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Resource Management Act 1991(RMA)
The RMA defines natural hazards as:
Any atmospheric or earth or water related occurrence (including earthquake, tsunami, erosion, volcanic and geothermal activity, landslip, subsidence, sedimentation, wind, drought, fire, or flooding) the action of which adversely affects or may adversely affect…
Declarations
The Environment Court can be asked to make a declaration if matters under the RMA are unclear.
A declaration can be sought for a range of reasons including to determine:
The existence or extent of any function, power, right or…
Biosecurity Act 1993
The purpose of the Biosecurity Act is to enable “exclusion, eradication, and effective management of pests and unwanted organisms”. The Act provides the framework for border controls aimed at preventing unwanted organisms from entering the country, for establishing surveillance to…
Resource Management Act
The RMA regulates the environmental effects of oil and gas activities on land and within the territorial sea.
The relevant district, regional and/or regional coastal plan determines whether a resource consent is required. An activity cannot occur, if the relevant…
Regional Policy Statements
Regional councils are obliged to prepare a regional policy statement (often referred to as an RPS). RPSs provide an overview of the resource management issues of the region and policies and methods to achieve integrated management of the natural and…
New Zealand Standards for Noise and Vibration
The following standards are published by the Standards Association of New Zealand and are recommendatory standards that councils may treat as a guide in their decision making. They may also be incorporated into district or regional plan rules or consent…
Resource consents and processes
When is a resource consent required?
The environmental impacts of activities are primarily controlled by the Resource Management Act through the requirement to apply for resource consents as well as through any conditions for permitted activities included in the relevant…
Decision Making
Aquaculture reforms, which took place in 2004, placed all aquaculture planning and consent processing under the RMA. Previously marine farmers had to obtain separate consents from the regional council and the former Ministry of Fisheries. The reforms were intended to…
Best practice
Include iwi, user groups and conservationists at the forefront of the process
Ensure all statutory agencies, which will need to implement the plan, are fully engaged from its inception
Be strategic and focus on what is important, taking a long-term…
Conservation Act 1987
The Conservation Act 1987 provides for the protection of historic resources. This includes protection of historic resources within public conservation land guided by general policy, conservation management strategies and conservation plans.