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Resource Management Act 1991

Water conservation orders

208: Special tribunal to report on application

You could also call this:

“A special group writes a report about saving water and tells everyone what they think should happen.”

When someone asks for a water conservation order, a special group of people called a tribunal will look at the request. They will write a report about it as soon as they can.

After they finish the report, they will tell certain people about it. They will either include a draft of the water conservation order or say that they think the request should not be approved. They will explain why they made this decision.

The tribunal will send this information to the person who asked for the order, the Minister, the regional council, the local councils in the area, the Māori tribal authorities involved, and anyone else who shared their thoughts about the request.

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Topics:

Environment and resources > Conservation

Government and voting > Local councils

207: Matters to be considered, or

“This tells you what things to think about when deciding if water should be protected by special rules.”

209: Right to make submissions to Environment Court, or

“You can tell the special court what you think about saving water in your area”

Part 9 Water conservation orders

208Special tribunal to report on application

As soon as reasonably practicable, a special tribunal shall prepare a report on the application for a water conservation order and give notice in accordance with subsection (2).
A notice for the purposes of subsection (1) shall—
either include a draft water conservation order, or state that the tribunal recommends that the application be declined; and
state the reasons for the tribunal's conclusion; and
be sent to the applicant, the Minister, the regional council, the relevant territorial authorities, the relevant iwi authorities, and every person who made a submission on the application.