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Resource Management Act 1991

Standards, policy statements, and plans - Intensification planning instruments and intensification streamlined planning process - Ministerial direction

80N: Specified territorial authority must comply with direction

You could also call this:

“A town or city council must follow the rules given by the Minister, but can think about the Minister's hopes too.”

If you are a specified territorial authority, you must follow the rules set out in a direction given under section 80L. However, you don’t have to follow the Minister’s statement of expectations that is included in the direction. Instead, you need to think about and consider this statement when making decisions.

The direction you need to follow can change over time. If changes are made according to section 80M, you must follow the updated version of the direction.

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Part 5 Standards, policy statements, and plans
Intensification planning instruments and intensification streamlined planning process: Ministerial direction

80NSpecified territorial authority must comply with direction

  1. A specified territorial authority—

  2. must comply with the terms of a direction made under section 80L (other than in respect of the Minister’s statement of expectations included in the direction); but
    1. must have regard to that statement.

      1. The direction applies as from time to time amended in accordance with section 80M.

      Notes
      • Section 80N: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 59).