1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)
5	Regulation 4 replaced (Fee and charge for application)
	4	Fee and charge for application
	Explanatory note
	Administrative Information

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Climate Change (Emissions Rulings: Fees and Charges) Amendment Regulations 2026.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 July 2026.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Climate Change (Emissions Rulings: Fees and Charges) Regulations 2010.

4 Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)

In regulation 3, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:

forestry matter means—

(a)

a forestry activity, a proposed forestry activity, or forest land; or

(b)

a matter directly related to a forestry activity, a proposed forestry activity, or forest land

5 Regulation 4 replaced (Fee and charge for application)

Replace regulation 4 with:

4 Fee and charge for application

(1)

The fee payable for an application is—

(a)

$535.32 if the application relates only to forestry matters:

(b)

$495.00 in any other case.

(2)

The charge payable for the application is,—

(a)

if the application relates only to forestry matters, $133.83 for each hour or part of an hour spent in processing the application after the first 4 hours:

(b)

in any other case, $165.00 for each hour or part of an hour spent in processing the application after the first 4 hours.

Rachel Hayward,
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 July 2026, amend the Climate Change (Emissions Rulings: Fees and Charges) Regulations 2010 in relation to forestry. The amendments—

increase the fee payable for an application for a forestry-related emissions ruling under section 107 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002 from $495.00 to $535.32; and
decrease from $165.00 to $133.83 the charge payable for each hour or part of an hour spent processing the application after the first 4 hours.

The fee and charge for other emissions ruling applications remain unchanged.

Regulatory impact statement

The Ministry for Primary Industries produced a cost recovery impact statement on 8 March 2026 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.

A copy of this cost recovery impact statement can be found at—

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 3 June 2026.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry for the Environment.

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