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Resource Management Act 1991

Standards, policy statements, and plans - National direction - National policy statements

54: Publication of national policy statements

You could also call this:

“The government must tell everyone about new rules for the country and any changes to these rules.”

When someone in charge creates, changes, or gets rid of a national policy statement, they must send a copy of it to every local authority. This means you’ll know about any updates to important national policies.

If the national policy statement is reviewed, the person in charge needs to do three things. First, they will publish the review in a way they think is best. This could be in a book, online, or in some other form. Second, they will send a copy of the review to every local authority. Finally, they will tell the public about the review. This way, you and everyone else can know what’s happening with national policies.

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Part 5 Standards, policy statements, and plans
National direction: National policy statements

54Publication of national policy statements

  1. When a national policy statement is issued, changed, or revoked, the Minister must send a copy of the statement, change, or revocation to every local authority.

  2. When a national policy statement is reviewed, the Minister must—

  3. publish the review in whatever form the Minister thinks appropriate; and
    1. send a copy of the review to every local authority; and
      1. give public notice of the review.

        Notes
        • Section 54: replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).