Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Resource Management Act 1991

Environment Court - Procedure and powers

281B: Review of exercise of power by Registrar

You could also call this:

“A judge can check and change what a court worker decides if someone asks within 10 work days”

If you’re directly affected by a decision made by a Registrar, you can ask an Environment Judge to look at the matter again. This is called a review. You need to do this by telling the Registrar and other affected people within 10 working days after the Registrar made their decision or took action. You do this by giving them a notice. When the Environment Judge looks at the matter, they can decide to keep the Registrar’s decision the same, change it a bit, or completely change it.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM238202.

Topics:
Crime and justice > Courts and legal help
Environment and resources > Town planning
Previous

281A: Registrar may waive, reduce, or postpone payment of fee, or

“The person in charge of court records can let you pay less, pay later, or not pay at all if you can't afford the fee or if it's for something important to everyone.”

Next

282: Application of Contempt of Court Act 2019, or

“This explains how rules about behaving properly in court also apply to the Environment Court.”

Part 11 Environment Court
Procedure and powers

281BReview of exercise of power by Registrar

  1. A person directly affected by the exercise of a power by a Registrar may apply to an Environment Judge to reconsider the matter.

  2. The application must be by notice to the Registrar and other persons affected, within 10 working days after the Registrar's determination or action.

  3. The Environment Judge may confirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Registrar.

Notes
  • Section 281B: inserted, on , by section 104 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87).
  • Section 281B(2): amended, on , by section 46 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 63).