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293: Environment Court may order change to proposed policy statements and plans
or “The Environment Court can tell the local council to change plans or rules for the environment if they need fixing.”
You could also call this:

“The Environment Court decides on appeals and requests about special coastal areas.”

When the Environment Court makes a decision about certain appeals or applications related to recognition orders and agreements under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011, it must follow specific rules.

The court has to make its decision based on the rules in clause 15 of Schedule 1. They also need to think about the things mentioned in section 85B(2).

If someone makes an application under section 85B(1)(c), they need to follow the rules in section 291. They also have to give a copy of their application to all the relevant local councils.

These rules apply to decisions about appeals on submissions or requests made under section 85B(1)(a) or section 85B(1)(b), and applications made under section 85B(1)(c).

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Part 11 Environment Court
Court's powers in regard to plans and policy statements

293ADeterminations on recognition orders and agreements made under Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011

  1. This section applies to a determination made by the Environment Court on—

  2. an appeal relating to—
    1. a submission made in reliance on section 85B(1)(a):
      1. a request made in reliance on section 85B(1)(b):
      2. an application made under section 85B(1)(c).

        1. The Environment Court must—

        2. determine the matters referred to in subsection (1) in accordance with clause 15 of Schedule 1; and
          1. consider the matters set out in section 85B(2).

            1. An application made under section 85B(1)(c) must be—

            2. made in accordance with section 291; and
              1. without limiting the discretion as to service under section 291, served on every relevant local authority.

                Notes
                • Section 293A: inserted, on , by section 29 of the Resource Management (Foreshore and Seabed) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 94).
                • Section 293A heading: replaced, on , by section 128 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (2011 No 3).