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Resource Management Act 1991

Environment Court - Environment Commissioners and Deputy Environment Commissioners

255: When a Deputy Environment Commissioner may act

You could also call this:

“When a Deputy can replace the main Environment Commissioner”

A Deputy Environment Commissioner can act in place of an Environment Commissioner when the Environment Commissioner is unavailable. You can also see a Deputy Environment Commissioner acting for an Environment Commissioner if the Chief Environment Court Judge thinks it is necessary. The Deputy Environment Commissioner will then be considered as an Environment Commissioner of the Environment Court for all purposes.

When a Deputy Environment Commissioner is acting for an Environment Commissioner, they have the same powers as the Environment Commissioner. This means you will treat the Deputy Environment Commissioner as an Environment Commissioner in all situations. The Deputy Environment Commissioner will make decisions and take actions as if they were the Environment Commissioner.

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Part 11 Environment Court
Environment Commissioners and Deputy Environment Commissioners

255When a Deputy Environment Commissioner may act

  1. A Deputy Environment Commissioner may act in place of an Environment Commissioner when—

  2. the Environment Commissioner is unavailable; or
    1. the Chief Environment Court Judge considers it necessary that the Deputy Environment Commissioner do so.

      1. When a Deputy Environment Commissioner is acting for an Environment Commissioner, the Deputy Environment Commissioner shall be considered as an Environment Commissioner of the Environment Court for all purposes.

      Notes
      • Section 255 heading: amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(c) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
      • Section 255(1): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(c) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
      • Section 255(1)(a): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(c) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
      • Section 255(1)(a): amended, on , by section 10 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
      • Section 255(1)(b): amended, on , by section 74 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).
      • Section 255(1)(b): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(c) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
      • Section 255(2): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(a) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
      • Section 255(2): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(c) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).