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149C: EPA must give public notice of Minister's direction
or “The EPA must tell everyone about the Minister's decision, unless there are special reasons not to.”
You could also call this:

“The Minister can tell the EPA to wait before telling everyone about a decision if more permissions are needed for a project.”

The Minister can tell the EPA to wait before letting people know about a decision made under section 149C. The Minister might do this if they think that more resource consents will be needed for the project. They might also do this if they think people will understand the project better if all the resource consent applications are put in first.

If the Minister decides to do this, the EPA must tell the local council and the person who applied right away. The Minister can change their mind at any time and tell the EPA to let people know about the decision under section 149C.

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Next up: 149E: EPA to receive submissions on matter if public notice of direction has been given

or “People can tell the EPA what they think about a special project within 30 working days after it's announced.”
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Part 6AA Proposals of national significance
Minister may make direction in relation to matter: How matter processed if direction made to refer matter to board of inquiry or court

149DMinister may instruct EPA to delay giving public notice pending application for additional consents

  1. The Minister may instruct the EPA to delay giving public notice of a direction under section 149C in relation to a matter.

  2. Subsection (1) applies if the Minister considers, on reasonable grounds, that—

  3. resource consents, or other resource consents, will also be required in respect of the proposal to which the matter relates; and
    1. the nature of the proposal will be better understood if applications for the resource consents, or other resource consents, are lodged before proceeding further with the matter.

      1. The EPA must, without delay, give notice to the local authority and the applicant of the instruction under subsection (1).

      2. The Minister may, at any time, rescind an instruction given under subsection (1) and instruct the EPA to give public notice of the direction concerned under section 149C.

      Notes
      • Section 149D: inserted, on , by section 100 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).