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Resource Management Act 1991

Miscellaneous provisions - Rights of objection

360L: Minister to consult before recommending regulations

You could also call this:

"Minister must talk to affected people before changing rules."

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The Minister has to talk to people who might be affected by changes to rules. You might be affected if you are a landowner, part of a group like iwi or hapū, or a business. The Minister must consider what people say during these talks.

The Minister also has to consult with specific groups, such as customary marine title groups and protected customary rights groups under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011, and heritage protection authorities. If the Minister's report recommends changing coastal rules, they must talk to the Minister of Conservation.

The Minister must think about what they hear from people before making decisions, and they have to follow rules about who to talk to, like the Minister of Conservation when coastal rules are involved, as stated in section 360J(2).

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Part 14Miscellaneous provisions
Rights of objection

360LMinister to consult before recommending regulations

  1. The Minister must consult any parties such as, but not limited to, the following if they are likely to be affected by any modification or removal of provisions recommended by the report:

  2. any persons or groups:
    1. landowners or occupiers:
      1. iwi and hapū:
        1. customary marine title groups and protected customary rights groups under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011:
          1. groups holding statutory acknowledgement over the affected area:
            1. heritage protection authorities and heritage stakeholders:
              1. businesses or industries:
                1. community organisations or sections of the public.

                  1. The Minister must consider the outcomes of the consultation undertaken under subsection (1).

                  2. If the Minister’s report under section 360J(2) recommends the modification or removal of provisions of a regional coastal plan, the Minister must consult the Minister of Conservation.

                  Notes
                  • Section 360L: inserted, on , by section 86 of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).