Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011

Customary interests - Customary marine title - Obligations arising in respect of customary marine title planning documents

91A: Obligations on Minister of Aquaculture

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"The Minister of Aquaculture must consider planning documents from customary marine title groups."

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When a customary marine title group gives a planning document to the Minister of Aquaculture, you need to know the Minister has to think about the document. This happens when the Minister is deciding whether to suggest making rules under section 360B of the Resource Management Act 1991. The Minister must consider the document if the suggested rules will affect the group's customary marine title area.

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91: Obligation on Minister of Fisheries, or

"The Minister of Fisheries must consider a group's planning document when making fishing decisions"

92: Interpretation, or

"What special words mean in this law"

Part 3Customary interests
Customary marine title: Obligations arising in respect of customary marine title planning documents

91AObligations on Minister of Aquaculture

If a customary marine title group lodges a planning document with the Minister of Aquaculture, the Minister must consider the document when deciding under section 360B of the Resource Management Act 1991 to recommend the making of regulations that directly affect the customary marine title area of the group.

Notes

Section 91A: replaced, on 23 December 2023, by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).