Resource Management Act 1991

Standards, policy statements, and plans - National direction - National planning standards

58E: Approval of national planning standard

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"The Minister approves a national planning standard after considering a report and recommendations."

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The Minister must think about the report and recommendations made under section 58D(3)(d)(ii) before approving a national planning standard. You can find more information about what the Minister can do in this situation. The Minister can approve a national planning standard after making changes or withdraw all or part of a draft national planning standard and give public notice of the withdrawal, including the reasons for the withdrawal, and national planning standards under this section are secondary legislation, which has its own publication requirements as outlined in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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58D: Preparation of national planning standards, or

"How the Government Creates National Planning Rules"

58F: Publication of national planning standards and other documents, or

"The Minister must make sure everyone can easily find and use the rules for planning in New Zealand"

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

58EApproval of national planning standard

Before approving a national planning standard, the Minister must consider the report and recommendations made under section 58D(3)(d)(ii).
The Minister may—
approve a national planning standard after changing the draft in the manner that the Minister thinks fit; or
withdraw all or part of a draft national planning standard and give public notice of the withdrawal, including the reasons for the withdrawal.

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Repealed

Notes

Section 58E: inserted, on 19 April 2017, by section 50 of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).
Section 58E(1): replaced, on 25 October 2024, by section 18 of the Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 43).
Section 58E(3): replaced, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
Section 58E(4): repealed, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).