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103: Combined hearings in respect of 2 or more applications
or “When people ask for permission to do similar things, their requests can be looked at together”

You could also call this:

“There's a limit on how long it can take to finish a hearing about a resource request that people were told about.”

This part of the law talks about how long it takes to finish a hearing for a resource consent application that has been notified to the public. If everyone was told about the application, the hearing must be finished within 75 working days after the last day people could send in their thoughts about it. If only some people were told about the application, the hearing must be finished within 45 working days after the last day for sending in thoughts. These rules help make sure that decisions about resource consents are made in a timely way.

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Next up: 103B: Requirement to provide report and other evidence before hearing

or “Everyone must share their important information before the meeting about building things”

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Resource Management Act 1991
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103A: Time limit for completion of hearing of notified application

Part 6 Resource consents
Hearings

103ATime limit for completion of hearing of notified application

This section applies to a hearing of an application for a resource consent that was notified.
If public notification was given, the hearing must be completed no later than 75 working days after the closing date for submissions on the application.
If limited notification was given, the hearing must be completed no later than 45 working days after the closing date for submissions on the application.

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