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Resource Management Act 1991

Freshwater farm plans

217H: Audit of farm for compliance with freshwater farm plan

You could also call this:

"Checking farms follow freshwater rules"

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If you are a farm operator, you must arrange for an auditor to check your farm to see if it is following the freshwater farm plan. You have to do this within a certain time frame. You also have to arrange for the auditor to check your farm again at regular times, as decided by regulations. The auditor will check your farm in a way that is decided by regulations. You must let the auditor come onto your farm so they can do their job and check if you are following the freshwater farm plan.

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Part 9AFreshwater farm plans

217HAudit of farm for compliance with freshwater farm plan

  1. A farm operator must—

  2. arrange, within the prescribed time frame, for an auditor to audit the farm for compliance with the freshwater farm plan; and
    1. arrange for further audits to be carried out at the frequency required by regulations.

      1. The audit must be completed in the manner prescribed in regulations.

      2. The farm operator must provide the auditor with reasonable access to the farm (or any part of it) for the purpose of any audit inspection.

      3. Repealed

      4. Repealed
      Notes
      • Section 217H: inserted, on , by section 64 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).
      • Section 217H heading: amended, on , by section 65(1) of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).
      • Section 217H(1)(a): amended, on , by section 65(2) of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).
      • Section 217H(3): replaced, on , by section 65(3) of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).
      • Section 217H(4): repealed, on , by section 65(3) of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).
      • Section 217H(5): repealed, on , by section 65(3) of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).