Resource Management Act 1991

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The Resource Management Act 1991 is New Zealand’s principal environmental and land-use planning law, establishing an integrated framework for managing natural and physical resources while recognizing Māori interests and Treaty of Waitangi principles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand statute
environmental law
planning law
administeredBy Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand)
classifiesActivitiesAs controlled activities
discretionary activities
non-complying activities
permitted activities
prohibited activities
restricted discretionary activities
country New Zealand
criticisedFor complexity and cost of consent processes
delays in infrastructure and housing development approvals
enactedBy New Zealand Parliament
establishes Environment Court of New Zealand jurisdiction over RMA matters
resource consent system
focusesOn effects-based management of activities
hasBeenSubjectTo numerous amendments since 1991
implementedBy regional councils
territorial authorities
influencedBy sustainable development discourse of the late 20th century
jurisdiction New Zealand
keyConcept sustainable management
keySection section 6
section 7
section 8
partiallySupersededBy Natural and Built Environment Act 2023
Spatial Planning Act 2023
primaryPurpose sustainable management of natural and physical resources
providesFor district plans
national environmental standards
national policy statements
regional plans
regional policy statements
recognises Treaty of Waitangi principles
linked to: Treaty of Waitangi

kaitiakitanga
the relationship of Māori and their culture and traditions with their ancestral lands, water, sites, wāhi tapu, and other taonga
regulates coastal marine area
discharges of contaminants into the environment
use of air
use of land
use of water
relevantSectionForTreaty section 8
replaced Town and Country Planning Act 1977
Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967
various earlier resource management statutes in New Zealand
requires resource consents for certain activities affecting the environment
requiresDecisionMakersToTakeIntoAccount principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
royalAssentDate 1991
section6DealsWith matters of national importance
section7DealsWith other matters to which particular regard shall be had
section8DealsWith Treaty of Waitangi principles
sectionDefinesPurpose section 5
shortName RMA
yearEnacted 1991

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Treaty of Waitangi relatedLegislation Resource Management Act 1991
Taupō geothermal area regulatedBy New Zealand Resource Management Act 1991
linked to: Resource Management Act 1991
Hamilton City Council appliesLaw Resource Management Act 1991
New Zealand law hasKeyStatute Resource Management Act 1991
Waimakariri District Council appliesRegulation New Zealand Resource Management Act 1991
linked to: Resource Management Act 1991
Southland District Council follows Resource Management Act 1991
Environment Court of New Zealand legalBasis Resource Management Act 1991
Northland Regional Council legalFramework Resource Management Act 1991
RMA fullName Resource Management Act 1991
Town and Country Planning Act 1977 replacedBy Resource Management Act 1991
Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 repealedBy Resource Management Act 1991
Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 supersededBy Resource Management Act 1991
Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand) oversees Resource Management Act 1991 policy framework
linked to: Resource Management Act 1991
Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 replacesInPart Resource Management Act 1991
Spatial Planning Act 2023 replacesPartOf Resource Management Act 1991
Treaty of Waitangi principles legalBasis Resource Management Act 1991
Environment Canterbury appliesLaw Resource Management Act 1991
Horizons Regional Council legalBasis Resource Management Act 1991
Waikato Regional Council appliesLaw Resource Management Act 1991
Whanganui District Council appliesLaw Resource Management Act 1991
New Plymouth District Council legislatedUnder Resource Management Act 1991
Dunedin City Council appliesLaw Resource Management Act 1991
Bay of Plenty Regional Council followsLegislation Resource Management Act 1991
Palmerston North City Council followsLaw Resource Management Act 1991
Taranaki Regional Council operatesUnder Resource Management Act 1991
Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 relatedTo Resource Management Act 1991
Napier City Council appliesLaw Resource Management Act 1991
Whangārei District Council follows Resource Management Act 1991
Greater Wellington Regional Council legalBasis Resource Management Act 1991
Hawke's Bay Regional Council operatesUnder Resource Management Act 1991
Kaikōura District Council follows Resource Management Act 1991
West Coast Regional Council appliesLaw Resource Management Act 1991
Tasman District Council hasGoverningLegislation Resource Management Act 1991
Southland Regional Council legalFramework Resource Management Act 1991
Otago Regional Council legalFramework Resource Management Act 1991
Environment Judges (New Zealand) appliesStatute Resource Management Act 1991
subject linked to: Environment Judges
Environment Commissioner (New Zealand Environment Court) legalBasis Resource Management Act 1991
subject linked to: Environment Commissioners
Environment Commissioner (New Zealand Environment Court) legalBasis Environment Court provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991
subject linked to: Environment Commissioners
linked to: Resource Management Act 1991
Principal Environment Judge createdUnder Resource Management Act 1991
Porirua City Council hasLegislativeFramework Resource Management Act 1991
Canterbury Regional Council legalBasis Resource Management Act 1991
Waipa District Council isSubjectTo Resource Management Act 1991
Hurunui District Council operatesUnder Resource Management Act 1991
Rangitīkei District Council follows Resource Management Act 1991
Ōtorohanga District Council follows Resource Management Act 1991
NBE Act 2023 replaces Resource Management Act 1991
NBE Act 2023 reformOf Resource Management Act framework
linked to: Resource Management Act 1991
Acts of the New Zealand Parliament includeNotableExample Resource Management Act 1991