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Resource Management Act 1991

Water conservation orders

209: Right to make submissions to Environment Court

You could also call this:

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

You can give your opinion to the Environment Court about a report on a proposed water conservation order. You can do this if you’re the person who asked for the order, if you’ve already shared your thoughts about it before, or if the Court says it’s okay because you couldn’t have known earlier how the report would affect you or something you represent.

If you want to share your thoughts, you need to do it within 15 working days after you hear about the decision. You do this by sending your opinion to the Environment Court.

After you send your opinion to the Court, you have 5 working days to also send it to the person who asked for the water conservation order, the Minister, the regional council, the local councils, the iwi authorities, everyone who shared their thoughts before, and anyone else you know who has given their opinion to the Court.

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Part 9 Water conservation orders

209Right to make submissions to Environment Court

  1. Any of the following persons may make a submission to the Environment Court in accordance with subsection (2) in respect of the whole or any part of a report of a special tribunal under section 208:

  2. the applicant for the proposed water conservation order to which the report relates:
    1. any person who made a submission to the special tribunal under section 205:
      1. any other person to whom the Environment Court grants leave to make a submission on the grounds that the person could not reasonably have been expected to know that the report of the special tribunal would affect the person or an aspect of the public interest which that person represents.

        1. A submission shall be lodged with the Environment Court within 15 working days of receipt of the notification of the decision in accordance with section 208(2).

        2. A person who makes a submission shall, within 5 working days of the submission being lodged with the Environment Court, serve a copy of it on the applicant for the proposed water conservation order, the Minister, the regional council, the relevant territorial authorities, the relevant iwi authorities, every person who made a submission on the application, and every other person known by the person making the submission to have made a submission to the Environment Court.

        Notes
        • Section 209 heading: amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(a) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
        • Section 209(1): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(a) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
        • Section 209(1)(c): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(a) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
        • Section 209(2): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(a) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
        • Section 209(3): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(a) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).