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Resource Management Act 1991

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58E: Approval of national planning standard

You could also call this:

“The Minister's Approval of National Planning Rules”

Before the Minister approves a national planning standard, you need to know they must think about the report and recommendations made under section 58D(3)(d)(ii). The Minister can approve a national planning standard after making changes or withdraw part of it and tell the public why. The Minister must give public notice of the withdrawal, including the reasons for it.

The Minister can also approve a national planning standard with changes or withdraw all or part of a draft national planning standard. National planning standards are secondary legislation, which means they have to follow certain rules for publication, as outlined in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

You should understand that national planning standards have to be published in a certain way, and the Minister has to follow these rules when approving or withdrawing them.

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Part 5 Standards, policy statements, and plans
National direction: National planning standards

58EApproval of national planning standard

  1. Before approving a national planning standard, the Minister must consider the report and recommendations made under section 58D(3)(d)(ii).

  2. The Minister may—

  3. approve a national planning standard after changing the draft in the manner that the Minister thinks fit; or
    1. withdraw all or part of a draft national planning standard and give public notice of the withdrawal, including the reasons for the withdrawal.

      1. National planning standards under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      2. Repealed
      Notes
      • Section 58E: inserted, on , by section 50 of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).
      • Section 58E(1): replaced, on , by section 18 of the Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 43).
      • Section 58E(3): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 58E(4): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).