regulations; and

    • (b) the date of service on each person, in accordance with section 352 of the Act.

27 Registrar must notify decisions on appeals and inquiries to relevant persons
  • The Registrar must, as soon as practicable after the final determination of an appeal or inquiry, send a copy of the Environment Court's decision, determination, or order to all parties to the proceedings and, in addition, to—

    • (a) the relevant regional council; and

    • (b) the relevant territorial authority; and

    • (c) if the appeal or inquiry relates to an activity in the coastal marine area, the Director-General of the Department of Conservation; and

    • (d) if the matter relates to a restricted coastal activity, the Minister of Conservation.

Forms for declarations, enforcement orders, and abatement notices

28 Prescribed forms for declarations, enforcement orders, and abatement notices
  • In the following table, the forms listed in column 1 must generally be followed for the matters set out in column 3:

    FormRelevant section of ActMatter
    Declarations, enforcement orders, and abatement notices
    41311Application for declaration
    42312Notice of application for declaration
    43316Application for enforcement order
    43320Application for interim enforcement order
    44317Notice of application for enforcement order
    44320Notice of application for interim enforcement order
    45320(4)Advice to accompany interim enforcement order
    46320(5)Application to change or cancel enforcement order
    46321Application to change or cancel interim enforcement order
    47317Notice of application to change or cancel enforcement order
    47321Notice of application to change or cancel interim enforcement order
    48324Abatement notice
    49325(2)Notice of appeal to Environment Court against abatement notice
    50325(3B)Application for stay of abatement notice

    Regulation 28 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 9 Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by substituting the expression 325(2) for the expression 325(3B) in the second column of the item relating to form 49.

Specific procedure for interim enforcement orders

29 Application for interim enforcement orders may be made to Environment Court or District Court
  • (1) A person may apply for an interim enforcement order under section 320 of the Act by lodging the application with the Registrar.

    (2) The person must comply with regulations 17 and 18(b) and (c) as if the application had been lodged with the Environment Court.

    (3) A District Court Judge who grants an interim enforcement order must immediately send the Registrar a copy of the application and the order.

30 Interim enforcement order must attach advice
  • The person directed under section 320(4) of the Act to serve the order on the person against whom it is made must attach the advice in form 45.

31 Refused interim enforcement order may be treated as application for enforcement order
  • If the Environment Court refuses an application for an interim enforcement order,—

    • (a) the Registrar may treat the application as an application for an enforcement order; and

    • (b) the applicant must then serve notice of the application in accordance with section 317 of the Act and comply with regulation 33.

Specific procedure for declarations and enforcement orders

32 Applicant must notify Registrar of persons served with application for declaration
  • An applicant for a declaration must give written notice to the Registrar of the following details within 5 working days after lodging the application with the Environment Court:

    • (a) the name and address of each person required to be served by the Act or these regulations; and

    • (b) the date of service on each person, in accordance with section 352 of the Act.

33 Applicant must lodge affidavit as to service of application for enforcement order or change or cancellation of enforcement order
  • (1) An applicant for an enforcement order or for a change or cancellation of an enforcement order must lodge an affidavit as to service with the Registrar within 5 working days after lodging the application with the Environment Court.

    (2) The affidavit must state—

    • (a) the name and address of each person served; and

    • (b) the date of service on each person, in accordance with section 352 of the Act; and

    • (c) that all persons directly affected by the application have been served notice of the application.

Fees

34 Application fees
  • The fees set out in Schedule 2 must be paid to the relevant Minister for the matters to which they relate.

