National Parks Act 1980

National Parks and Reserves Authority

18: Functions of Authority

You could also call this:

"The National Parks and Reserves Authority's main jobs in looking after national parks"

The National Parks and Reserves Authority has several important jobs to do. You should know that they:

Make and approve general rules for national parks. These rules help everyone understand how the parks should be managed.

Look at and approve plans for managing national parks. They can also change these plans or review them when needed.

Help decide how to spend money that the government gives for national parks. They tell the Minister or the Director-General what they think is most important.

Check how well the general rules for national parks are working. They report back to the Minister or Director-General about this.

Think about adding new areas to national parks or creating completely new national parks. They can suggest ideas for this.

Give advice to the Minister or Director-General about anything to do with national parks.

It's important to know that the Authority doesn't make plans for a special place called Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki. This place has different rules.

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17: National Parks and Reserves Authority, or

"The National Parks and Reserves Authority no longer exists"

18A: Minister to consult Authority in respect of access notice under Crown Minerals Act 1991, or

"Minister must check with park experts before allowing mining in national parks"

Part 2National Parks and Reserves Authority

18Functions of Authority

In addition to the functions specified elsewhere in this Act or in any other Act, the functions of the Authority shall be—
to prepare and approve statements of general policy for national parks in accordance with section 44:
to approve management plans and amendments to and reviews of management plans for national parks in accordance with section 48:
to advise the Minister or the Director-General on the priorities for the expenditure of any money appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of this Act:
to review and report to the Minister or the Director-General on the effectiveness of the administration of the general policies for national parks:
to consider and make proposals for the addition of lands to national parks and the establishment of new national parks:
to give advice to the Minister or the Director-General on any other matter relating to any national park.

Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki.

Notes

Section 18(1)(b): amended, on 10 April 1990, by section 111(a) of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Section 18(1)(f): repealed, on 10 April 1990, by section 111(b) of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Section 18(2): inserted, on 2 February 2025, by section 127 of Te Ture Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua 2025/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Act 2025 (2025 No 1).