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Planning Bill

Enforcement and other matters - Regulations

282: Regulations relating to consent processing time frames and procedures

You could also call this:

"Rules for How Long Planning Consents Take to Process"

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The Governor-General can make rules about how long it takes to process an application for a planning consent. You will have to wait a certain amount of time for your application to be processed. The rules can say how long each step of the process should take, like how long it takes to hear submissions or make a decision. The rules can also say what things do not count towards the total time, like if you ask for more time to do something. You can find more information about what these rules are and how they are made by looking at the Legislation Act 2019, specifically Part 3. These rules can apply to the whole of New Zealand or just to certain areas, and they can apply to all types of planning consents or just to certain types.

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Part 6Enforcement and other matters
Regulations

282Regulations relating to consent processing time frames and procedures

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, make regulations that provide for time frames and other procedural matters relating to processing an application for a planning consent.

  2. Regulations under subsection (1) may—

  3. prescribe maximum processing time frames for applications for planning consents:
    1. prescribe time frames for any step involved in the processing of an application (including in relation to submissions, hearings, and decision-making), if a time frame for that step has not been specified in the Act:
      1. prescribe matters and time periods that must be excluded from the calculation of the maximum processing time frame under section 117:
        1. prescribe requirements that apply to a request for an extension to a specified time period:
          1. provide for any other procedural matter that relates to the processing of an application.

            1. Regulations under subsection (1) may apply—

            2. generally throughout New Zealand, or specifically to 1 or more districts or regions:
              1. to all types of planning consents, or only to planning consents of a particular type or relating to a particular activity.

                1. Regulations made under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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