RMA

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RMA is New Zealand’s principal environmental and resource management law that governs how natural and physical resources are used, developed, and protected.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand statute ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
resource management law ⓘ
administeredBy Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand) ⓘ
amendedMultipleTimes true ⓘ
commencementYear 1991 ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
creates Environment Court jurisdiction ⓘ
criticisedFor complexity ⓘ
costs to developers and councils ⓘ
lengthy consent processes ⓘ
definesKeyConcept environmental effects ⓘ
natural and physical resources ⓘ
sustainable management ⓘ
enactedBy New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
establishes district plans ⓘ
national environmental standards ⓘ
national policy statements ⓘ
regional plans ⓘ
regional policy statements ⓘ
resource consent process ⓘ
focusesOn effects-based management of activities ⓘ
fullName Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
governs coastal marine area activities ⓘ
development of natural resources ⓘ
discharges to air ⓘ
discharges to land ⓘ
discharges to water ⓘ
land use planning ⓘ
protection of natural resources ⓘ
subdivision of land ⓘ
use of natural resources ⓘ
implementedBy regional councils ⓘ
territorial authorities ⓘ
unitary authorities ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
majorAmendmentYear 2009 ⓘ
2013 ⓘ
2017 ⓘ
2020 ⓘ
principalPurpose sustainable management of natural and physical resources ⓘ
providesFor appeals to the Environment Court ⓘ
public participation in resource consent processes ⓘ
replaced Town and Country Planning Act 1977 ⓘ
Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 ⓘ
various earlier resource-related statutes ⓘ
requires resource consents for certain activities ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1991-07-22 ⓘ
subjectArea air quality management ⓘ
coastal management ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
land use control ⓘ
water management ⓘ
yearEnacted 1991 ⓘ

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