35 Filing fee
  • The filing fee for commencing proceedings is $55.

36 Fees are inclusive of GST
  • The fees prescribed by these regulations are inclusive of goods and services tax.

Revocation

37 Revocation
  • The Resource Management (Forms) Regulations 1991 (SR 1991/170) are revoked.


Schedule 1
Forms

rr 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 28

Form 1Public notice of proposal or inquiry concerning national policy statement or review, change, or revocation of national policy statement
Form 2Public notice of proposal for New Zealand coastal policy statement and inquiry
Form 3Submission on proposal for national policy statement or New Zealand coastal policy statement
Form 4Public notice of proposed policy statement or plan
Form 5Submission on publicly notified proposal for policy statement or plan
Form 6Further submission in support of, or in opposition to, submission on publicly notified proposed policy statement or plan
Form 7Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision on proposed policy statement or plan
Form 8Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision of requiring authority or heritage protection authority on proposed policy statement or plan
Form 9Application for resource consent
Form 10Application for change or cancellation of resource consent condition
Form 11Application for transfer of water permit
Form 12Public notice of application concerning resource consent, water permit, or esplanade strip
Form 13Submission on application publicly notified or notice of which served under section 94(1) concerning resource consent, water permit, or esplanade strip
Form 14Public notice of review of resource consent conditions by consent authority
Form 15Submission on publicly notified review of resource consent conditions by consent authority
Form 16Notice to Environment Court of appeal or inquiry on decision or recommendation on application concerning restricted coastal activity, resource consent, water permit, certificate of compliance, or esplanade strip
Form 17Application to become requiring authority
Form 18Notice of requirement by Minister, local authority, or requiring authority for designation or alteration of designation
Form 19Public notice of requirement by Minister, local authority, or requiring authority for designation or alteration of designation
Form 20Public notice of territorial authority's requirement for designation or alteration of designation
Form 21Submission on publicly notified requirement for designation or heritage order or alteration of designation or heritage order
Form 22Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision concerning requirement for designation or heritage order
Form 23Notice of removal of designation or heritage order or part of designation or heritage order
Form 24Application to Environment Court for order obliging requiring authority or heritage protection authority to take land
Form 25Application to become heritage protection authority
Form 26Notice of requirement by heritage protection authority for heritage order or alteration of heritage order
Form 27Public notice of, requirement by heritage protection authority for heritage order or alteration of heritage order
Form 28Public notice of territorial authority's requirement for heritage order or alteration of heritage order
Form 29Public notice of application for water conservation order or for revocation or amendment of water conservation order
Form 30Submission on publicly notified application for water conservation order or for revocation or amendment of water conservation order
Form 31Instrument creating esplanade strip
Form 32Easement for access strip
Form 33Notice of person's wish to be party to proceedings
Form 34Notice of appeal to Environment Court (general)
Form 35Reply to appeal or request for inquiry
Form 36Notice of motion (general)
Form 37Notice of person's wish to be heard on notice of motion
Form 38Application for waiver or directions
Form 39Witness summons to local authority hearing, consent authority hearing, or other hearing
Form 40Witness summons to Environment Court hearing
Form 41Application for declaration
Form 42Notice of application for declaration
Form 43Application for enforcement order or interim enforcement order
Form 44Notice of application for enforcement order or interim enforcement order
Form 45Advice to accompany interim enforcement order
Form 46Application to change or cancel enforcement order or interim enforcement order
Form 47Notice of application to change or cancel enforcement order or interim enforcement order
Form 48Abatement notice
Form 49Notice of appeal to Environment Court against abatement notice
Form 50Application for stay of abatement notice
  • The list of the forms was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(1)(a) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by substituting the words application publicly notified or notice of which served under section 94(1) for the words publicly notified application in the second column in relation to form 13.

  • The list of the forms was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(1)(b) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the words matter of national significance, from the second column in relation to form 16.

Form 1
Public notice of proposal or inquiry concerning national policy statement or review, change, or revocation of national policy statement

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Form 2
Public notice of proposal for New Zealand coastal policy statement and inquiry

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Form 3
Submission on proposal for national policy statement or New Zealand coastal policy statement

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  • Form 3 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(2) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by inserting the words (A signature is not required if you make your submission by electronic means.) under the word Date.

Form 4
Public notice of proposed policy statement or plan

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Form 5
Submission on publicly notified proposal for policy statement or plan

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  • Form 5 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(2) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by inserting the words (A signature is not required if you make your submission by electronic means.) under the word Date.

Form 6
Further submission in support of, or in opposition to, submission on publicly notified proposed policy statement or plan

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  • Form 6 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(2) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by inserting the words (A signature is not required if you make your submission by electronic means.) under the word Date.

  • Form 6 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(3) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by substituting the words I seek that the whole (or part [describe part]) of the submission be allowed (or disallowed): for the words I seek the following decision from the local authority:.

Form 7
Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision on proposed policy statement or plan

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  • Form 7 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 8
Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision of requiring authority or heritage protection authority on proposed policy statement or plan

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  • Form 8 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 9
Application for resource consent

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  • Form 9 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(5) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the words (or regional council, in the case of a coastal permit).

Form 10
Application for change or cancellation of resource consent condition

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  • Form 10 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(5) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the words (or regional council, in the case of a coastal permit).

Form 11
Application for transfer of water permit

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Form 12
Public notice of application concerning resource consent, water permit, or esplanade strip

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  • Form 12 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(6) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by inserting the expression 94D, after the expression 94C, in the line under the heading to this form.

Form 13
Submission on application publicly notified or notice of which served under section 94(1) concerning resource consent, water permit, or esplanade strip

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  • Form 13 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(7) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99).

Form 14
Public notice of review of resource consent conditions by consent authority

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Form 15
Submission on publicly notified review of resource consent conditions by consent authority

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  • Form 15 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(2) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by inserting the words (A signature is not required if you make your submission by electronic means.) under the word Date.

Form 16
Notice to Environment Court of appeal or inquiry on decision or recommendation on application concerning restricted coastal activity, resource consent, water permit, certificate of compliance, or esplanade strip

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  • Form 16 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(8)(a) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the words matter of national significance, from the heading to this form.

  • Form 16 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(8)(b) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the expression 149(3), from the line under the heading to this form.

