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28: Functions of Minister of Conservation
or “The Minister of Conservation is responsible for making rules about the coast and checking if they are followed.”
You could also call this:

“The regional council must give the Minister of Conservation information about coastal matters when asked.”

If the Minister of Conservation thinks it’s reasonable, they can ask you (a regional council) to give them information about how you’re keeping an eye on certain things. These things are: permits for coastal areas in your region, your plan for the coastal areas in your region, and how protected customary rights are being used in your region.

When the Minister wants this information, they’ll send you a written notice with a date on it. After you get this notice, you need to give them the information within 20 working days. But sometimes, the Minister might give you more time if needed.

It’s important to know that you can’t charge the Minister for giving them this information. You have to provide it for free.

Remember, the Minister can only ask for this information if it’s reasonable to do so. They can’t just ask for it without a good reason.

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

28ARegional council must supply information to Minister of Conservation

  1. The Minister of Conservation may, if it is reasonable to do so, require a regional council to supply information about the regional council's monitoring of—

  2. a coastal permit relating to its region; or
    1. its regional coastal plan; or
      1. the exercise of a protected customary right in its region.

        1. The Minister of Conservation must request the required information by giving a written and dated notice to the regional council.

        2. The council must supply the information to the Minister of Conservation within—

        3. 20 working days of the date of the notice; or
          1. a longer time set by the Minister of Conservation.

            1. The council must not charge for supplying the information.

            Notes
            • Section 28A: replaced, on , by section 26 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).
            • Section 28A(1)(c): amended, on , by section 128 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (2011 No 3).