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Resource Management Act 1991

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58JA: Certain obligations stopped until 31 December 2027

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You need to know that some rules do not apply from the start of this section until 31 December 2027. These rules include the obligations described in section 58I(2), (4), (7), and (8). The time frames in section 58J also do not apply during this time.

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58JACertain obligations stopped until 31 December 2027

  1. On and after the commencement of this section and until 31 December 2027, the following cease to apply:

  2. the obligations described in section 58I(2), (4), (7), and (8); and
    1. the time frames applying under section 58J.

      Notes
      • Section 58JA: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).