Resource Management Act 1991

Functions, powers, and duties of central and local government - Functions, powers, and duties of Ministers

24: Functions of Minister for the Environment

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"The Minister for the Environment's jobs under the Resource Management Act"

The Minister for the Environment has several jobs under this Act. You will see the Minister doing things like recommending national policy statements under section 52, and recommending the making of national environmental standards. The Minister also approves national planning standards under section 58E, and decides whether to get involved in matters of national significance under Part 6AA.

The Minister recommends who can be a requiring authority under section 167 or a heritage protection authority under section 188, and recommends water conservation orders under section 214. The Minister checks how well this Act is working, including any rules made under it, and national policy statements.

The Minister also checks how central and local government are working together under this Act, and looks into important environmental issues. The Minister thinks about how to use money to achieve the goals of this Act, and does any other jobs specified in this Act.

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Part 4Functions, powers, and duties of central and local government
Functions, powers, and duties of Ministers

24Functions of Minister for the Environment

  1. The Minister for the Environment shall have the following functions under this Act:

  2. the recommendation of the issue of national policy statements under section 52:
    1. the recommendation of the making of national environmental standards:
      1. the approval of a national planning standard under section 58E:
        1. to decide whether to intervene in a matter, or to make a direction for a matter that is or is part of a proposal of national significance, under Part 6AA:
          1. the recommendation of the approval of an applicant as a requiring authority under section 167 or a heritage protection authority under section 188:
            1. the recommendation of the issue of water conservation orders under section 214:
              1. the monitoring of the effect and implementation of this Act (including any regulations in force under it), national policy statements, national planning standards, and water conservation orders:
                1. the monitoring of the relationship between the functions, powers, and duties of central government and local government under this Part:
                  1. the monitoring and investigation, in such manner as the Minister thinks fit, of any matter of environmental significance:
                    1. the consideration and investigation of the use of economic instruments (including charges, levies, other fiscal measures, and incentives) to achieve the purpose of this Act:
                      1. any other functions specified in this Act.
                        Notes
                        • Section 24(b): amended, on , by section 6(1) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87).
                        • Section 24(ba): inserted, on , by section 10(1) of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).
                        • Section 24(c): replaced, on , by section 22 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).
                        • Section 24(f): amended, on , by section 10(2) of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).
                        • Section 24(g): amended, on , by section 150 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).
                        • Section 24(ga): inserted, on , by section 17 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65).