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Resource Management Act 1991

Environment Court - Environment Judges and alternate Environment Judges

251: Chief Environment Court Judge

You could also call this:

“The boss of the Environment Court, chosen by the Governor-General, makes sure the court works smoothly and fairly.”

The Governor-General can appoint an Environment Judge to be the Chief Environment Court Judge. You need to know that the Governor-General makes this appointment based on a recommendation from the Attorney-General. The Chief Environment Court Judge is in charge of making sure the court’s work is done in an orderly and efficient way.

The Chief Environment Court Judge has the power to decide which Environment Judge or Judges will hear particular cases or types of cases in specific places. When making these decisions, the Chief Environment Court Judge must talk to the other Environment Judges as much as possible. The Chief Environment Court Judge must also follow the rules of the court and other laws.

The Chief Environment Court Judge is responsible for the court’s business, and you can find more information about the laws that govern this role in the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020. You can learn more about the amendments to the law by looking at the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020. The law has been changed several times, including on 1 July 2020, by section 70 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020.

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Part 11 Environment Court
Environment Judges and alternate Environment Judges

251Chief Environment Court Judge

  1. The Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General, appoint an Environment Judge as the Chief Environment Court Judge.

  2. The Chief Environment Court Judge shall be responsible for ensuring the orderly and expeditious discharge of the business of the court and accordingly may, subject to the provisions of this or any other Act and to such consultation with the Environment Judges as is appropriate and practicable, make arrangements as to the Environment Judge or Judges and member or members who is or are to exercise the court's jurisdiction in particular matters or classes of matters and in particular places and areas.

Notes
  • Section 251 heading: replaced, on , by section 70(1) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).
  • Section 251(1): amended, on , by section 70(2) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).
  • Section 251(1): amended, on , by section 4 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 46).
  • Section 251(1): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(b) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
  • Section 251(2): amended, on , by section 70(2) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).
  • Section 251(2): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(a) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
  • Section 251(2): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(b) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).