Hon Dr Nick Smith
Government Bill
246—3
As reported from the committee of the whole House
Bill note
Key
1 Title
2 Commencement
Part 1Preliminary provisions
3 Purpose
3A Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi)
4 Interpretation
5 Act binds the Crown
Part 2Environmental Protection Authority
Establishment of Environmental Protection Authority
6 Environmental Protection Authority established
7 EPA is Crown entity
8 Board of EPA
9 Qualifications for appointment to board
10 Restriction on membership
Functions of EPA
11 Objective of EPA
12 Functions of EPA
13 Limitation on power to contract
14 Appointment of chief executive
Delegation by Minister
15 Delegation of functions or powers of Minister under environmental Acts
Delegation by EPA
16 EPA's power of delegation
Māori Advisory Committee
17 Māori Advisory Committee established
18 Function of Māori Advisory Committee
19 Terms of reference of Māori Advisory Committee
20 Remuneration of Māori Advisory Committee
Part 3Disestablishment of entities, transfer of functions, and other matters
21 Interpretation
Subpart 1—Disestablishment of Environmental Protection Authority established by Resource Management Act 1991
22 Environmental Protection Authority established by Resource Management Act 1991 disestablished
23 Consequences of disestablishment of former Environmental Protection Authority
24 References to EPA established by Resource Management Act 1991
Subpart 2—Disestablishment of Environmental Risk Management Authority and Nga Kaihautu Tikanga Taiao
Disestablishment of Environmental Risk Management Authority and Nga Kaihautu Tikanga Taiao
25 Environmental Risk Management Authority disestablished
26 ERMA committees disestablished
27 Nga Kaihautu Tikanga Taiao disestablished
28 No compensation for loss of office
Transfer of functions, etc, of ERMA to EPA
29 Transfer of functions, etc, of ERMA to EPA
30 Certain delegations continue
31 Applications to be completed
32 Matters relating to continued committee
33 Final report and accounts of ERMA
34 References to ERMA
Subpart 3—Transfer of employees
35 Transfer of certain State services employees to EPA
36 Terms and conditions of employment of transferred employees
37 Transfer of ERMA employees to EPA
38 Continuity of employment
39 Employees covered by collective agreement
40 Restriction on compensation for technical redundancy
Superannuation
41 Superannuation or retiring allowance
42 KiwiSaver Act 2006 not to apply to transferred employee
Subpart 4—Matters related to transfer of functions under Climate Change Response Act 2002
Cancellation of Registrar's appointment
43 Cancellation of appointment of Registrar
Consequences of transfer of climate change functions
44 Consequences of transfer of functions under Climate Change Response Act 2002 to EPA
45 Delegations continued
Transfer of contracts
46 Transfer of contracts to EPA
47 Consequences of transfer of contracts to EPA
Continuation of enforcement officers
47A Continuation of enforcement officers
Subpart 5—Matters related to transfer of functions under Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Act 1988 and Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996
47B Consequences of transfer of functions under Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Act 1988 and Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996 to EPA
47C Transfer of contracts to EPA
47D Consequences of transfer of contracts to EPA
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Part 7Minor and consequential amendments
86 Consequential amendments
87 Minor amendments to Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No 2) 2004
88 Minor amendments to Ozone Layer Protection Regulations 1996
Schedule 3 Amendments to other Acts consequential on disestablishment of ERMA
Schedule 4 Consequential amendments to regulations under Climate Change Response Act 2002
Schedule 5 Consequential amendments to regulations under Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
Schedule 6Amendments to Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No 2) 2004
Schedule 7Amendments to Ozone Layer Protection Regulations 1996
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: