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Resource Management Act 1991

Water conservation orders

209: Right to make submissions to Environment Court

You could also call this:

"Have a say in the Environment Court about a water conservation order"

You can make a submission to the Environment Court about a report on a water conservation order. You might be able to do this if you asked for the water conservation order, or if you made a submission to the special tribunal under section 205. The Environment Court can also let you make a submission if you can show you did not know the report would affect you.

You must lodge your submission with the Environment Court within 15 working days of getting the notification of the decision, as stated in section 208(2). When you make a submission, you have to give a copy to certain people within 5 working days. These people include the person who asked for the water conservation order, the Minister, and some local authorities.

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Part 9Water 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).