Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000

Management of Hauraki Gulf

9: Relationship of Act with Resource Management Act 1991

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"How the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act works with the Resource Management Act"

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You need to know what some words mean in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000. These words are defined in the Resource Management Act 1991, which you can find at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM230264. They include district plan, plan, proposed plan, regional plan, regional policy statement, resource consent, and New Zealand coastal policy statement. You should understand that regional councils and territorial authorities have roles. They must ensure their plans do not conflict with certain parts of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000. When considering resource consents, they must think about these parts of the Act. A regional council must make sure its regional policy statement and plan agree with the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000. A territorial authority must do the same with its district plan. When a consent authority looks at a resource consent application, it must consider the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000, as well as the Resource Management Act 1991. The Resource Management Act 1991 has rules that apply to the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000. Regional councils and territorial authorities must follow these rules and make changes to their plans within a certain time. They must notify these changes, which helps keep everyone informed.

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8: Management of Hauraki Gulf, or

"Caring for the Hauraki Gulf's environment and people"

10: Creation of New Zealand coastal policy statement by this Act, or

"Creating a Plan to Protect the Hauraki Gulf Coast"

Part 1Management of Hauraki Gulf

9Relationship of Act with Resource Management Act 1991

For the purposes of this section and section 10, the terms district plan, plan, proposed plan, regional plan, regional policy statement, resource consent, and New Zealand coastal policy statement have the same meanings as in the Resource Management Act 1991, and regional council and territorial authority have the same meanings as in the Local Government Act 2002.
A regional council must ensure that any part of a regional policy statement or a regional plan that applies to the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and its catchments does not conflict with sections 7 and 8.
A territorial authority must ensure that any part of a district plan that applies to the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and catchments does not conflict with sections 7 and 8.
A consent authority must, when considering an application for a resource consent for the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and catchments, have regard to sections 7 and 8 in addition to the matters contained in the Resource Management Act 1991.
The provisions of section 55 of the Resource Management Act 1991 apply as though sections 7 and 8 of this Act were a national policy statement, and a regional council or a territorial authority must take action in accordance with that section and notify a change to a regional policy statement, plan, or proposed plan within 5 years of the date of commencement of this Act.

Notes

Section 9: 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).