204Public notification of application

1. As soon as practicable after its appointment, a special tribunal shall ensure that—

2. public notice of the application is given; and
3. a copy of the short summary of the notice referred to in section 2AB(1)(b), along with details of the Internet site where the notice can be accessed, is published in a daily newspaper in each of the cities of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin; and
4. such other public notification of the application as the tribunal considers appropriate is given; and
5. notice of the application is served on—
   1. the applicant; and
   2. the relevant regional council; and
   3. the relevant territorial authorities; and
   4. the relevant iwi authorities; and
   5. such persons as the tribunal considers appropriate.

6. Every notice for the purposes of this section shall be in the prescribed form and shall state—

7. a description of the application, and where the application and any relevant information held by the special tribunal may be viewed; and
8. that submissions on the application may be made in writing by any person; and
9. the effect of section 205(3); and
10. that the matters to be considered by the tribunal may be wider than the matters raised in the application; and
11. the closing date for the receipt by the tribunal of such submissions; and
12. the address for service of the tribunal and each applicant.

13. Section 92 shall, with all necessary modifications, apply in respect of a water conservation order as if—

14. every reference therein to a consent authority were a reference to the special tribunal; and
15. every reference therein to a consent were a reference to the order.

Notes

• Section 204(1)(a): replaced, on 18 October 2017, by section 163 of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).
• Section 204(1)(ab): inserted, on 18 October 2017, by section 163 of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).