Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill

  • enacted

Hon Kieran McAnulty

Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill

Government Bill

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Contents

Explanatory note
1Title
2Commencement
Part 1
Preliminary provisions
3Purposes
4Interpretation
5Transitional, savings, and related provisions
6Act binds the Crown
Part 2
Orders in Council
7Governor-General may make Orders in Council
Key restrictions on orders
8Relevant Minister may recommend order only for 1 or more purposes of Act, etc
9Engagement about proposal
10Reasons for order
11Further restrictions on orders
12Orders must be kept under review
Severe Weather Events Recovery Review Panel
13Severe Weather Events Recovery Review Panel
14Matters relating to appointment
15Panel may act by division
16Functions of Panel
Further provisions about orders
17Orders revoked at close of 31 March 2028
18Validity of orders
Other orders
19Order in Council may specify additional Acts
20Order in Council to add Acts revoked if not approved by House
21Reasons for order
Part 3
Amendments to other legislation
Subpart 1—Amendments to Local Government Act 2022
22Principal Act
Special consultative procedure
23New sections 83B and 83C inserted
83BInterpretation
83CUse of special consultative procedure during recovery from severe weather events
Amendment of long-term plans
24New section 93DA inserted (Amendments to long-term plan after severe weather events)
93DAAmendments to long-term plan after severe weather events
25New section 94A inserted (Long-term plan amended during recovery from severe weather events)
94ALong-term plan amended during recovery from severe weather events
26New section 95AAA inserted (2023/2024 annual plan due date)
95AAA2023/2024 annual plan due date
27Schedule 8 amended
Subpart 2—Amendment to Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009
28Principal Act
29New section 96A inserted (Timing of public meeting for shareholder feedback on 2023/2024 statement of intent)
96ATiming of public meeting for shareholder feedback on 2023/2024 statement of intent
Subpart 3—Amendments to Resource Management Act 1991
30Principal Act
31Section 329A amended (Interpretation)
32Section 331B amended (Owner or occupier of rural land may take emergency preventive or remedial measures)
Part 4
Reporting on and repeal of this Act
Report on operation of this Act
33Reports on operation of this Act
Repeal
34Repeal of this Act
Schedule 1
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 2
Enactments to which order may relate

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: