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Resource Management Act 1991

Resource consents - Hearings

100: Obligation to hold a hearing

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"When a hearing is needed for a resource consent application"

You do not always need a hearing for a resource consent application. A hearing is needed if the consent authority thinks it is necessary. A hearing is also needed if you or someone who made a submission about the application wants to be heard and has not changed their mind.

You can be heard if you ask to be heard and do not later say you do not want to be heard. The consent authority will decide if a hearing is necessary. This is part of the Resource Management Act 1991, which was amended by the Resource Management Amendment Act 2003.

The rules about hearings are in place to help with resource consent applications. You can find more information about the rules in the Resource Management Act 1991. The Act has been updated, including changes made on 1 August 2003.

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Part 6Resource consents
Hearings

100Obligation to hold a hearing

  1. A hearing need not be held in accordance with this Act in respect of an application for a resource consent unless—

  2. the consent authority considers that a hearing is necessary; or
    1. either the applicant or a person who made a submission in respect of that application has requested to be heard and has not subsequently advised that he or she does not wish to be heard.

      Notes
      • Section 100: amended, on , by section 95 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23).