New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

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 region				Office of Environment Court
  (a) All South Island districts and the Chatham Islands, but excluding the Marlborough district				Christchurch Environment Court
  (b) Marlborough district				Wellington Environment Court
  (c) All districts and regions in the North Island except— (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				Wellington Environment Court
  (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).

  Regulation 19(2): amended, on 1 June 2006, by regulation 7(a) of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99).

  Regulation 19(2) table: substituted, on 1 June 2006, by regulation 7(b) of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/99).