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Resource Management Act 1991

Functions, powers, and duties of central and local government - Powers and duties in relation to hearings

39A: Accreditation

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“The Minister must approve and announce qualifications that show someone is officially recognised to do a job.”

The Minister has two main jobs when it comes to accreditation. First, they need to approve one or more qualifications that show a person is accredited. This means the Minister decides what skills or knowledge someone needs to be considered qualified. Second, the Minister must tell everyone about these qualifications. They do this by giving a notice.

When the Minister gives this notice about the qualifications, it’s called secondary legislation. This means it’s a type of law, but not the main law. If you want to know more about how this type of law is published, you can look at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 4 Functions, powers, and duties of central and local government
Powers and duties in relation to hearings

39AAccreditation

  1. The Minister must—

  2. approve a qualification or qualifications establishing a person's accreditation; and
    1. give notice of each qualification.

      1. A notice under subsection (1)(b) is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 39A: inserted, on , by section 21 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87).
      • Section 39A(1)(b): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 39A(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).