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Resource Management Act 1991

Environment Court - Procedure and powers

270: Hearing matters together

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“The Environment Court can hear multiple cases at the same time if they are related.”

The Environment Court will hear two or more cases together if they are about the same thing, unless the court thinks it is impractical, unnecessary, or undesirable. You can think of the Environment Court like a special court that deals with issues related to the environment. The court can hear cases that come from this Act or from other laws and regulations.

The Environment Court has the power to hear these cases together, no matter where they come from, as long as the court has the authority to hear them. This means the court can combine cases from different laws, such as this Act or other Acts and regulations. The court’s decision to hear cases together is based on its own opinion about what is best.

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Part 11 Environment Court
Procedure and powers

270Hearing matters together

  1. The Environment Court shall hear together 2 or more proceedings relating to the same subject matter unless in the court's opinion it is impractical, unnecessary, or undesirable.

  2. Subsection (1) applies whenever the Environment Court has jurisdiction to hear the proceedings, whether or not they arise under this Act or another Act or regulation or a combination of Acts and regulations.

Notes
  • Section 270(1): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(a) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
  • Section 270(2): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(a) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).