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Resource Management Act 1991

Occupation of common marine and coastal area - Duration of coastal permits for marine farms extended

165ZFHC: Extension of coastal permits for marine farms

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“Coastal permits for marine farms can be extended for up to 20 years or until the end of 2050, whichever comes first.”

This law is about extending the time that coastal permits for marine farms can last. If you have a coastal permit for a marine farm, it will now last for either 20 more years from when it was supposed to end, or until 31 December 2050, whichever comes first. The law says that no permit can be extended past 31 December 2050.

The rules that apply to your coastal permit will stay the same when it’s extended, except in two cases. First, if a rule needs to change because the permit lasts longer. Second, if someone was arguing about your permit in court when this law started, then the rules will be what the court decides in the end.

This law doesn’t stop subpart 1B from being used to look at and change the rules of your extended permit if needed.

Remember, this is just a simple explanation of the law. If you need to know exactly how it applies to you, you should ask a grown-up or a lawyer for help.

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Part 7A Occupation of common marine and coastal area
Duration of coastal permits for marine farms extended

165ZFHCExtension of coastal permits for marine farms

  1. The expiry date of the coastal permits to which this subpart applies is extended to whichever is the sooner of—

  2. the date that is 20 years after the date on which the permit would otherwise expire; and
    1. 31 December 2050.

      1. No extension may be made under this subpart that applies beyond 31 December 2050.

      2. The conditions applying to each coastal permit that is extended under this section continue to apply, unless—

      3. a change to a condition is required as a consequence of extending the duration of the coastal permit; or
        1. the coastal permit is subject to an appeal at the date on which this subpart comes into force, in which case the conditions are those set by the decision made on the final appeal.

          1. This section does not affect the power under subpart 1B to undertake a review of the conditions of a coastal permit that is extended under this subsection.

          Notes
          • Section 165ZFHC: inserted, on , by section 4 of the Resource Management (Extended Duration of Coastal Permits for Marine Farms) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 32).