123BDuration of consent for renewable energy and long-lived infrastructure

1. A resource consent authorising a renewable energy or long-lived infrastructure activity must specify the period for which it is granted.

2. The period specified under subsection (1) is 35 years after the date of commencement of the consent under section 116A unless—

3. the applicant requests a shorter period; or
4. a national environmental standard, a national policy statement, or a national planning standard expressly allows a shorter period; or
5. the consent authority decides to specify a shorter period after considering a request from a relevant group for a shorter period for the purpose of managing any adverse effects on the environment.

6. In making a decision under subsection (2)(c), the consent authority must consider—

7. the need to provide for adequate management of any adverse effects on the environment; and
8. the benefits of providing certainty of long-term consent duration.

9. This section applies subject to section 125.

10. To avoid doubt, this section does not apply to a land use consent under section 9.

11. In this section, relevant group means a group who may be or is required to be involved in processes under this Act that relate to planning documents or resource consents by virtue of any Treaty settlement, the Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Act 2019, or the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.