Council assessing proposed changes to the Resource Management Act – statement from Chair Pauling

This week, central government released the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill.

This Bill proposes several changes that could affect how we work, including changes to compliance and enforcement powers, and to consent processes. It also increases Ministerial powers.  

Council will be making a submission on this once we've had a chance to fully consider and discuss it.

It's worth noting, this doesn't change how we work currently.

Meanwhile, anyone interested in the details of the Bill can find them on the Legislation website.