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Resource Management Act 1991

Designations and heritage orders - Streamlining decision-making on designations and heritage orders

198I: Territorial authority's decision

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"How a territorial authority makes a decision"

When a territorial authority makes a decision, it must do so within a certain time frame. The time frame starts when the authority decides to notify a requirement under section 168A(1A) or 189A(2). It ends 5 working days after the submissions on the requirement close.

You do not have the right to be heard by the territorial authority when it makes a decision under section 198H. The authority must make its decision based on the submissions it receives. It will consider these submissions when making its decision.

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Part 8Designations and heritage orders
Streamlining decision-making on designations and heritage orders

198ITerritorial authority's decision

  1. The territorial authority must make its decision in the period—

  2. starting on the date on which the territorial authority decides to notify the requirement under section 168A(1A) or 189A(2); and
    1. ending 5 working days after the date on which the period for submissions on the requirement closes.

      1. No submitter has a right to be heard by the territorial authority on a decision under section 198H.

      Notes
      • Section 198I: inserted, on , by section 119 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).