Resource Management Act 1991

Standards, policy statements, and plans - Planning processes stopped until 31 December 2027 - Exemptions

80X: Obligation on local authority arising from Minister’s decision

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"What a local authority must do if the Minister says no to an exemption"

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If the Minister says no to an application for an exemption under section 80V, you must withdraw the proposed planning instrument within 10 working days. You also have to follow section 80R and give public notice of the withdrawal. If the Minister says yes to part of the application and no to another part, you must withdraw the parts that were declined within 10 working days. You then have to follow section 80R for the withdrawn parts.

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80W: Criteria for Minister’s consideration, or

"What the Minister thinks about when deciding if someone can be exempt from a rule"

80Y: Duty on local authorities to give public notice, or

"Councils must tell the public what's happening with new planning rules within 90 working days."

Part 5Standards, policy statements, and plans
Planning processes stopped until 31 December 2027: Exemptions

80XObligation on local authority arising from Minister’s decision

If the Minister declines an application for an exemption under section 80V, the local authority must, within 10 working days after receiving the Minister’s decision, withdraw the proposed planning instrument and comply with section 80R (public notice of withdrawal).
If the Minister grants the application in part and declines it in part, the local authority must, within 10 working days after receiving the Minister’s decision, withdraw those parts of the proposed planning instrument for which an exemption is declined and comply with section 80R.

Notes

Section 80X: inserted, on 21 August 2025, by section 26 of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).