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Resource Management Act 1991

Resource consents - Public notification and limited notification of applications

95A: Public notification of consent applications

You could also call this:

"Telling the public about your resource consent application"

When you apply for a resource consent, the consent authority follows steps to decide if they should tell the public about your application. They check if your application meets certain criteria, such as if you asked for public notification, or if it is required under section 95C. They also check if your application is made jointly with an application to exchange recreation reserve land under section 15AA of the Reserves Act 1977.

If your application meets these criteria, the consent authority will tell the public about it. If not, they will check other criteria, such as if your application is for a controlled activity or a restricted discretionary activity. They will also check if your application will have adverse effects on the environment, as decided under section 95D.

The consent authority will then decide if special circumstances exist that warrant public notification. If they do, they will tell the public about your application. If not, they will decide if they should give limited notification of your application under section 95B.

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Part 6Resource consents
Public notification and limited notification of applications

95APublic notification of consent applications

  1. A consent authority must follow the steps set out in this section, in the order given, to determine whether to publicly notify an application for a resource consent.

  2. Determine whether the application meets any of the criteria set out in subsection (3) and,—

  3. if the answer is yes, publicly notify the application; and
    1. if the answer is no, go to step 2.

      1. The criteria for step 1 are as follows:

      2. the applicant has requested that the application be publicly notified:
        1. public notification is required under section 95C:
          1. the application is made jointly with an application to exchange recreation reserve land under section 15AA of the Reserves Act 1977.

            1. Determine whether the application meets either of the criteria set out in subsection (5) and,—

            2. if the answer is yes, go to step 4 (step 3 does not apply); and
              1. if the answer is no, go to step 3.

                1. The criteria for step 2 are as follows:

                2. the application is for a resource consent for 1 or more activities, and each activity is subject to a rule or national environmental standard that precludes public notification:
                  1. the application is for a resource consent for 1 or more of the following, but no other, activities:
                    1. a controlled activity:
                        1. a restricted discretionary, discretionary, or non-complying activity, but only if the activity is a boundary activity.

                          2. Repealed

                          3. Determine whether the application meets either of the criteria set out in subsection (8) and,—

                          4. if the answer is yes, publicly notify the application; and
                            1. if the answer is no, go to step 4.

                              1. The criteria for step 3 are as follows:

                              2. the application is for a resource consent for 1 or more activities, and any of those activities is subject to a rule or national environmental standard that requires public notification:
                                1. the consent authority decides, in accordance with section 95D, that the activity will have or is likely to have adverse effects on the environment that are more than minor.

                                  1. Determine whether special circumstances exist in relation to the application that warrant the application being publicly notified and,—

                                  2. if the answer is yes, publicly notify the application; and
                                    1. if the answer is no, do not publicly notify the application, but determine whether to give limited notification of the application under section 95B.

                                      Notes
                                      • Section 95A: replaced, on , by section 137 of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).
                                      • Section 95A(5)(b)(ii): repealed, on , by section 33(1) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).
                                      • Section 95A(5)(b)(iv): repealed, on , by section 33(1) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).
                                      • Section 95A(6): repealed, on , by section 33(2) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).