  • Form 16 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 17
Application to become requiring authority

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Form 18
Notice of requirement by Minister, local authority, or requiring authority for designation or alteration of designation

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Form 19
Public notice of requirement by Minister, local authority, or requiring authority for designation or alteration of designation

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Form 20
Public notice of territorial authority's requirement for designation or alteration of designation

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Form 21
Submission on publicly notified requirement for designation or heritage order or alteration of designation or heritage order

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  • Form 21 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(2) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by inserting the words (A signature is not required if you make your submission by electronic means.) under the word Date.

Form 22
Notice of appeal to Environment Court against decision concerning requirement for designation or heritage order

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  • Form 22 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 23
Notice of removal of designation or heritage order or part of designation or heritage order

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Form 24
Application to Environment Court for order obliging requiring authority or heritage protection authority to take land

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  • Form 24 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(9)(a) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the words You must lodge the original and 1 copy of this application with the Environment Court within 15 working days of receiving notice of the decision..

  • Form 24 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(9)(b) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by inserting the words or heritage protection authority, as the case may be, after the words requiring authority.

Form 25
Application to become heritage protection authority

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Form 26
Notice of requirement by heritage protection authority for heritage order or alteration of heritage order

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Form 27
Public notice of requirement by heritage protection authority for heritage order or alteration of heritage order

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Form 28
Public notice of territorial authority's requirement for heritage order or alteration of heritage order

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Form 29
Public notice of application for water conservation order or for revocation or amendment of water conservation order

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Form 30
Submission on publicly notified application for water conservation order or for revocation or amendment of water conservation order

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  • Form 30 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(2) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by inserting the words (A signature is not required if you make your submission by electronic means.) under the word Date.

Form 31
Instrument creating esplanade strip

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Form 32
Easement for access strip

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Form 33
Notice of person's wish to be party to proceedings

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  • Form 33 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 34
Notice of appeal to Environment Court (general)

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  • Form 34 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 35
Reply to appeal or request for inquiry

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  • Form 35 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 36
Notice of motion (general)*

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  • Form 36 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 37
Notice of person's wish to be heard on notice of motion

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  • Form 37 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 38
Application for waiver or directions

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  • Form 38 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 39
Witness summons to local authority hearing, consent authority hearing, or other hearing

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Form 40
Witness summons to Environment Court hearing

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Form 41
Application for declaration

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  • Form 41 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(10) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the words the Minister for the Environment and.

  • Form 41 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 42
Notice of application for declaration

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  • Form 42 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(11)(a) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by substituting the words [names and addresses of persons directly affected] for the words the Minister for the Environment c/- Ministry for the Environment Wellington.

  • Form 42 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(11)(b) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the words And to [names and addresses of persons directly affected].

  • Form 42 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 43
Application for enforcement order or interim enforcement order

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  • Form 43 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 44
Notice of application for enforcement order or interim enforcement order

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  • Form 44 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 45
Advice to accompany interim enforcement order

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  • Form 45 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 46
Application to change or cancel enforcement order or interim enforcement order

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  • Form 46 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 47
Notice of application to change or cancel enforcement order or interim enforcement order

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  • Form 47 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 48
Abatement notice

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  • Form 48 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(12) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by adding the words and, if possible, the person's address and date of birth after the word applies.

Form 49
Notice of appeal to Environment Court against abatement notice

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  • Form 49 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(13) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by substituting the expression 325(2) for the expression 325(3B) in the line under the heading to this form.

  • Form 49 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Form 50
Application for stay of abatement notice

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  • Form 50 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by regulation 10(4) Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99) by omitting the heading Contact details of Environment Court for lodging documents and all the material in the form that follows that heading.

Schedule 2
Application fees

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ApplicationMinister responsibleFee ($)
For a coastal permit for a restricted coastal activityConservation250
To become a requiring authorityEnvironment500
To become a heritage protection authorityEnvironment250
For a water conservation orderEnvironment1,000
For work in coastal marine areaTransport100
For marine farming in coastal marine area (transitional)Fisheries100

Marie Shroff,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 August 2003, revoke and replace the Resource Management (Forms) Regulations 1991 The regulations prescribe forms, fees, and procedural requirements for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act).

The main changes from the Resource Management (Forms) Regulations 1991 are as follows:

  • the forms now include advice to applicants who use the forms and recipients of notices under these regulations:

  • to reflect changes in the Environment Court, proceedings and documents must now be lodged with the proper office of the Environment Court, that is, in the registry designated in the regulations as the registry for a particular area:

  • a range of notices and applications lodged with the Environment Court or with local authorities must attach certain information and documentation, but copies of notices and applications served on other persons need only attach a list of the documents included in the attachment, with a statement that the listed documents are available on request. If requested, the attachments must be provided as soon as reasonably practicable:

  • the requirements relating to notices located on sites are removed, but there are now requirements, in specified circumstances, for affidavits of service to be lodged with the Registrar.


Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 3 July 2003.