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246: Restrictions on deposit of plan of survey for reclamation
or “Rules about when and how to officially record new land created from the sea”

You could also call this:

“The Planning Tribunal got a new name and is now called the Environment Court, keeping all its powers.”

The Planning Tribunal has been renamed the Environment Court. This court continues to operate as before, but with a new name. It is still a court of record, which means it keeps official records of its proceedings. The Environment Court keeps all the powers it had when it was called the Planning Tribunal. It also has any new powers given to it by this Act or other laws. The court can use all the powers that naturally belong to a court of record. This change doesn’t affect the court’s ability to do its job or make decisions.

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Next up: 248: Membership of Environment Court

or “The Environment Court has judges and commissioners who make decisions about the environment.”

Part 11 Environment Court

247Planning Tribunal re-named Environment Court

  1. There shall continue to be a court of record called the Environment Court which shall be the same court as the court called the Planning Tribunal immediately before the commencement of this section and which, in addition to the jurisdiction and powers conferred on it by or pursuant to this Act or any other Act, shall continue to have all the powers inherent in a court of record.

Notes
  • Section 247: replaced, on , by section 6(1) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).