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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