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165ZFHF: Decision to operate under extant coastal permit
or “If you choose to keep using your old permit for your sea farm, you must give up your new permit.”

You could also call this:

“This law explains how someone can switch from an old permit to a new one for using coastal areas, and what they need to do when changing over.”

If you have a coastal permit and decide to operate under a replacement permit, you can keep using your current permit until the new one starts. This is based on the terms of your new permit.

If you give up your current permit to use a new one, you’re still responsible for any rules you broke while using the old permit. You also need to finish any work related to the old permit, unless the authority in charge tells you that you don’t have to.

Remember, these rules are part of the Resource Management Act 1991. They help manage how people use common marine and coastal areas in New Zealand.

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Next up: 165ZFHH: Application of extension where coastal permit under appeal

or “This rule explains how a special time extension works for coastal permits that are being argued about in court.”

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

165ZFHGDecision to operate under replacement permit

  1. This section applies if the holder of an extant coastal permit decides to operate under a replacement permit (see section 165ZFHE(2)).

  2. A permit holder is entitled to operate under the extant coastal permit until the replacement permit commences in accordance with the terms of the replacement permit.

  3. A permit holder who surrenders an extant coastal permit and uses a replacement permit under section 165ZFHE(2)(b) remains liable under this Act for—

  4. any breach of the conditions of the extant coastal permit occurring before that permit is surrendered; and
    1. completing any work to give effect to that permit, unless the consent authority directs otherwise when it acknowledges the surrender.
      Notes
      • Section 165ZFHG: inserted, on , by section 4 of the Resource Management (Extended Duration of Coastal Permits for Marine Farms) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 32).