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Resource Management Act 1991

Environment Court - Appeals, inquiries, and other proceedings before Environment Court

290A: Environment Court to have regard to decision that is subject of appeal or inquiry

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“The Environment Court must consider the original decision when making its own ruling.”

When you appeal a decision or there’s an inquiry about a decision, the Environment Court will look at that decision. The court must think about the original decision when they’re making their own decision about your appeal or inquiry. This means they’ll consider what was decided before, even though they’re looking at it again.

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Part 11 Environment Court
Appeals, inquiries, and other proceedings before Environment Court

290AEnvironment Court to have regard to decision that is subject of appeal or inquiry

  1. In determining an appeal or inquiry, the Environment Court must have regard to the decision that is the subject of the appeal or inquiry.

Notes
  • Section 290A: inserted, on , by section 106 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87).