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Resource Management Act 1991

Resource consents - Application for resource consent

88H: Excluded time periods relating to non-payment of administrative charges

You could also call this:

“Stopping the clock when you don't pay fees for your building permission request”

If you want to apply for a resource consent, you need to know about some rules for paying charges. When you send your application to the consent authority, they might ask you to pay a charge. This charge could be due when you submit your application or when the authority tells people about your application.

If you don’t pay the charge when it’s due, the consent authority can pause the clock on their decision-making time. They can stop counting the days from when you were supposed to pay until the day you actually pay. This means they might take longer to make a decision on your application.

The consent authority uses section 95 to decide how long they have to make decisions. But if you’re late with your payment, they can add extra time to their deadline. This helps them manage applications fairly when people don’t pay on time.

Remember, it’s important to pay any charges on time to keep your application moving forward quickly. If you’re not sure about when to pay or how much, you can always ask the consent authority for help.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS415093.

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Part 6 Resource consents
Application for resource consent

88HExcluded time periods relating to non-payment of administrative charges

  1. Subsection (2) applies if—

  2. an application for a resource consent is lodged with a consent authority; and
    1. a charge fixed under section 36 is payable when the application is lodged or when the application is notified by the consent authority under section 95; and
      1. the applicant does not pay the charge when it is payable.

        1. The consent authority may exclude from every applicable time limit in section 95, the period—

        2. starting from the date on which payment is due; and
          1. ending on the date on which payment is made.

            Notes
            • Section 88H: inserted, on , by section 28 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).