You can learn about the law that created two important groups. The Ministry for the Environment was set up to help look after the environment. The Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment was also established. You might wonder what these groups do. The Ministry for the Environment works on environmental issues. It helps keep New Zealand's environment clean and healthy. The Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is like a watchdog. It makes sure the government is doing its job to protect the environment. This helps keep New Zealand's air, water, and land clean and safe for you.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM98974.
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"The Environment Act 1986: What it's Called and When it Started"
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Ministry for the Environment.
