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Planning Bill

Enforcement and other matters - Enforcement - Local authorities to have compliance and enforcement strategy

272: Local authorities to prepare compliance and enforcement strategy

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"Councils must make a plan to ensure people follow the rules"

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If a new law is passed, you will see local authorities making a plan to ensure people follow the rules. This plan is called a compliance and enforcement strategy and it must be available to the public. You will see this plan take into account agreements with local Māori, including Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreements. When local authorities make this plan, they must work with iwi authorities and groups that represent hapū in their region. They have to prepare and publish this plan in a specific way, considering certain criteria. This plan will help local authorities make sure people comply with the rules.

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Enforcement: Local authorities to have compliance and enforcement strategy

272Local authorities to prepare compliance and enforcement strategy

  1. A local authority must prepare and publish a compliance and enforcement strategy, in the prescribed manner and setting out the prescribed criteria, that takes into account relevant Treaty settlements, and voluntary or statutory agreements with local iwi, hapū, or Māori (including Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreements).

  2. When developing a compliance and enforcement strategy, local authorities must work with iwi authorities and groups that represent hapū within the region.