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Hon David Parker
Spatial Planning Bill
Government Bill
187—1
Contents
Explanatory note
1
Title
2
Commencement
Part 1
Preliminary provisions
Purpose and related provision
3
Purpose
4
How regional spatial strategies promote integration
Tiriti o Waitangi and other matters
5
Tiriti o Waitangi
6
Protected customary rights in common marine and coastal area
7
Iwi and hapū responsibilities in relation to te taiao
Interpretation and other matters
8
Interpretation
9
General transitional, savings, and related provisions
10
Transitional, savings, and related provisions for upholding Treaty settlements, NHNP Act, and other arrangements
11
Act binds the Crown
Part 2
Regional spatial strategies
Subpart 1—Requirement for regional spatial strategies
12
Every region must have regional spatial strategy
13
Where regional spatial strategies are not required
14
Geographical boundaries of regional spatial strategies
Subpart 2—Scope and contents of regional spatial strategies
15
Scope of regional spatial strategies
16
General contents and form of regional spatial strategies
17
Contents of regional spatial strategies: key matters
18
Contents of regional spatial strategies: other matters of sufficient significance
19
Level of detail in regional spatial strategies
20
Statutory acknowledgements attached to regional spatial strategies
21
Te Ture Whaimana
Subpart 3—Preparation and review of regional spatial strategies
Adoption and amendment of regional spatial strategies
22
How regional spatial strategies are prepared and adopted
23
When regional spatial strategies may be adopted or amended
Considerations, etc, when preparing regional spatial strategies
24
General considerations: instruments
25
General considerations: other matters
26
Planning documents prepared by customary marine title groups
27
Protected Māori land
28
Quality of evidence and other information
29
Incorporation of information from natural and built environment plans
Process for preparing regional spatial strategies
30
Regional planning committees must adopt process
31
Process must support quality decision-making
32
Process must encourage participation
33
Process must comply with Māori participation arrangements
34
Process must contain key steps
35
Process may include hearings
36
Minister responsible for Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 must be notified
Engagement agreements
37
Purpose of engagement agreements
38
When engagement agreements must be initiated
39
Initiation and formation of engagement agreements
40
Form and contents of engagement agreements
41
When engagement agreements end
Cross-regional issues
42
Establishment of cross-regional planning committees
43
Cross-regional spatial strategies
Minor, technical, and directed amendments to regional spatial strategies
44
Minor or technical amendments
45
Amendments directed by national planning framework
Renewal and review of regional spatial strategies
46
Regional spatial strategies must be renewed every 9 years
47
Regional spatial strategies must be reviewed if national planning framework amended or replaced
48
Regional spatial strategies must be reviewed if there is significant change in region
49
Policy for determining if there is significant change
50
Review of provisions incorporated from cross-regional spatial strategies
51
Public notice of reviews
Subpart 4—Implementation of regional spatial strategies
Implementation plans
52
Implementation plans must be prepared and adopted
53
Consultation on implementation plans and agreement of responsible persons
54
Contents of implementation plans
55
Review of implementation plans
56
Reporting on implementation plans
Implementation agreements
57
Implementation agreements
Part 3
General powers, duties, and other matters
Subpart 1—Powers and duties
Ministerial powers to intervene and assist
58
Minister may require information
59
Minister may investigate and recommend
60
Minister may direct amendment to regional spatial strategies
61
Ministers may direct review of regional spatial strategies
62
Minister may direct that other action be taken
63
Minister may make grants and loans
Duty of others to assist
64
Duty to assist regional planning committees
Subpart 2—Protection of rights or interests in freshwater and geothermal resources
65
Rights or interests in freshwater and geothermal resources preserved
Subpart 3—Miscellaneous provisions
66
Interests in land are not taken or injuriously affected by regional spatial strategies
67
System performance
Secondary legislation
68
Regulations
69
Order in Council to amend
Schedule 3
Amendments to other Acts
70
Amendments to other Acts
Schedule 1
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 2
Transitional, savings, and related provisions for upholding Treaty settlements, NHNP Act, and other arrangements
Schedule 3
Government policy statements
Schedule 4
Preparation of regional spatial strategies: key process steps
Schedule 5
Amendments to other Acts
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: