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Planning Bill

Enforcement and other matters - Regulations

281: Regulations

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"Rules the Government Makes for the Planning Bill"

The Governor-General can make rules for the Planning Bill. You will need to follow these rules when the bill becomes law. The rules can be about many things, such as how to apply for something or how much you need to pay for certain things. The Governor-General can make rules about what information you need to give when you apply for something. You might need to pay a fee when you apply for something or when someone does something for you. The rules can say who needs to pay the fee and when they need to pay it. The Governor-General can also make rules about what happens if you do not follow the law. You might get a fine if you break the law, and the rules can say how much the fine will be. The rules can also say what information you need to give to the government and how you need to give it. Some rules might only be in place for a short time. The Governor-General can make rules that only last for five years. When the Planning Bill becomes law, the government will need to follow certain rules when they make new regulations, you can find more information about this in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. The government can make new rules that include information from other places. This means they can use rules or standards that already exist when they make new regulations.

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280: Annual review of emergency response regulations, or

"The Minister checks emergency response rules every year to see if they work well."

282: Regulations relating to consent processing time frames and procedures, or

"Rules for How Long Planning Consents Take to Process"

Part 6Enforcement and other matters
Regulations

281Regulations

The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:
providing for anything this Act or provisions in the Natural Environment Act 2025 that are applied to this Act say may or must be provided for by regulations:
providing direction to support the preparation of regional spatial plans, including direction on the role of central government in supporting regional spatial planning:
prescribing the manner or content of applications, notices, or any other documentation or information as may be required under this Act, including the service of notices:
prescribing the manner and content of forms for esplanade strips and access strips:
prescribing the methods of making an application or requirement for a designation, the persons to be served, the times of service, and the form of application and notice required:
requiring the payment of fees or charges in connection with—
1. an application, notice, or request provided for under this Act:
2. the performance or exercise of any function, power, or duty under this Act:
prescribing any of the following in relation to fees or charges required under paragraph (f):
1. the fee or charge payable or the methods for calculating fees or charges:
2. the persons liable to pay the fees or charges:
3. the persons to whom the fees or charges must be paid:
4. when the fees or charges must be paid:
5. the circumstances in which the fees or charges may be refunded, remitted, or waived (wholly or partly):
prescribing, for the purpose of the Registrar deciding whether to waive, reduce, or postpone the payment of a fee under clause 88 of Schedule 9, the criteria that the Registrar must apply to—
1. assess a person’s ability to pay a fee; and
2. identify proceedings that concern matters of public interest:
prescribing offences under this Act that constitute infringement offences against this Act:
prescribing infringement fees (which may be different fees for different offences)—
1. not exceeding $2,000, in the case of a natural person, for an infringement offence prescribed under this subsection:
2. not exceeding $4,000, in the case of a person other than a natural person, for an infringement offence prescribed under this subsection:
prescribing, in relation to infringement offences against this Act, the form and content of infringement notices and reminder notices:
deeming to be included in any land use plan or proposed land use plan rules that may apply generally or specifically and that may specify activities as restricted discretionary activities, discretionary activities, or prohibited activities:
providing for any project or work to be a core infrastructure operator for the purpose of clause 9 of Schedule 5:
prescribing transitional and savings provisions relating to the coming into force of this Act, which may be in addition to or in place of any of the provisions of Schedule 1:
prescribing criteria for the exercise, in a particular hearing or class of hearing, of the power to give directions to provide evidence within time limits:
providing for discounts on administrative charges imposed under section 191 when local authorities do not meet time limits set under this Act:
prescribing, for the purposes of section 186(2)(b),—
1. matters by reference to which monitoring must be carried out:
2. standards, methods, or requirements applying to the monitoring, which may differ depending on what is being monitored:
requiring local authorities to provide information gathered under sections 186 and 188 to the Minister, and prescribing the content of the information to be provided and the manner in which, and time limits by which, it must be provided:
providing for anything incidental that is necessary for carrying out, or giving full effect to, this Act.

All regulations made under subsection (1)(n) that are still in force on the day that is 5 years after the date of commencement of this Act expire at the close of that day.
Regulations made under this section may incorporate material by reference. Section 51 applies as if its references to national instruments were references to regulations under this section.
Regulations made under subsection (1) are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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