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Resource Management Act 1991

Freshwater farm plans

217J: Records that must be kept by regional council

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"Regional councils must keep records of farm plans and checks to help protect the environment"

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A regional council must keep records for each farm in its area. You need to know that these records include the date a farm was last checked to see if it is following its freshwater farm plan, as required by section 217D(1). The council must also keep records of whether a farm's plan is certified, as required by section 217E(1AAA) or (4), and if so, the date it was last certified.

The council has to keep these records and any other information that regulations require. The records are about farms that must have a freshwater farm plan. You can find more information about this in the Resource Management Act.

The regional council is in charge of keeping these records up to date. It must keep track of when each farm's plan was last checked and certified. This helps the council make sure farms are following the rules and taking care of the environment.

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Part 9AFreshwater farm plans

217JRecords that must be kept by regional council

  1. A regional council must keep and maintain, in relation to each farm in its jurisdiction, a record of—

  2. the date that each farm that is required under section 217D(1) to have a freshwater farm plan was last audited for compliance with the plan; and
    1. if the farm’s freshwater farm plan is required under section 217E(1AAA) or (4) to be certified,—
      1. whether the farm’s freshwater farm plan is certified; and
        1. if the farm’s freshwater farm plan is certified, the date the plan was last certified; and
          1. any other information required by regulations.

            Notes
            • Section 217J: inserted, on , by section 64 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).
            • Section 217J(a): replaced, on , by section 67 of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).
            • Section 217J(b): replaced, on , by section 67 of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).
            • Section 217J(c): repealed, on , by section 67 of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).