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Resource Management Act 1991

Occupation of common marine and coastal area - Managing occupation in common marine and coastal area - Authorisations

165Z: Tender money

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“Money from successful tenders is shared between the council and the government, but unsuccessful bidders get their money back.”

When you get permission to do something in the coastal area, you need to pay some money. This is called tender money. If you get this permission, the regional council will send half of the money you paid to the Minister. The Minister will then put this money into a special government bank account.

If your permission runs out before you can use it, the regional council will give you back all the money you paid. This is to be fair to you.

If you tried to get permission but didn’t get it, and you had already paid some money, the regional council will give you that money back too. They will do this as soon as they can.

The regional council and the Minister have to follow these rules about the money to make sure everything is done properly and fairly.

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“The council must use the money it gets from tenders to help look after the sea and coast in its area.”

Part 7A Occupation of common marine and coastal area
Managing occupation in common marine and coastal area: Authorisations

165ZTender money

  1. If the holder of an authorisation obtains a coastal permit authorising the holder to undertake an activity in respect of which the authorisation was granted, the regional council must forward to the Minister 50% of the remuneration received under the tender.

  2. The Minister must cause the money to be paid into a Crown Bank Account in accordance with the Public Finance Act 1989.

  3. If an authorisation granted to a successful tenderer has lapsed under section 165T, the regional council must, as soon as possible, refund the remuneration to the tenderer.

  4. If a tenderer who has failed to obtain an authorisation forwarded a payment to the regional council under section 165V(3), the regional council must, as soon as possible, refund the payment to the tenderer.

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    Notes
    • Section 165Z: replaced, on , by section 49 of the Resource Management Amendment Act (No 2) 2011 (2011 No 70).